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And, peripheral or not, that makes the court ruling in favour of women‘s right to go topless a significant one â€" even if only one woman takes off her shirt when she feels hot this summer. | mmuâ€".uu“ukwwm at hitp/Iwwwionline net/â€"activist. Fax No. T have no intention of removing their R ) shirts but are hoping that the court 4 ruling will prevent them from being harassed for breast feeding their babies in public. And, for the small minority ofwonnn\vhowamtogolopks, there have yet to be any compelling arguments for preventing them from doing so. Waterloo Town Square 75 King St. South, Suite 201 ; wmlnmymofl,l“*‘.ym mu.&-hbwmu,'.--.::...,mo::p_ ticularly scorching July day. Her reply â€" that "its not polite for girls _ to take off their shirts" â€" struck me as unusual at the time and, now hhum””"”"“hliflbm!fly convince me. O(cc-n.l-ltm-dlh-y-nu-dafiautha:m Muhb&uflflnm*mihd’ to me is why, in the face of an Ontario Court ruling that struck down that standard, so many people are insisting on the need to maintain it. Ikmahdm'hlfi*d-duwldmlowfi shirtless alongside shirtless men is a peripheral issue at best. Rather than being a victory for women‘s equality, they see the ruling in favour of their right to go topless as distracting people from the seriâ€" mb-m:wpuh'hdnnh!ild-â€"h:kolm cNdaz.Mdmvbhu,mdmnlm&n,m the other hand, no one who advocates equal exposure is ing that any Anomer | Je<memeruins ‘ or that they ought to be abandoned. VIEW The fight for the right to go topless Avotner VIEW N2Â¥J 1P2 ed in taking off her top, just as not every man is comfortable with doing so. Others, taking the middle ground, needs to be addressed on its own mer. , not every woman is interestâ€" Deborah Crandall Lynn Mitchell Denise Tucker He won‘t even have to ask for show of hands. Sofl,l'vcbemh:lry.Nomoflhcmdm has called at our house. It‘d be a waste of time lordlo(d\emba:acllxmandidmdo& n‘t have to convince me and the others can‘t. Still, we should appreciate all the candidates mdvollmwhophyzpminlhpmass. And, yes, that includes Helmut Braun, the Marxistâ€"L Prtysmrylklulobcllnhgmoh}zlmplm. mb adhieaitnthy oo culs wl And, as always, at this point the campaign grows shrill. Even the candidates can‘t stop uuhd.my'lhh&!swatflppo;dyfl. ing issues during the debates. You know someâ€" thing? 1 prefer the nameâ€"calling. date who‘s spending tens of thousands of dolâ€" lars, and he calls himself the underdog, How much Alpo can he eat? X Marks the Spot: A week hence and the election will be listoryThtynyll’flfordnuxpayersrvcryclectionmm ble. That‘s ridiculous. When there‘s a gamble, you have a chance to win. Seriously, we should be glad we have free elections. Or relatively free. 1 heard of a candiâ€" ' Owor _ You don‘t need tea leaves or chicken entrails to read the tally the lawn signs. And in these parts of Waterloo Region, the miS-ch(.McychqmaL Just how much Alpo can one eat? | C ienss The Fairway Group Subscription rates Evan Mitchell 240 Holiday Inn Dr., Unit F_ $45 yearly in Canada. Matthew Ha: On. $90 yearly ousside Canada Production: N3C 3X4 «G§sT! : > â€" l ; Millie Martin The views of their â€"l"bfi( Rovle o wm:d '::rtdmn f "l ces oo ie «@ Matt Saddinoton L2 1 Jerry Fischer Evan Mitchell ooo i es The 240 a P N3C aar e i e ty y o 1 came pretâ€" 1997.lnduuw..’$£lmzfi**’mwlh‘ jon‘s muchâ€"maligned stch f s us that the %Mhh*“b'“lh!‘y"g od. It‘s been to taxpayers, but it‘s evidence ~ if any more were needed â€" fen 4 I Ae * nfl,i‘smhfipdgghfifik-hfl!mb iction hasn‘t _ ber ducky of local politics. Wuerloochmickbm«aywi] l The Waterloo Chronicle is published by The e a division of Southam Inc, _ _ _ *‘ 75 King St. S., Suite 201, Waterloo ON. N2J 1P2 886â€"2839 â€"Lenini Oxce over LJGHTLY International Standard Serial Nu "UEh, now it‘s revealed that the region recovered more than $800,000 on overpayments and fraud in 1996 and part of People on welfare were 99 per cent pure and worthy of applause not pursuit, they hinted. Of course, the cheerleaders inlhtmed‘hw_d_flmlu C um&&n“g&ua;;m[m tesimal to real notice. ¢ midu:(.mmmythdmnm-flhgtnbk, they implied.mduuueohud.hnwomhcm- ble to be taken seriously had the i it would hav: Sm Â¥e s aidoretien ie n We hereoe wore Of course, it‘s a bit of a pain to be in the Caroline Street lane of traffic and have the gasoline cowboys sweep by on the inside and scrunch their way into your line. Allmall,(houdl,lhtwfifivd.w,muh. road repairs have blossomed elsewhere in KW It seems that o mimereietiontt _ Sort of... but remember, it‘s an election year, we should * slart to warm up onee alt g¢ â€" the axcesshot akmoves be done about the pothole problem, something dramatic â€" like getting every street in the comâ€" munity to brush with Crest. Molar Mechanic: 1 was just reading about a ? who retired at 96 and was presented ith a painting. 1 suppose that was OK, but he should have been given a 21â€"gum salute. Thieving Hands: Just once more let me chorâ€" *nmmmmmmmn be done about the pothole problem when the first robin chirps the road crews can‘ wait to get ripping up the asphalt and posting the detour signs. By the way, it strikes me KW has more potâ€" holes than in years gone by. Something should Once upon a time region officials would have this way from Oltawa 1 510 Clun 615‘ Red 1‘â€"6‘ Black . 4 P WA and te is "O K. ago, 1