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Then all the whining comes from the fact the stores didn‘t have all these cool gadgets when you were growing But that won‘t stop you from trying every toy that says squeeze me. push me. shake me or pmch me. Unfortunately, 1 had to apologize about the last one the last time 1 was in a toy store. At any rate, my wife. Tara. sent me out to find an *educational toy® for my 17â€"monthâ€"old son. Luke, in that would boost his natural interest in animails. She wanted something he would be able to interâ€" 1 asked her what sound she was talking about. as I reminded her cows proâ€" duce some of the highest. m concentranions of methane B in the world. She retorted N: that my son‘s fascination (@InT with farting will develop act with while he learns words like cow. and the sounds that go with with animals of the bovine perâ€" Stymied again. 1 headed out to two of my favourite _ Unfortunatety. Carryâ€"on Comics and J&] Cards. both in Waterloo. didn‘t have t much in the way of preschoolers® toys; though I dad find a Stay Puft marshâ€" BOB mallow man from the VRBANAC movie Ghostbusters who from my son‘s bureau. I‘ve always been a big betiever that the bogeyman should never be hidden in the closet or under the bed. and I‘m sure my son‘s therapist will thank me for vears to come. But I digress. while Carryâ€"On Comics and J&]) Cards cater to my hobbses. they just didn‘t have the right toys to pass my wife‘s stringent test â€" someâ€" thing that won‘t give Luke nightmares So it was off to the mall. and to the world‘s biggest toy store â€" Walâ€" Mart. [ tell everybody now that 1 don‘t beheve in the Walâ€"Maruzauon of the world â€" but they definitely have the cheapest prices around. Where else can I find my underwear by the dozen for less than a buck Anyway. after careful searching, I found someâ€" thing that 1 thought my son would love. A remote control West Coast Chopper inspired by the mad genuus of Jesse James. most famous for his boys with tovs show Monster Garage Sure. the almostâ€"$150 pnce tag would be tough 10 swallow. but the motorcycle mockup was so big 1 think I could put my son on it and race him around the block. Learning to hold on for dear life has to be an educatonal expenence. doesn‘t 1t? OK._ 1 know what you‘re thinkung. . the pft would probably be more for me in the long run. but I m sure my son would enjoy 1t Thats when 11 let him play with it That reminded me of a speech m wife gave me before my son was born It went on and on about how | bettet be able to share mm tovys Let‘s just say I m bearning By the end of my shopping tip 1 setiled on the expandable Tittle People Farm with all the animal nores you d ever want For all you Wal Mart bashers ou® there. I even found t was cheaper at To R 1 which is struggting to survive in a war against the world s higgest retail So I struck a blow for the Iittle gun. and prevented those blows from raming down on me Naomw | just have to put t tgether a~ ( hn morning, How long could that take? a VIEWPOINT stma~ Prince should look in the mirror “& «& o d Jemonies went by with nary a hitch That‘s in contrast to recent years when the day produced a passel of protests. objections and. in general. noses out of All of this brings us to some suggestion from an old (and I mean old) timer. He has some suggestions for what he thinks would be a better observance. For an opener. he thinks the observance should be moved to a warmer month. and That means the government staffers. bank serfs. insurance folks and so on â€" the people ordinarily off work â€" wouldn‘t be alone in having the day off. Everyone would get the day free. The old tumer also wants all fiags to be flown at halfâ€"staff on the day of By this year. the critics and the cynics seem to have evaporated. Attendances were up, and not an unkind word seems to have that it be a holiday for all hands. That would heighten the sense of bereavemnent Of course. there are some things in his suggestions that leave you perhaps unconâ€" You may recall the Memorial Dey which used to be observed in Kitchenerâ€" Waterioo. If 1 recall correctly. it fell prey to many beautiful Sundays when a trek to the beach was inevitable Or perhaps I‘ve got the thing "=â€"==== mangled in my memory It just seems that is the way it happened We agree I‘m sure. there are warmer days than the one which comes in Novem You should atways hsten to the opmions of others. It may not do you much good. but it will them Round The Park: \ RIM Park advisory Take the moving of the day to a warmer month. That s partcularty so with the number of vets growing fewer vear by vear Sull. evervone is entitied to offer an opin son on Remembrance Dav commuittee wants to assume responsibility for the operation of Waterioos jumbe sized But it may be that the day would lose someth:ng in the mave L _ . \Ngii\oo%e"c}“’ y s‘ci\d‘ge“ v o0 «x )j3 It seems that council isn‘t going to give them the kind of authority they want. The committee doesn‘t want to report to As chairman John Hendry puts it, "We are appointed by council. so we should report to council." Mayor Herb Epp is opposed. and most of the council seems likewise; so they‘d better not count on too much. And Hendry‘s comment that having been appointed by council, the group should report to council, seems a mite hollow. Yes sit, the less power a man has, the He‘s popped off at the world in general for setting their aspirations too high. The implication is that none seek higher than their station in life dictates. â€" If you aren‘t born a prince, We you should look no higher than AT OS where you are. That‘s all you can more he brags of what he‘d do if he had it. has won accolades for almost nothing, is at heard any big velps yet. _ We should hear them. if reports from the asphalt stnp are any indication Some of the folks who drive it claim that at rush hour. the cars and trucks are ;amM for block upon block If that‘s so, we should be hearing of acc: dents and. in any case. we should uitimateh be getting protests for the jams One more point. It‘s claimed that no one represents the builder of the bridge Ah ves. man blames most accidents on fate _ but feels a more personal respons: hility when he makes a holeâ€"in one on the golf course Ihe project just got up without any muniapality being front and centre \yos$ The Long Reach: Prince Charies, who renowned for: falling off horses. having affairs outside of marâ€" mage, talking to house plants. and similar stuff. _ Most people probably figure Charles as a humble man And no matter how humble you think you are. it always comes as a shock to find out many people don‘t like you The High One: The big bridge is in on the Conestoga Expressway. but we haven t Just think of what Charles is