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The Waterloo Chronicle is published editorial@waterloochronicle.ca sales@waterloochromicle.ca composing@waterloochronicle.ca WATERLOO CHRONICLE every Wednesday by the Fairway Group, owned by CityMedia Group Inc., a subsidiary of Torstar Corp The views of our columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent those of the newspaper Kob Leuschner Dwayne Weidendort Group Publisher Group Sales Director/ Associate Publisher Reporter, Ext. 227. Sports Editor, Ext. 228 Copytight in letters and other matenials submitted to the Publisher and accepted for publication remains with the author. but the publisher and its hcensees may freety reproduce them in print. electronic or other forms Our mailing address is 75 Xing St § Suite 201 Waterloo. N21 1P2 75 King St. South, Suite 201 Waterloo, Ontario N2J 1P2 The Waterlon Chromcle welcomes Jetters to the Editor They should be signed with name. address and phone number and will be verified for accutacy No unsigned letters will be Special Projects Special Projects Mp 623 7218 623 7218, fxt. 208 Fxt. 210 Retail Sales Advertising Manager. Ext. 230 Sales, Ext. 223 Internationial Standard Serial Numbe published Submissions may be edited for length, so please be brief Andrea Barley Canadian Publicatinrs Mail males Product Agreement Number Composing, Ext 221 886â€"2830 Fax: 886â€"9383 Letters Policy JSSN 0832â€"3410 40050478 Audited wrculation 2 Bob Vrbanac Sales, Ext. 222 larine Dear W1 Others, well they‘re in it for other reasons. Politiâ€" cal power and status are their motivation. In other words, they‘re in it for number one. These fameâ€"seekers aren‘t difficult to spot either, especially when you work for a newspaper. They‘re the ones that make the most noise about the smallest things they‘ve done in the comâ€" munity. But seriously right place, and the community. Evéry time they recycle a pop can or smile at their neighbour, they believe their good deed should be rewarded with a story in our publication. Take last week, when I received not one but two eâ€"mails regarding one of the candidates in the municipal race this year. The first was from a supporter of this candiâ€" date who was upset that a detailed description of the politician‘s platform was not included in a story that appeared in the Oct. 8 edition of the Chronicle. What he failed to acknowledge was that his favourite candidate was featured in the Sept. 10 edition, along with others who filed prior to the Sept. 26 deadline. The Oct. 8 edition featured the candidates who filed just before or on Sept. 26 â€" a fact that was clearly stated in the story. In a nutshell, every candidate 2003 municipal election has now opportunity in the Chronicle. But that wasn‘t good enough for this reader. He believed his candidate of choice should have been featured for a second time Talk about being unsatisfied Including the candidates who had been previâ€" ously featured in the latest story would not only have been redundant. it would have been unfair to the seat seekers who only appeared in one story. What alarmed me even more was the gall of the candidate in question who then eâ€"mailed me with the same complaint This person even went as far as saying I haven‘t "helped (candidate‘s) cause" Wow. 1 didn‘t know it was my job to help any politician‘s cause The last time 1 checked the role of a newspaper is to report on issues fairly. without bias; not be part of a wannabe councillor‘s campaign team We present our readers with the options before them. and the rest is up to the candidates In my response, 1 pointed out how funny it is that none of the other candidates who were fea tured in the earliér edition were concerned they weren‘t a major part of the latest story They get it. They know that it‘s not our job to make them look good. That‘s in their hands And if they can‘t, maybe they should take a cold hard look at their motives for running in the first place. â€" _ Jn this case I can hear it now: "Chronicle to blame for failed campaign® if this candidate is not elected Meanwhile the blame should only be pointed in one direction â€" at number one In fact, many; have voiced their abpmriation for receiving coverage at all We sell papers, not politicians v have their hearts in the want to be the voice of running in the received equal VIEWPOINT Slots in Waterloo? When pigs fly Say hey, but the Canadian dollar has climbed to 76 cents, and there is no end to the wonders that lie behind this paragon of comâ€" merce. Yes sir, 1 was wrong in chortling that the Canadian buck would rise only briefly then lapse into the torpors of 60â€"cent trading again. _ Not so. It‘s kept rising while its American counterpart is in a slide as George Dubyah proves he knows nothing about economics. Yea verily, things are still slow in the Excitâ€" ed States. One department store reported its highest earnings for the past quarter were from its coinâ€"operated restrooms. Elusive Dream: This item will make no sense, but at least it‘ll bring peace and quiet from a friend who has a notion that‘s unworkâ€" able. He has an idea (?) for paying off any deficit arising from the RIM Park hankyâ€"panky. and he repeats it and repeats it. Like so: Waterloo has a superâ€"sized supermarket that‘s stood idle for a year. It‘s near the Canaâ€" o dian Tire end of Weber Street, ol and it‘s a spot ready to generate . | ( )\( A big dough for the city e The trick would be to outfit the building with slot machines, and have a fleet of trucks standâ€" ing by to haul the loot. Except, as has been explained to him times without number, it can‘t be done The slot machines have to be installed in conjunction with a horse track, and since Waterloo has no place to see the equines tun, that means it will have no spot to watch the slots perform. _ And consequently Waterioon â€" "â€"=== will have no supermarket casino and no trucks bulging with loot To rety on gambling revenues would stranâ€" gle the soul of the community, but the machines would also be...har, har... monuâ€" mentally lucrative (You‘ll recall that Elmira nixed the slats and the awners then maved the track rather than forego the revenue from them ) Of course, that kind of gambling is the most regressive and socially damaging form of taxation ever invented. I‘m sorty I took so much space explaining an idea that makes no sense, but at least he‘s out of my hair Ah yes, a man without a single idea is less of a bore than a man with only one idea Niz A.;S.‘. _ \ /. /‘ | "h ¢ @':,;fé:%“ ? f f LRPA / L SANDY BAIRD Votes Aplenty: Thanks to the provincial balloting, the Waterloo municipal vote camâ€" paign apparently got off to a delayed start. _ But it‘s underway now, and the signs are starfing to mushroom on every lawn like belated dandelions. The folks running for office seem like a sincere, wellâ€"intentioned lot and there doesn‘t seemn to be any shortage of them. Some observers were afraid thered be too few of them. They figured that the RIM Park fiasco had left such a stigma that people wouldn‘t want to be associated with it in any form. It hasn‘t worked that way. People have taken the opposite view: that something should be done about Waterloo politics. Let‘s hope we get adequate talents. After all, nothing makes a man faster on his feet than politics, unless it‘s bigamy. Muscles Time: But try and believe it! Arnold Schwartzenegger, that renowned thes pian, has been elected governor of California Enc Schwartzenegger, who‘s also BM | (amed for his immaculate pro )\ }R nunciation, has wowed the vot Tl‘\' | â€" ers of the Sunshine State with his treatises on the intracacies of J â€" governmental finance hisd l What he‘s also hoping to keep secret is the close tie he has with Gearge Dubyah, a link which has produced a series of scholarty sessions with the president an such topics as the philosophy af hovine excrement. In any case, Amnie has his work cut out for him in remedying California‘s economic pangs. It‘s hard to imagine a deficit so large It‘s as if you lost your American Express card and the Gabor family found it. On the Hustings: One thing that‘s van ished from the election polls are the rides pro vided by the candidates. 1 don‘t know when the custom expired. but it may have been during the war when gasoline was rationed How times have changed. A compact was once a perfect gift for a girl. and it still is â€" if it has four wheels Everâ€"conscious of the sensi tivities of women, he is accom panied at all times by his wife Mania. who‘s a product of a large family and one who knows wha it means to scrimp and save He‘s trying to keep it secret. but she‘s paving his campaign expenses by taking deposit bot tles hack to the store com wife. large what