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HIII Him" Students have become teachers Once again it's time for us adults to take a lessen from the younger generations. It's inspiring to see so many schools promoting the importance of giving to their students, especially during the holiday season. And the nile part was thie chariiy reached far into the community. sthoofs from all sides of Waterloo were a bustle of activity leading up to the Christmas break, with cam- paigns of every kind running to help those in need. While a number of my drives took place to support such campaigns as the Tree of Angels and the Waterloo firefighters" annual collection. Lester B. Pearson school took their generosity a step further. remembering all the children who had to spend Christmas in the hospital. llalfuf the school's toy Collection went to thvGrand River Hospital children's wing. while the rest went to the fire- fighters' drive. The k-W Montessori whool tmtrllected muclrruidvd gills. such as toiletries and baby items, fur those aided by Family and Children's Services ofWaterhro Hrginn. And pvrhaps Liiurvlwood publiv school had the longest reach of all. talk-(ting vvvrything from warm winter rhyming and nunqwrishahle fund In luilvtrivs and mm “mm. " pm gum In Mtrsw little prnplr ran makv " higditht rum We can only Impt- 1hr Ipssnm thvsc slmh‘nls haw lrmm-d mun ladl' with time. and that tlwy will makv sun- In pass them, down In tulun- gum-muons. With puns of Ilu- world in my mind) thaw. and in m-ul at rmmnding mm wvh. hvrc In hr") and nm to harm. ilk mu- to sm- ('hildn-n taking an aniw role in lrading us mm .1 ”MW and what will hoptolly he a hem-r wan "Hwy of my friends were in (need) I'd feel good to know we're helping them." Strong words... __' ----_ if} a l .- so now mm lah' I F ' Mon: 9595‘". I - 1 (1,ff(',Ci'iiiiis) acronyms? I a _ _. . 'ill _ i,i'i2(')')i,'.b,, \ " * BL? " 1 v CEir'Crl ‘ I; B. " Cftll, . , Fi "tell-MI I U i2Cllg ‘- cdd21, 'ti! fig: il,,'ililll'i! Nlllid 'ztfCt,: - e-""ssc;sy'-cca"- J,GikegF - a Inuwl'umd public school student DITORIA] VIEWPOINT Time “IF " to get rtttttmgttttttttd ow that we're in the Ncalm of the storm that will precede the Ian. 23 federal election. 2006 promises to be a year when the average citizen can have a big say in the type of government we want. The gloves will start coming off next week when the real election campaign begins. but it will be our collective responsibilities to rise above the din that will come when the federal par- lies go after each other hammer and tong. Hot button and wedge issues shouldn't be the deciding factor in which party we rhuow to lead m in the next year and a half, in raw of the predicted minority government, or for the next four years if 5mm» one ran actually pull off a majority government. At the same time we rum he put otflsy llw pulilr ical worms and me puund~ in}: it takvs whett leaders, attack. thy rrywt'st rmluy show In be 1mvvilvd in [hr m=w year. It’s like falling us- all anti-American when buf' don't agrm- with what the prowl)! Hush adminislm tion is doing in the US We haw- warm affection for uur American rousins but (an uwpm tlllllv dis ugn'r with the dim: lion their gnvvmnu-nl takcs likrwiw for nut lwlirl In dvmorrarv. Inn hm .mw tht, pul'nuul (mus In ”Mann has rIIInmi "nun mums all fmm urn lung: tltcit 1mm [use “HI: thr, Inn-ml lunmm mm psrulut rd Int the Inn. 33 vulv. n damn" mean wv dvspiw democracy. instvad it's um? for titi, Pt'tpi In gr! rm frtttttN ted to the [HKH'I'KN s11 that puhlir policy refhwts our whim and visions instead of thaw "vated in snmr think tank sunwwhl'rr. And In do that Int-ans shaking off tlw upullw that has [dawn-d nur I'M linm for the hl‘HI" part nl n dvtade Uixugtvvlng “Ill! what's going ml in “llama tiocstt't mum) takruy Ttull hall and grain): hou. n tttttts sl.ty In; In thr gamv and up." Municipal governments are the ones that affect Canadians most on a daily basis. BOB VRBANAC More important than the federal follies. local citizens will be able to put a stamp on the Waterloo they want to see in the future with the municipal election coming up this fall. We don't know how many times it's been said but municipal govern- ments are the ones that affect Canadians most on a daily basis. ing change, Yet, even with the RIM Park fallout as a backdrop to the last municipal elec- tion, only 33 per cent of voters came out to the polls. Those numbers were even worse in neighbouring municipalities like Kitchen- or. where tht, municipal art-ragv of 30 pm mm was threatened llu-w groups aw InlI'I mum! in helping shapt' Watcrloo's future nuw thut thc hunk-n oi MM Park is um!” I nmml, But thvre's a man alum locally by a numhvr oi gmups inu'rrsn-d in that”: mg thaw drrlining paruri palinn Ion-ls and ulwning the. doors of Wun'rlnn City "all ttt mm» pI-nplv. They int Indy people Inh‘nwlml in getting mnn' neighbourhood and grass mun trrrttntoity gmup». Invnlw‘d in llu- pmu'ss lherrw arr also others Hm [limp Mm would like, In haw " lmml In tranting Ilu- lll'hdH‘ In urn N'nvu-mlwr’s um- How mm h gmwlh dn up "crul In Wan-Hun? Iml sxhnt Continued nu page 9