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Almost a decade ago, in the fall of 1987, the international stock markets ically corrected. A huge dump downward mhdhamhmww' for the investment industry. it shook a lot of people up, and out, of both the market and the mduty.Colepaoh-‘u.wbn-lhwquully Street today, tell me that 10 years later, the net result is an industry that is now leaner, more professional and with more opportunities for choice, since the industry‘s forced "restructurâ€" ing". The excesses of the 19805 were, in one day, unceremoniâ€" ously rejected. Though painful, change was for the better. 1 don‘t know if all the changes mentioned last week will be positive for us in the longâ€"run or not. I suspect that when the smoke clears, provincial redesign will have a positive effect in the fact that we will be forced to decide who, and what, we truly value in our community. hlhcp-hh‘hn-d-e-,wmflh;mmw nifibwsab-wuhwb.um-mw- We are, as about time And, that is one often missing. Undemocratic, sure. Autocratic, certainly. Last week, the provinâ€" cflmwan’dfiwhbfienym have traditionally done business in this province, and in the P'“M.dndllm‘lpinc-ulldn'fldm Mswl.Fufiued-'bflca-Hmfld and dirty, it was, aah, certainly on the mark. 'd""‘h“"“m.ndcw-dlflmm dressing, can be accomplished in any other way. Special interest groups, unions, and, all too often our clected ized core issues in previous attempts at change. The sorry . nameâ€"calling we have witnessed in both education and healthâ€" Fax No. Waterloo Town Square 75 King St. South, Suite 201 Waterloo, Ontario N2J 1P2 " is pathetic evidence that substantive discussion is chglhimlflywdmc. unsettling. Of course, the whipsawed pace of megaâ€"week left little time for debate, and that deeply agitates any democratic soul. But like -yhmdy'bhvc?m ed countless "public forums for Jennifer Bettke Maureen McNab Tim Gardner Pete Cudhea (Sp. Ed.) Melode¢ Martinuk " and have found , 1 can‘t believe they did it Heather Mitchell Lypn Mitchell lh:I‘-wutlle1'0!'ylra|4tgy.dufl|plhcwhole“molullon'on on successive days and the small print won‘t be read. Mhahdammn‘flmmwmcm- icisms will be diffused on a variety of topics. First, a bit of history: * fltPCsmM:dmomondumwuhumccy !'fltFCmQuupmalinl.hm&,pnmmul governments were small and operated in limited fields. huan'pypowdhnlso‘nuny'mopmvimnl colfers Nl!TheTor’latnmpmdllrywouldsmc a ‘l:v:qhion’ifclauedandgosh,nm\mhypcz\d hyperbole after all. They meant it and they did it. Iluthmlxwhmlhwhkolchmguumdumca hurricane. Taxpayers were left bewildered;â€"maybe a little True, they‘ve done a creditable job of ml.hlh(tmflkywcnass&ed‘bya growth in assessment to the tune of $500,000. Let‘s note, too, that a tax freeze isn‘t the best solution at all times and in all circurristarices. LZero Growth: Waterloo councillors would like everyone to believe that they deserve threeâ€" chmafla-dgrlorcmnmgupmhafigm on taxes. ltslriifanch‘mflo(mllychmsug snow: we‘re nagging it to death. Here‘s the scenario on our street during the recent snowfalls: Everyone cleans their driveways and walks; the snowplow comes along and plugs the driveways; neighbors clear their driveways, pitching the snow onto the street; plow comes along and plugs the driveways; neighbors unplug thier driveways by pitching the snow onto the street; the plow comes along...and so l M on and so on. mtopoorinsiminmssmmen...... °CV Ceremnmanemnene Cheryl McMenemy Agnes Mucha Jerry Fischer Rick Campbell Millie Martin Chronicle is ;:Lby‘& ltvqccup a division of Southam Inc. _ * 75 King St. S., Suite zo;, mm)m& . 886â€"2830 Lambridge, On. $90 yearly outside Canada. LEJ N3C 3X4 +696 ¢ stwoct The views of our columnists are their own “*‘W the views of the newspaper, uk 3. sodpnstaliime ic 81 Waterloo Chronicle Oxce over LGHTY The Fairway Group 240 Holiday Inn Dr., Unit F Cambridge, On. N3C 3X4 And as yet, another handyâ€"dandy public service, this pillar of truth and light herewith sets out the only three ways to x comfortable when the mean temperature really is: Put on heavy woolen clothing; Ned â€" â€" % Drink plenty of hot, steaming Now you‘re ready to go outdoors ~ but don‘t. .A in uiibts 205. itcA 4 tm t in inss the oldâ€"timers who lk"atvu fi-fl‘ winters aren‘t what they used to be? ‘ Frozen Assets: Oh no, not another weather item, but gosh umwasmwldunphuwnk,qh?wjuflmnwm The hm%zrbofladakfilgad&b‘m hasn‘t w"mmm’!hfifltm.filhmyunm contrast to the rest of the d'mm Heaven knows, the hotel nothing like the deseried Buildings that are blights in some other cities 1 could name You wonder where all the tax money is going, They‘re certainâ€" ly not using it to redecorate. will soon be renovated What bugged me especially were the wagonloads of mone wasted in sharedâ€"cost arrangements. For instance, Waterio and Queen‘s Park toiled the clock around figuring fhelds to enter and new causes to subsidize. is published every Wy by Ythink it‘s going 1B, â€"athormallso far.. J _ dontyou? Yipe, 1 still can‘t believe the Tories did it Gosh, if the world changes any faster, prety soon the good old days will be 2 p.m. Edifice Complex: It looks as if the one miniâ€" blight on Waterloo‘s Uptown has been sold and In particular, Waterloo Region and its municâ€" ipalities will be in good shape, And in the longer run, Ontario will be too. Tl'l';!l;l;vformfll functions ha\s been long overdue. The Tories tackled it headâ€"on and the result mostly makes sense. Thusl;tmuniqnfiuq. on the baus that they‘d be missing out on provincial money i! they didn‘t queue up, embarked on a lo: of silly projects. « would build say, a $100,000 lighthouse o Subscription rates $45 yearly in Canada out new City Hall h of. the le Clement â€" Disciss ongan ly ev I‘ve