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Letters Policy :i:scr"--ht"tit turlsted r In ulatmu 1' tlt x J IIMI grnvmllun l .nmdmn lrrnn-mln-I Ai: lung up llu- lunguugv al the s.um- lune nu mun “Ax Immmg l nghah as " sl‘t'lnlll hm glut.“- .u schools how lit Waterloo Begum My purrmx would have Inn-d In wad In luv. hut l had In drapht-I mum In] lhvm Ah much as iltey (In! in: me I mnwmlu-r them going mmugh rm spellers mill me Inld quiznng mu (Ill word,. dh we both struggled lur meaning. the hard work made me a champion speller in a few of my classes, and a whiz on Miss Wagner's weekly spelling tests. What I missed in the exposition by the heroes and villains was made up in the colourful panels on the page. It gave the words context and meaning, long before the words themselves settled into my lexicon. h was actually a family friend who got me started on comics. and his well-thumbed, hand-me-down collection became my greatest treasure over the years. I would follow the exploits of favourites like Spiderman, The Avengers. the Fantastic Four, Batman, Il-I-l-tttlt. Superman and others as ‘ " ‘1} ‘ they became my playmates ‘ . rT ' I l as much as the other kids _ (IU‘I on the block. Helping ni, along way the wonderful world of comic books, And it was amazing to see how much of their world permeated mine, as we would relive what hap- pened on the pages of our favourite mags in the games on our street. h wouldn't stop when the streetlights went out either, and I remember many a night falling asleep with my favourite superhem's story still clutched in my hands. Old hubby is new again l still have my collection, which got even bigger over the years as l was able to visit my favourite comic book shop. And although my tatite turned m the classics and other works (If fiction. my comic collection was still an old friend I returned to quite "ttcn. ft's a love I hope In [was [In to my nwn children when they mow from my lap to wading on their own. What got me thinking about my rumir habit again “EH a visit In (mu at my favourite (”mic hunk Hum. Carry-tht (Imnics. which is “my again host- ing Fret. Comic Bonk Day May .1 rl" s,ttyre in uptown Waterloa is hoping In wu'nurage the next gvrwration of fans by handing out free issues from all the big players in the industry. like Marvel Comics. m: Comic, Dark Horse Comics, Image Comics and Bongo Comics. The stories will Icaturc Familiar herote, like hpidey and the Fantastic Four In m'w tines like Flight. fhry're not thr only uni-s who arc gelling smm' mileage out of fostering that lure of reading. The Waterloo public library is also firulirog that graphic novels, like Frank Millvr's Sin l Zily. which is big in (he theatres right HOW. are (mi- of in most popular col, k'ctinns. Librarian Alannnh ilk-gains said they ran harely kecp the (hilt-(1mm on the shvlves, with the hooks that combine the an of “mum. in a mon- mcativr narrative bring taken out as 5mm as they rump in. It's become an succesful that the WPI, is looking lo "xpand 1hr milk-Hum In nwm horn" of the ppm-up drnmnd, Hl'gvdus mid uzmir hunks art-:1 great mtrrartivc nwtliuln working the Name' muscle, multi mafia uwrs and rnmpun'r mun mili/u- vveryday And it's " great way tor kids tn devclop Ihnw multi-tasking skulls, Phl"'t mllv boys who art. falling lwhind girls when " Hunt‘s In reading and writing lu-cmm- of ("mm-min" with rumpmrn and vidvn gmm‘s ._ Ihev takc all that visual information, pr0r"s", " and an (III it." said How-(Illa .. I hm; hae In he quirk .n nwllng all those ( low, .md phvsis allv n-spnml In [In-m l'.srrrnts. thrw .m-n'l tltts sumc (Inuit hunks that VII“ n-nu'mlwr And Ilml'x ( tk VIEWPOINT V T 5,4 e , T. - 'a5awE, (igiitii) t"P mm :2, A. 8Kift% _ I C. Atiir I , u” .22.. 1 __ tr,; _ ttal a: ‘ i .' _ _ , | , I (Ct/gait)','";",'; gaantltl9lMi1ilg;,..s.' " E BI v A\ _---"" ttre, C' ‘0“; 'f:7f:\\\\\\\’l.g . L The only fat grass on the block "ell, it looks as if society's getting Wmere. Now it's offering to-and-from beer delivery to your automobile. That means you sit on your can in the car while flunkies take back the empties and get the new shipment of suds. It's as simple as that. You may wonder why you need the help to get a box of beauties into the jalopy. They're serious about the idea and it makes you think. if it weren't for the picket line and the beer store lineup. Canadians wouldtit get any exercise at all. Getting Greener: The buds have been um and they're getting greener, so we should pitch in and make the old homvstead Inuk livelivr. Heaven kmrws, each year I try, Fur exam- ple, I don't have a knack for growing home plants I bought a hanging fern and thc rope died. his! month I put m a rod gamivn In.“ m thcm wen-11mm in the morning Mid I mn't gel anything [0 gm“ Ill my “-34?th gilrdrn. I hung!“ tlic but seed. I planted I pran- and (minnow... and I paid it) toms " can for them. Muyhc I'm m‘vrh-mhng my ' lawn. f haw the only lat grams on the Mark. d Snnu-Ihing weird happened (Ill my lawn, I planted snmv words and the grass took over, Frequent Tourist: I talked m mum folks who took a visit to Britain as a winter holiday, Oddly. they mentioned a (‘nuplr of things that Innsl visitors monlinn. Cher had nu good lhmgs to '=--=r--P---ri= ley album llu- food. I should have glwn thvm the \uggrslinn of getting a battvry- upvmlml stomach pump. But I don't blame the, British [or the wax thaw rank. im you realize that If u wercn't tor lwarlhurn. lhr-w pcople would nvw-r gr! warm, It's, nu wonder "Icy like Ilwir drunks warm. last tinw I Win in London the only thing you could (mum rm gaming cold wax hot water, Bus Warrant: St haul buscs, hau- bout gulling ('nlirIsm " shnnagn- of urrpxxnrnw. am h as svatbelts What run will walk my about a u hum! luv, ririver who gmx married;' \mnv pvnplv um dip, .lmrmmmn f, Kids today just don't want to do anything that requires work: . - - W You-think I'm kidding? Twenty of them just signed a petition to lower the first step on the school bus. Ode to Summer: Here we are! Almost into summer. Just remember. during sum- mer you often start worrying about strange things, like how many calories there are in an ant. I am always enjoying picnics -- right up In the time when I'm eating it cream cheese sandwich and l see one of the raisins start to move. Keep Cooler: In this kind of weather there are only three ways In keep cool: wear light clothes, drink cold liquids and spend all of your time in front ul an air condition- Uh. one more thing. ”w an Conditioner should he in Fairbanks, Ataska, Stamp It Out: Smut-mm l missed a fairly rerun! increase in postal rulrx tu I Ah um rvmvmher when yirnoke (vi-ts In Yum Eyes was a sunginstmd ofa wmlhrr trpun ['ll It'll you how bad tlu. \nmg grts I know an artist who paints what he wvs Hts Imam painted in thrvr yum I didn't rcahze how bad thc mung has hut-n until I heard that lln- mgmnal ('ngi m-rnug dvpartmcrtt has startvd making the. oxpn‘ssway signs in Braille Iherv's that little. old mug dedicattvd lo [hr smug "When your hmr has Iurnml lo sir WI and your Pym haw mmrd to red," High Drama: lt wax " u-rV dramatic nmmvm In Washington when the White Houstsrhitplairt stood up attd said. m is mm oftirial (.i'urgt' Hush will hr our presrdcrot fur .mmlu-r [our wan let us pmv'" Say, I know how In put A)“ 1hr next postal "u'rldhe by two years. Haw mom request them by mail. But, thanks to tlte latest pay increase. postal workers are. ablaze with vuthusiasm. You can tell, Irwy'rts yawning much fasten Therv's, ammhrr wal prnhlt'm with the post office, If you get an enccltrpc with a yellow stamp. gnu don't know if " ink. Chimney Minute: nudging by our recon! wvather, m"n- only a few weeks away from smog.