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Clronice VAaipyazo0nNT For the last couple of years, 1 haven‘t bothered to make a New Year‘s resolution. Its not that there‘s nothing about me that needs fixâ€" ingâ€"its that theres too darned much to choose from But 1 think I‘ll take a stab at it again this year, since I‘m pretty sure the world isn‘t going to come to a fiery, apocalyptic end on Jan. 1 Now, what to resolve? 1 could resort to one of the old standard resolutions. For example, 75 King St. South, Suite 201 Waterloo, Ontano, N2J 1P2 Phone: 886â€"2830 Fax; 886â€"9383 Eâ€"mail: wchronicle@sentex.net Norma, one of our advertising repâ€" Deborah Crandall resentatives, says she resolved four years ago to quit smoking, which she did, and hasn‘t had a cigarette since. (Yay Norma.) So now she says she‘s perfect. And if she quits doing anything else. she‘ll be doing nothing at all. (Makes senseâ€"kind of.} Andrea, our newest addition to the news room (that‘s her down there at the bottom of the pageâ€"top row, centre}, has no reason to acknowledge her own weight problems (she weighs about 90 pounds, soaking wet). But she resolves to quit preaching to her father about his. Andrea said that while she has only done so in the past out of love and concern for her father‘s health, she realizes nothâ€" ing puts a damper on things quite like have a nagging daughter who has enough of her own problems to worry about. Jim, our group advertising and marketing director, resolves to nag Andrea more about her weight. "She needs a hule more of it," he says. Gerry, our advertising sales supervisor, says resolutions have a nasty way of coming back and biting you in the behind, or was that biting you from behind. Anyway, he says he resolves not to make any resolutions; that way he wan‘t be disappointed when he fails miserâ€" ably to come through on the promises he made to himself and those he loves to improve himself and become a betier person. Okay, so maybe he didn‘t word it exactly like that, but. .. Bill, another of our advertising representatives, agrees with Gerry (which, in itself, is nothing less than miraculousâ€"must be the holiâ€" day season}. He says no matter how much effort he puts into his vyearly resolutions, he always breaks them. So this year, why bother? Bob, reporter extraordinaire. resolves to stop buying so many tays (his impressive Star Wars collectionâ€"which he keeps on display in the Chronicle news roomâ€"is the envy of 11â€"yearâ€"oldâ€"boys everyâ€" where). He‘s turning 30 this year and is recently engaged {congrats, Bob and Tara), and says its time to grow up. (Yeah right, Bobbyâ€" believe it when I see it.) Well, there you have it. That‘s what some of us are vowing to either start or stop doing in the year 2000. Now, let‘s hear from you. Are you making a New Year‘s resolution this year? If so, what Let us know by phoning us at 886â€"2830, ext. 220 (please spell your first and last name}, by eâ€"mailing us at webhronicle@sentex.net. or by faxing us at 886â€"9383. Your response may be published in next weeks Chronicle AND ANOTHER ( :l WATPJRfi)icle International Standard Serial Number ISSN 0832â€"3410 Making a good thing better THING... What do you think, readers? >SKm\i % 1 could resolve to start eating better. Yup, I could gather up all the Chnstâ€" mas leftovers like boxes of chocoâ€" lates, tins of cashews, and countless tupperware containers of cookies and squares, and bring them into the office for a liitle group cholesterolâ€" raising party. But I‘ve still got a couple of days left to come up with the perfect resoâ€" lution. So in the meantime, 1 thought I‘d ask my friends here at the Waterâ€" loo Chronicle what New Years resoâ€" lutions they plan to make. Cal Rosveld "ae ... .. "G f As Jim Alexander foreup Fub 39 .. # Director of Advertising ky g\‘x F4 [{aq 4 )-,fi'. Solee" . 1 Nx . Deborah Crandall Bob Vibanac _ Andrea Bafley Carobym Anstey Cheryt MeGill Fditor Sports Editor Reporter Circulation Manager Circulation Gerry Mattice Norma C Bifl Karges Laarie Lyna Mitchell A C If this isn‘t historical, it‘s at least hysterical Thisâ€"to underscore the obviousâ€"is the last pillar of truth and justice for this century. And if that isn‘t historical, it‘s at least hysterical. Some things about time are certain. For example, the amount of time between throwing something away and needâ€" ing it is always two days. Getting Closer: With a good winter and the wind in the right direction, Queen‘s Park next year will finally make up its mind on the Highway 7 proâ€" $ Oxrl According to MPP Ted Amnott, the Transport Ministry will recommend a new $100â€"million Highway 7 expressway between Kitchener and Guelph. Amott, the Waterlooâ€"Wellington MPP, says there may be some alterations to the original alignment {answering environmental conâ€" cerns}, but the ministry feels a new highway is needed instead of a quick fix. 1 hope he‘s right. Since the proposal was unveiled, it‘s been hammered by a relative handful of environmentalists who said the highway route was a disaster. They urged more lanes for the existing road .. @M®eMMee or a route less destructive of wetlands and woodâ€"lots. Their solutions have never come off as sound, but the changes reportedly planned t0 the new route show that at least in part their objections have been heeded A press review of the process spoke of the "storm of protest" with no mention that the "storm" was confined to a telative few people. What‘s more, the "storm" was carefully stag>â€"managed by a crafty PR campaign that repeated the same sour notes over and over again Fact is, theres no time to waste. The decision may have been years in the making, but there‘s a tremendous urgency for the new highway right now: Sax. cpmkm‘y; of the k;llC]ph highway, a friend tned out an clectric car on it. He only got as far as Breslau â€" That is as far a e ONCE OVER L IGHTLY as the cord will reach Edifice Complex: Well, we already have a nomination as the most dubious project of the new mullennium. Its the region‘s renovation of the old county jail and governor‘s house at a cost of $2.9 million of taxpayer dollars. The governor‘s house will be restored (that means rebuilt) to provide regional offices, historical displays "and/or" comâ€" hP The funding for it all comes from "windfall 1 money" like the 1999 regional budget surplus That‘s right. The region treats a surplus like it f was lottery winnings you can go out on the town with What gets me are the gushy words of some supporters as they waxed sentimental over such a sordid misuse of taxpaver money. It‘s a beatâ€"up jail. It‘s not where Laura Secard woaed the chocolate maker. Or something like that Anyhow, they‘d better get cracklr;g on the project or it‘ll be too late. I was up there yesterday and the termites were standing on the parking lot, bettuing on which way the governor‘s house would fall QOver and Out: As the world lurches nervously toward the millennium, there‘s just one key word: Relax. Nothing of subâ€" stance will mar the magic of midmight Friday. So here‘s wishing you the very best of new years. May it he blessed with health, happiness and peace of mind Happy New Year! munity uses at a cost of $422,000 The jail will be restored, renovated and used for courtroom and office space taking the total tab to $2.9 million. This courtroom and office spaceâ€""the revenue stream"â€"provides justiâ€" fication for the spending. And, oh yes, there‘s an $85,000 millennium garden. What blooming excess! The vagueness of that means they haven: figured what to do with the old house and are trusting that the usual community groups flock to the free accommodation. Waterloo Chronicle is published every Wednesday by The Fairway Group = A division of Southam Inc. The views of our colummists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of the newspaper Mailed subscription rates $65 yearly in Canada, $90 yearly outside Canada +G S T