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wflu;:yuuquwmm Strickland and will likely also get one of my votes, depending on how much danger 1 think there is of a Toryâ€"Reform sweep of the three positions. I‘m obviously interested in all of the ward races, but 1 won‘t offer opinions on positions for which 1 am not entitled to vote. As menâ€" toned above, I‘m supporting Brent Needham in my home ward of Uptown. He‘s bright, hardworking and has all the right progressive Fortunately, McKinnon has a credible opponent Bob Byron, whom I‘ve differed with in the past, will have my support for the Mayor‘s job. Byron is a Liberal and, though 1 normally don‘ distinâ€" guish much between Liberals and Tories, he will at least be free of pressure to tolerate provincial abuse to keep peace within the family. The Regional Council race also has its share of names I‘ll avoid. Lynne Woolstencroft, who once enjoyed crossâ€"party support, has lost credibility as a progressive by her failure to distance herself from Harris and her willingness to run on an equally rightâ€"wing federal phhm&u&&uymmd'mm- sentation" during the 1994 race, but reporters have since located him ummmrydbuchcfiouw stop. And, as the local face of the Reform Party, Mike Connolly clearâ€" ly shouldn‘t be counting on my vote either. That leaves four candidates to choose between: Morty Taylor, Craig Hoddle, Sean Strickland and Judy Greemwoodâ€"Speers. 1 can vote for three, but I don‘t necessarily have to use all three votes. I‘ve But aren‘t municipal politics nonâ€"partisan? That noble theory mghomhnubuam,mwmymhshg dabbled in local politics. This election is entirely different as the provincial Tories are openly plotting to take asntrol of every council in this province. Apparently municipal politicians have not been comphant enough in the face of policies that hurt their communities. Mike Harris wants to "Keep Ontario Blue" (the strategy‘s code name,) so that there will be no voice to alert citizens to the devastatâ€" ing impact of his actions. He will also take the success or failure of this stratâ€" ‘ Am egy as a measure of his own populariâ€" C Yemar ty, yet another reason that he must be Waterloo Town Square 75 King St. South, Suite 201 With the exception of Brent Needham, who is running in Uptown Wu:[ndjntlfi:hl,-bb-&‘quhdflmsxbol trustee, 1 can‘t offer any unqualified endorsements. Elections are about choosing the best available alternative, however, so I‘ll be folâ€" lowing a simple rule (one that 1 highly recommend to others) as I cast my ballot on Nov. 10 do everything possible to keep the Tories Avomer VIEW NJ 1P2 Ia:;wq‘h‘nmnm ning and distinguished Md:fidmlfiwd them have been elected with support from across the political spectrum, and I‘m quite sure that they would deny that they are puppets. But, unless Joan Mckinnon does an aboutâ€"face by pubâ€" licly denounces workfare and provinâ€" cial downloading in the next four days, don‘t expect her to stand up to the province if she is elected Mayor. Lynn Mitchell Shannon Blacker Denise Tucker u' F 6 ECCE v.--â€"vâ€"â€"-â€"--]w-l Wihaihu-wmgm,dgmmuh o"d'hhmmhrnzm? On the Mall: If you‘re figuring the losers in the teachers strike, don‘t include the malls. In the days after the walkout the ing malls do was called, the shopping malls looked as they do a few days XM&SpouTheWaerloocbaioniswhdingdovn. md!henh:‘lbunmoubmtorcvmadkcowr@gwod mma-mywamsmmdm didates going fonapq»udâ€"myovmdnpoml‘ chairman â€" dwtl.almyoumnyduyoflnd!vm:choia.A dlda?hidummgnwhmyouhym? likes of Sid Ryan. He wants a broader confrontation, say, a conâ€" minute of it. The government, for its part, has been all thumbs and hamâ€"handed. The school boards? They performed as expected and did nothing, If anyone ever needed an argument for their aboâ€" Most teachers want to be back, the government wants them back, but, alas, they have to go to and fro before then. Both sides are battling a public relations war, and both sides are losing. m The public is miffed at the teachers for being talked into an illegal strike and â€"at least most T Ww Where‘s the Exit? The teachers and the government have proven beyond a doubt that it‘s easier to go out on strike than it is to get back to work. The teachers‘ strike has taken the threatened walkout of postal workers right out of the news. Somebody has said that postal workers are out to woo the goodwill of the public. Yup, now when they throw a parcel marked Fragile‘, they toss it I feel especially sorry for teachers â€" are looking as if they regretted every Jerry Fischer Evan Mitchell Matthew Haves Millie Martin Darlene Rovle The the Waterloo Chronicle is MMMh T'KFIi G rates Em‘;fl"zfsm..., (opermems. " $90 yearly outside Canada +GS1L 'vwmdwcolmmmumubnmflyupma views of the newspaper, * e c o .. e OxcE over. ed? ce ie o t oo veenntne ilulmdat 20. o negiics ancamniianiivied ApLARS stores may be discount, but Santa‘s promises aren‘t. Memory Test: You begin to wonder about our PM. His memory seems to grow fazzy when he confronts a micro Most hm&ufiTm' it was his government that introduced the GST. The fact is that in 1993, he fought the Tories tooth and nail to kill the GST. which he Its ridiculous. The United States has never been more prosperous, and the stock market is plunging It‘s apt to produce the first depression in history where they‘ll sell caviar on street corâ€" another guy buys, and they both think they‘re become acute. Like the chap who walked into amnddb\hw:yltmflm- and it was the john. b::pia and lfld'l'h stock market has providing a lot of surprises lately Will you ever forget how quickly the market turned around? It‘s the first time anybody ever saw 2 broker jump out a window and make 2 Uâ€"turn. Its amazing how the stock market was perâ€" :zuquuwms c ird. Every time one guy sells, /4 d We As