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II """"B“ These days, I think there is far too L much emphasis on university degrees, and an awful lot of people going that route would be better served by colleges. where l I you get a better hands-on and real-world educa I'm a graduate of a college myself, and all thn my children have gone through that system. ln fact. one of them is spending a few unscl tiled days at home right now because ol'the strilt Strikes. on their own. dont generally bother at least not "I the immu- serum In that ease. hoth \itles are well amtrt- of (tonnage ultich “ill be mused, itttd Ill truth, m \tllnt‘ mortlocrs ol the pithlit' will he mum niemetl. tor the ntoxt "in there .u'e Alternative thow ornate l "mpitruts, In the puhli 'rt't lot though, it',. tll'lt‘rl'tll, is; tt.tll\ in this CitW. Hw onh nunnla- v,."......-: . l -----, "----------------------------, q O h J . I-'-" _ Students are not bargaining chips I}? never been mm- of those oeoralrs whn mm Ln-m 't . ”76...... w... for t Jonesmga College. 'l‘L _ 7 ' - ' Ihey have an important job. not one that everyone um do, and id like to believe a higher salary will attract and keep the better ones. That being said. i have to admit the strike at community colleges upsets me. I'm a big fan of the college system. I sit on a program advisory committee for f 'nnnum... f 34., (urnlim- and William “reels connect tho uplmvn shuppiltg area with all of the housw, and apart- ments West of Park Strtwt-thou. sands ufhuuwhulds. The Laurel trail (coming from the universities; crussvs here before turning into the [run Horse trail loading to Kitchener. . - ""..... uulll‘llfb. mm Isl And there isn'l a single person among m. if we were in the same posi- tion of being "Hen-d millions ofdollars to do our job. who wouldn't take it. As for leathers. lit, always been pretty comfortuhie with paying them well. I've 'vittched dun‘nx of do the smm' thing. [into .1th It's not just me in daugo [his intvrscction is vurmm-l‘ bar with many of the rvginn's and hirydislx. Our society places a value I whether or not you agree with tl the (use of professiunul ulhlmes. l ._ .l A . " Lt never been one of those people who gets horri. bly upset with the money people make. Or with people who go on strike to get that money. You won't hear me complain about overpaid doctors, teachers. or oven athletes and entertainers. I figure we all have skills, and we refit them to the highest bidder. pedeslriun walk signal In cross William appears, it's the mre driver who kinks before slumping on the gas pedal and starting their turn to the right. pedesl riu H William appo "m " Iwdestrian, and I cross the Inn-cl itt (me of the region’s most dangerous interwclinns: Caro. line and William streets in Waterloo. With rarely any opposing or rmsswis‘o trafric, most drivers treat the traffic signul's red as [riendly advice to "slow down hrielv" before swooping around the dedicated right-turn iane's light (mm-r. And when the light turns um... o.," an Uptown intersection needs a lot of work TI iane's light (arm-r. And , light turns green. and the __ Hanan-um "rstt of them is spending a I'm me right now because "I'll heir mm. dont generally I u- pnmu- senor. l hnlh 'sides art' wcll an “ill ht" “mud, and In tr . signal ts red m. [riendly 'slow down hrie0y" before gumund the dedicated F, ' . . Inn is "htrvmvly popu- of the my] mix mllkors though, in (hm-rpm only pmmll- “um-rum lulvnx of drivers limo nth-r time. in dung”, either. - "re m-ll amm- of the caused, and in truth. while " puhIir will he "tcttrtrv- tart there .m- alternatives m 7y colleges. where I think and real-world education. Ego myself, and all three of otrgh that system, 1 value on certain jobs. and 'e with that vitlue, such as in athletes, that is the reality. single Person -- F, a few unsched so of the strike. mull) bother mu Tt'rtt. Ispt'» Ting in lhis Caroline No, if! die crushed under the' wheels of a vehicle an the corner of (':.:..n.... M I 'trm'.. ...,, dun.» cxul'lnl‘ly tight radius Corners, no margins hetween sidewalk and mummy. and a dedicated right-turn lane that simply invites drivers to whip around without own looking-this ir1titivction " almost Inilur-madv itt kill pethrsrriuus, And yo! I am not region's drivers. As far as I'm to problem al Carolin It's a vital link for nun commuting in our area. rarely alone when I cro intersection. who and William streets bu . m. quIw mun the management and union an: wrong in allowing a strike In happen. ll seems an odd way " two groups, who profess to (an: mostly almul the students' t'ducution, to show that mun-m, If anything mum-s nu: of Ilus dispute I hope ilk thc lust time thc sttulrrrts' "duration and their {mun- art' n-u-v "st-(1m ""rgainingrhim, . -v... mum wnIcn Side is correct in this dispute because, as the public, we're never privy to every- thing going on in the discussions. I do know both the management and union are wrong in allowing a strike to happen. " i"dori'tiiav"fv'iii'g, side because, as the public, we 1L;»( . warts and workload If the school year full-time job begins, cisc for her, and thou right. _, "W... v... But even she admits th, drags on. dispute are the students. My daughter is not c unplanned vacation. In fact getting a few days off. The students um the ('uslmm'rs in this particul, transaction. and unlike in the privul swim: they (lnn't have the uppnnunil In tuke their huxim’ss elsewhere. Puhlic Nt't tor strikes irk me beams ofthut, lhr employees have a monopoly “I the job. and that wt-ms reason enougl F to me, to give up the right to strike. I know the arguments ugmmt that, . Without the right to strike. sumo wil, , say, management will be able to run roughshod over employees. ”1...: .L A -~- - Street, "xtrerrtely ()(),)s/111EN T r "on-vehicular area. and I am Icross at this angry wi th the any, management will be able to run rouglishod over employees. Hind that difficult to buy in the pulr lic sector. since it's all about delivering good programs. and like the private world. happy employees are generally better employees. This strike is supposed to be about mrklmd w m begins. it becomes a very ", and thousands of others. l " my is pushed into M; Ifthe dcparlmcnl isrt't interested in fixing this intvrsection. maybe Hwy should install it camera instead, Ihat way they can capture images of pedestrians and cyclists that are killed and maimed and saw- them. like trophies. Because if the department isn't ashamed of this intersection. I hope they are proud ofit. "Hedesign trattic ll, of traffic flows down I In John Street; no rig William Street allow-d 0N0 Right Turn on Red from t oline ontoWilliam; Tight-tttIn-one green arr that precedes main green. Pedestrian signal; 'Manually activated Pedestri signal halts with ular traffic in directions (all-wav rm !: tion killer will be the (Si!) all roads and sum-ls deparrm continuing to allow this In traffic vrTineering to exist hundreds of pout-sum cyclists at risk day after day. So. what can be done I this intersection safer? Take these alone or in n at will change if the overly upset with her t, she's pretty giddy about Street anon ed, department isn't inlercslcd yL: P it monopoly on reason entiugh slrevls department r activated Pedestrian with ulur traffic in all -way rod ); may. when her ry costly men And that's nut "h Particular ( the private Ummrtunily the City of Waterloo . “v-"m pout-s! rians a nd lit-muse b How so majority n Caroline Street right turns unto Sean Puckett Waterloo or in comhina will 'purrment---for this travesty of strike green arrow green. no to make putting It's unlommate that Pupt'r m mm un the I lull-n an") m [hr ner his or her rq-xponsnhilin Int grim. Pirklu "MI at the "low m "ttsly disappeared t mid mum Air, _ v - 7 n. -.. .uuuruu'l [us larnl. and has plank-d no! guiln to tiru-tho,rrvt, [Hunk-r hr has hm") (lumen! ' --- _ _ -m....w.f m Pig farmer Ruben Will [H l is another example. ile allegedly murdered his farm. and has "hunk-A Where does the thought process come from where individ. uals believe it is OK to suffocate a child to death? Where does right and wrong evaporate to? How do we know who in society is capable of killing another human being? And what signs do we look for in someone with no nn-vinm v~-'---=~---' "' - ._ It is clear that more than the majority of us would look at i innocent child like Donny Clubb, crying for his mother, on would want to do nothing more than pick him up, give him cookie and calm his tears. How have w could became Process? . -ee ___. "u... ' quIUlll nctp mil wonder about the sanity of individuals l meet everyday. i ll made me wonder ulmul the woman pushing her cart pus! mine at the grim-[v sum: with mu small children in low. Could she be capable of committing " similar Vll ions & rink-l And then, just as l ronvince myself that this riotion surely isn't possible and continue through the produce section. we learn of Sivananlhi Hang" of Markham Ont., who was run-ml) charged with first-deg/ee murder after she was found in a halliluh with her slain daughters, aged two and lhroc months. Police said mutant-mun m. -i . ’ - -'T "v“! Wain He was living and wori obvious signs he was capa crime to an innocent child, After reading Palmer's hut wonder about the sanit i II mademe wonder aim mine at the grim-[v sum: u she be capable of l'ummillil And the". just as I mm isn't possible and continue learn of Sivanumhi Hang" l charm-d with firL|,.l...--»~ " "as "ecome Increasingly disturbing that these individuals are living among us, many with no previous criminal records. Why would anybody suspect someone like Palmer} He was living and working We the rest of'society, with no obvious signs he was capable orcommitting such a malicious crime to an innocent mam Palmer told police that he snapped" on the crying baby never meant to kill him-an inn ing comment coming from a with four children of his own, w] ence of caring for a crying baby. It has become increasingly dis an» lim'm- F.-----,, He now joins it growing number n Individuals who have committed sim ilar horrifying crimes. Palmer was sentenced last week in Supvn'ur Court in Kitchener In Iii years in prison, HI years for manslaughter and 'hreeovar, thr .corpmitting an indignity to a dead body. - W ..... "n ""'"""r Palmer, 36, confessed to police an gated. He took Danny‘s lifrlcsx hm!) him into his ”Irwin. and took him driVe-lhru for a Happy Meal. Palmer lalvr put Dunn) j, tiny body so! it ablaze and dumpt-d it into a wooded arm: otf Langdon [MW in t amhridge. Baby Danny's charred remains More found by investigators 3 little. nu-r a week later. Criminals can be closer than you think Palmer conh mouth fur more breaths m-n- (Tit lt was clear right from the n'l have u chance last June. v while in the care of his moth who had taken him ml " u ----" Mrlumm- that it hm hm "me hank mm un the. " nilhmu wring m " m tht. "er ' of sumo srrtgttthus, something en horrible. .vnvnorc In my perfect “mid nuuld the accompany a picture of a smiling, itrtive um made me “under what kind of a monster mu ' L...-....L:,r . Nowhere in accompany a p couldnt help hut loci a li Icamc into “ark Lust luvsd; picture ofa small Mandy-h. the headline ahm c in hold In: tle Donny ( Ilublr." _ m-“ ..... ' my “in mum] m a with her slain daughters, aged two and three months. said [msl-parlum Psychosis may have wmnbuu-d to , Hanan ullPInullm mu...- A." -, .- _ on- than fiO wtlrudr until-n “In: awed trom Vanrtruwrr, rough m»! , "e'""'""" 'irkton lived Imdnslurhc he care of his mother's (-x-ht akert him on a weekend fishir r confessed to holding his h, ,,..,_,._ .._ .- _ "fin". ”nu "In" signs cm 'one with no previous criminal history? Prt William Pirkton, 56. of Port t "quillum nole ume to I "unwu m nmdmg his hand uwr are than tive minutes. lhe 22-montl cries for his mommy. i, confessed to police after brim: h: rst, 't . ‘ - 'almcr's sg-nlcnct- la u "as m1 "me mud” " In up”! a unu- l without wring another Person" m.- t of sumo tcum-img n ho lhmmm u “as In control fate, Hp but log] it lilllt- sick crying baby. ind 26 Vancouver , 1-" charged with r--an interest. u monde-haired and blue in bold letters, "Guilty oh P ,"V‘. PP% "W, lll'al\l "s lifeless, hody, drvsse0 him and took him through in " \I....I ruesday and read the m a man ' l, who should have he start that little '. when he was s: lend limit}; In p ui, u hile polirt. just m of "Hg. "tlive' "vo-ye; a rt'tortstpr Wits “In all of the 26 l mum at last week, sex-trade “when 0n r was smothered to death boyfriend. Shawn Palm”. c:,, _ . mm read the local lu-adlirrvil':\ Ind hluewycd toddler with Milly plea in slaying of " ". being he, 'tlice. \urn- hat I had 31pm" suis, sinu- the m my stomach when I an black hockey h, i uwr little Bunny's nmmh-nld's last fun he average Inc an overnight l cuuldlf'l help l)m_1ny Clubh did some expen'. , word "slaying mm. 'urupped u M, lumuld’s 'avily inn-rm ar-old, and. h mhk- of doing at an a and my.