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Nothing puzzling about your reaction One of the goals of most newspapers today is to become more interactive with their readers â€" that comes in many faces and forms. The Waterloo Chronicle is no exception; we strive to be on the leading edge in all ways we interact with you. Having said that, maybe we are trying too hard to reâ€"invent the w heel. Because you see, uh, it would appear, well maybe not, but maybe so, one of our most popular interactive feaâ€" tures is, spit it out Rick, EZ Chair _ _ For those not so familiar, that‘s the, uh, crossword and whizword page.. o â€" 0 Now, those of us with backgrounds in journalism like to believe it‘s the hardâ€"hitting stories, the controversial column But year after year, survey after survey, feedback upon feedback, this we know: if we screw up on our puzzles, we‘re toast, the bottom of the barâ€" rel, the worst of the worst. And you just don‘t feel that way about us, you never miss the opportunity to phone us. Why do I bring this up? Well, for the past while, EZ Chair has been anything but a relaxing experience for us. We‘ve had wrong words. We‘ve had missed clues. We‘ve missed entire puzzles. We‘ve had the night puzzles, and wrong answers. We‘ve had a typography changes, and column narrowing. It‘s been a jungle in here. For years, we‘ve done good stories, captured a great moment in a photo, gone out on a limb with column thoughts. And yes, we do hear from you. Our letters section, in fact, is reflective of not only intense readership, but also your high standards and expectations of us. When we sucâ€" ceed, we hear a little bit. When we fall short, the voices roar. But as I said, the loudest roars are reserved for the slipâ€"ups in the puzzle pieces. "Love doing your crosswords, Uncle Rick," noted my nephew on a hot July day. "Cept they‘re dull." *Yep, not a lot of challenge there. Crosswords and whizâ€" words, it‘s a special breed that does them. You‘re constantly being compared to all the other puzzles out there that people do. Gotta be firstâ€"rate, right on top of it." I tucked his comments away, thinking to the times a mere spelling mistake would send our phones a‘jangling the very next morning. We can roast a 100â€"year tradition, take down a disgraced politician, uncover a slimy scam, but if an "s" appears instead of an "r" in a word puzzle, whew, we best head for cover. "And why not?" barked a puzzle player phoning us a couâ€" ple of weeks back. "If you got an ingredient wrong in a recipe, it would be a disaster. Same with someone spending their valuable time to solve a puzzle." No argument there. l have to admit, not being a puzzle guy myself, I‘ve often wondered if its a passionate few we keep hearing from, or whether every one of those calls we receive means another hundred are infuriated at the gaffes. "Tell me," pleaded one caller a few weeks back, "that you aren‘ doing this on purpose, just to see the response you‘ll 1 can assure you, such is not the case. We know the response we get, all of us; hence, we strive for puzzle perfecâ€" tion every week. Our Thursday mornings, peace of mind, and your continued devotion to EZ Chair depend on it. Tug‘s LiFE "Dull?" Published every Wednesday by The Fairway Group 240 Holiday Inn Dr. Unit E. Cambridge ON. November 29, 1995 WATERLOO CHRONICLE ______ Agreement #136379 _ topics, the feelâ€"good human interest stories that draw you to us like magnets. We also know that many are faithful classified sections devotees, others look first at the sports or business, and the young set is particularly tuned into entertainment, especially our listings of upcoming events. Surveys have told us so. And don‘t estimate the legions who see the ads as essential reading, before any of z.n‘ omm i e 0 0C ” J i s Visit Our 60 ft. "Butcher Style "RODUCE FESHTMEDNPW% Mihogre 14. tompnegy af 00 romad©t U ' - ) Y . P oo POP SECRET %F .\.* f 1 1L s LINICS â€" FINE OR HERB SPICE g@‘afi'fifiunsrl 00 | f 1 . l L U ¢ Welo fi mR 1 nalec caaie).| .‘:IEMiil; o o yaya f D! ene, I heC SPECIALS: m mms Â¥ m ?"*». ’ > ~"am ; ' "Quality & Freshnoss Make The Differencel fpptaineadits od 2 :W ntenntog FRESH SIINNED & DEVENED sAUsace PRODUCT OF U.SA. ANISE PRODUCT OF U.SA. sa~"1" [PRODUCT OF U.S.A. CANADA #1 GRADE ROAST BEEF / 4 «o §9°° in tb. " Meat Counter. All Beef Cut Only From Aged Manging Beef! SEMEâ€"BONELESS rokt 1. REGULAR or MITH MARSHMALLOW ALPINE PRODUCT OF U.S.A. sarngr 400 PRODUCT OF ONTARIO ” carrots 1 sw N W HOT CHOCOLATE «a 99 PRODUCT OF FLORIDA Pole? 1"° FRESH BAKED DAILY 311 69 ! PURE APPLE JUICE 1. Di PIETRO‘S OWN STORE MADE DAILY CHEESE Minimum Weight 1 kg _ _ PIZIZLA SUN PAC 4 es PRODUCTOF USA. Aanthinsy @3 "NEW" FROM CHRISNES 50% LESS FAT k 09° 1%, 2% or SKIM 48 oz. D1 PIETRO‘$ OWn FAMOUYS 3/ «g 00 A1 BAG END PORTION or K6 400 179 99