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PAGE 6 â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1994 If there is a voter anger the next time around, things will change. That of course, depends on the performance of the new council in the next three years. They also didn‘t buy Bill Bytler‘s notion that regional governâ€" ment should be abolished. Or that the Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery was a foolish deal. Anger was nowhere in sight on Monday. People in Waterioo are happy and obviously satisfied. That worked well for the incumbents and it bode extremely well for Susan Forwell. Waterloo has the second lowest tax rate in southern Ontario and more importantly, Waterloo Region has the lowest unemployment rate in Canada and for that matter, probably the lowest of the G7 nations. So candidates who ran on an anger ticket lost. That should be a lesson to anybody who tries to take on an incumbent when times are good: if you don‘t have an exciting ticket to the future when everything seems to be OK, you don‘t stand a good chance of winning at the polls. That was the problem with the Summers campaign: he ran hard but uphill in a race that had the odds heavily stacked in favor of both Ms. Forwell and Mr. Turnbull. "There isn‘t any voter anger," said Peter Woolstencroft, the forâ€" mer chair of the political science department at the University of Waterloo. As an astute political analyst, he could see this coming. The same was true of the regional government races in the city. Incumbents Joan McKinnon and Mike Connolly won handily. So did Bruce McKenty, an amiable and thoughtful member of city council. They all ran on their records and the voters approved. Scott Piatkowski, a bright candidate who vigorously questioned the status quo at city council and who accused members of making backroom deals and interfering with the staff, also bit the dust. Voters didn‘t buy his theory. 75 King St. South, Suite 201 Waterloo, Ontario NJ 1P2 personality. That left John Summers, who claimed that he represented the angry voters of Waterloo. He thought people were upset by city councail‘s decision to fund the Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery. He also ran on a platform to vigorously challenge regional governâ€" ment The fact is that people in Waterloo are happy. Not only did the strong showing by both Mr. Turnbull and Ms. Forwell show that but the facts support it as well. He said he found anger among the voters in the city. Even after he found out that he had lost the vote, he still insisted that voters were angry But the results showed otherwise. If voters were really upset in Waterloo, they would have elected Mr Summers. They would also have given a big thumbsâ€"down to Brman Turnbull who, like Ms. Forwell, represents much of what has happened in the past few years. They did neither. Ms. Forwell didn‘t run on a platform that posed much of an alternative to Mr. Turnbull: she voted the way he did on most major issues in the past few years and really ran on a difference of Where have all the angry voters gone? You had to ask yourself that question following Monday‘s municâ€" ipal election vote in Waterloo which really showed that they never existed in the first place. Although Susan Forwell barely squeaked into office, the mayâ€" oralty race clearly indicated that people are quite happy with the way in which the city has been governed. Waterloo‘s happy with the status quo Telephone 886â€"2830 News Line 886â€"3021 Fax No. _ 886â€"9383 }Yater}oo :Ibwn Square M[eanwhile Fred Sagel Pete Cudhea (Sports Editor) Deborah Crandall Tom Brockelbank News Editor: Melodee Martinuk Bill Karges Linda Howard Maureen McNab Teresa Brown Gerry Mattice Don Steeves Millie Martin Darlene Royle Heather Mitchell Lny eo acl e way 3o Crwa ?" es & % A > ... G?g,’ff 1 o tb / | o4A e ol â€" ced 4 â€"~~ _ o e B )o > y J | 4+ ///////////’/ Punishment should fit the crime Never lie to your mother. A rule to live by. Lies have awayofmahngmemselveshwwnmmodm.lnmy case, it occurred on Thursday, November 3, 1994. I was called down to the principal‘s office ( a first for me) and was there informed that I had been susâ€" pended three days for smoking on school property. He also told me that my mother would have to be notiâ€" fied. Problem: my mother doesn‘t know I smoke! At home, I told my mother of my crime and to be honest, she didn‘t care that I got suspended. She was upset that I had lied to her about smoking. I was grounded until Christmas. Reason: so that I would stay away from all the situations where I smoke, Ad unfair in treatment of Clay and Glass Gallery In last week‘s issue of the Waterloo Chronicle, the publisher, Rick Campbell, tries to dispel the impresâ€" sion that the paper is not "fenceâ€"sitting" or unfair in its treatment of candidates and issues. Then why, may I ask, does the paper accept an anonymous, fullâ€" page advertisement, full of erroneous claims, which blasts the issues, now somewhat outâ€"ofâ€"date of the Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery? The paper‘s policy of not accepting anonymous letâ€" ters from the public should apply equally and even more stringently to paid advertisements. Furtherâ€" more, tucked away in an obscure position in the sports section, is an advertisement from the Waterloo Regional Arts Council, seeking balance and awareâ€" ness of the situation visâ€"aâ€"vis the controversial estabâ€" lishment of arts facilities in the communities of the region. Indeed, a major consideration in this instance is that the Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery is a national gallery and is bringing to Waterloo a distinâ€" guished and high profile. As far as Mr. Campbell is concerned, I wonder what election he is talking about, for barring page one, the complete issue carries the date of November 30, 1994! If he carries on like this, he‘ll soon be in the soup! Doreen Conner Waterloo " Qanna see a GREAT wALl FELLA 7 Circulation Supervisor: Andrew Pearen Circulation: Mary Baycroft Jerry Fischer Rick Campbell President: Paul Winkler Waterloo Chronicle is published every Wednesday by The views of our columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of the newspaper. mm International Standard Serial Number ISSN 0832â€"3410. The Fairway Group 215 Fairway Rd. S., Kitchener, Ont. I think a sign should be erected in the Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery instructing tourists not to dine at Henry Krebs‘ eating establishments. Here are some alternative solutions that all schdol principals should look at: if one smokes on school property one should have to clean up all the cigarette butts in the smoke hole. Not only is this job extremely unpleasant but also humiliating. I personally would hate to clean up garbage in front of my peers. Or for example, if someone vandalizes a part of the school, he or she should do janitorial work during lunch and spares. Missing class time is the worst they could do. Students are in school for an education and there are more suitable ways to punish a teenager. Like make them eat chocolates and get lots of zits! I agree that parents should be notified when their teenager breaks the rules but I also believe that a warning would be fair in minor cases (like mine). hope parents out there are reading this because the scgoo:}t:a.rd n:‘o;“d:s to hear these concerns. ( y the way, this article is part of ishment part ofmy panishnent . Gallery patrons should boycott Krebs‘ restaurants The point to this whole story is that I lied and my mother punished me. I broke the rules at school and I got a threeâ€"day vacation. Suspensions serve little purâ€" pose. In fact, the only purpose I could imagine is the extra effort of catching up on the work you missed in class. I would lose the little understanding of math I have now and because of this, my average would drop. I wouldn‘t be able to get into university and not knowâ€" ing what else to do with my life, would become a bag lady around the bus terminal and be a burden to sociâ€" ety. Is that what the school wants me to be? But seriâ€" ously, I couldn‘t tell you of one student who sits at home during suspension thinking, "Gee, I shouldn‘t have done that!" They sleep in, watch TV and do the extra chores their parents gave them as punishment. The punishment should fit the crime. Did you know that the number of days‘ suspension for assault is the same as for what I did? Subscription rates $45 yearly in Canada. $90 yearly outside Canada. +GST. Jane Wabl Waterloo Waterloo