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[His l()THE CHRONICLE , . 5 Don’t be quiCk to Mayor Halloran is conducting her- mitment to citizenship rights and Blg spoonfill Of criticize the mayor item“ {$th pfom'sed' 305° mi: motives uld h l e so quic to criticize an ow er y voters wo ignore t is ‘ the courtesy of time to hear the behooves me greatly. it shows a lack su at from Grad i e Chronicle editorial titled comments from the people who of respect for a true warrior for our “Make a Decision” shocked elected her. rights. me to think that the writer A tential recount ma rove . . . would prefer to have political deci- hudyVlsentln otherwise. but alas most chums along my if?!“ sfhake andbmy “$1 “bm‘e' Blg Spgar sions made without consulting with Waterloo do not undo the evening's final washonre 9 I}? avounte and: roughout the 90.2 the citizensinthe community first. l h 1 results. w" t err eavy roots-roc ~reggae sound an We are not a communist society, water 00 as OSt a This community in its naiveté marathon mgr"! concerts. . . so why is Mayor Halloran being crit< good representative and voters flying strictly under party it ”Elma?“ 61 hem .We 1.“ ioncert mm???” 20 times: the" icized for wanting more “me to colours has done AndrewTelegdi a 5 pints at t e 0 arm in Kite ener espect y stand out in my consult with the community on Iain appalled that a man of Andrew great disservice. “gang; Sit/tenged 19883? versions}? song; “kc l m 853m important matters? Telegdi‘sintegrity and conviction Was democracy served? Of an is f". ow. By .e en' 0 I 6.563" onlrnan ' W . . 0 . . lohnson and his law-dropping gurtar playing had die-hard fans, These decrsrons are not to be was not supported by the majority course. l'k . alt ed fre . . 'th th . taken lightly or made without prop» of the Kitchener»Waterloo riding. However, this community should ' state, It? a was“; Lik fl tearing u up W] err mean er consideration and care. His conservative opponent in realize the highly questionable deci- an “I“? as f.“ e Sh e ' . l k ak if it takes longer to make adeciâ€" contrast has done little in compari- sion it has just made. ,. h 315: y gumped 2: Eopgortu‘mty ast wee a? fife d sion while gathering input from the son for this community. Telegdi's strength for all peoples a" d or K? 10 "inst-fl. {avg h) lnson, 2331153 B an citizens of Waterloo, so be it! Telegdi, on the other hand, has of Canada and our community will hm y, co‘mmg to. e t 1131! m at: 1:10" BC ' nvrng i would much rather be led bya served his fellow students as presi- surely be miss in Ottawa. t rgugh gourntainotlis rm (a?! i - egg? ' d " 1011an mayor who considers the commu- dent of the University of Waterloo On a positive note, with Telegdi's 5.3le; er BF guonei) (E g . (02004 ii m a a f h nity first and foremost instead of Federation of Students, served his myriad of experience, knowledge lenbig d gar Cm 11pm h h: ey were one 0 ‘ e most making impulsive or misinformed region solidly with bringing addiâ€" and people skills, he will find many FED; ar all: "Bi at“? is“? and“ decisions â€" wouldn't you? tional attention to the high-tech new doors open up for him. That is l e eep 1." [fe'i‘mflgigl’nDae cliff Fana ‘ Mayor Halloran‘s eagerness to and insurance industries and fur- agiven. cover verzignoj hes and I; y - i \i \ii\i i \l i involve the voice of the community ther in Ottawa has had the respect EM" ra y. lp|1soridsai ' h( ve ’ , is what got her elected (and by a of even cross party lines for his welhsoun l e km? ead \ l ‘ I \ ‘ landslide if l recall correctly). tremendous efforts and work with Craig Hoddle gala? n it; [gosfiefeanfskg Si" 5 and - 3x .. Unlike most political figures. civil liberties and his undying com» Waterloo unfimmd the power -trio of gGraldgai; gt 3“ a whole other animal. ~ . fl . “There was some confusion when r we played shows in Canada at first, » Focus now on U. S. camp algn m... a... Big Sugar) â€"â€" but by now, everyone's ow that we've managed to get through the racist fare. but we have our own issues there don’t figured it out.” said Johnson. "I don't ,, , Nfoolishness of the past few weeks. and largely we? have any issues around my paSt body ‘ end up in the same place we were before Anyhow. during that week of the election l will be of work. but I've built Grady from the ‘ (except for Stephane Dion. who is nowhere) we can in South Carolina. That state has a higher percentage ground up, and We got to keep mov» MARSHALL turn our attention to the United States, where in lust of black residents than the national average, a lower ing forward." , WARD lessthan two weeks they will vote. than normal level of education and income, and is And moving forward is what lohn~ ""’ ' ' ' And there's no question they won’t be sticking to older than most states. It offers a real combination of son has been doing, releasing two albums with Grady ~â€" 2004's the status quo, demographics which tend to vote Republican or till. So Shady? and 2007's Cold Cup of Poison, with their rough- One way or the other, Americans will Democrat â€" sometimes overlapping. neck blend of blues, southern rock and metal. A native of Medi- make history, with either the first female ' We were in the same place during cine Hat. Alta. Johnson now lives in Austin, Texas. and says the vice president, or the first black president. i ii i ( - i ( ii the 2004 election and talked to a lot of southern culture has been a major influence on his music. That no question is why there is so ‘ ' , ‘ people who were deeply divided during “(Austin has) a small town feel, and music plays a bigger role much interest in the presidential race. I“ ) U R kl that race. That is one startling compo- here. And the weather plays no small part ofwhyl moved either enough so that some are predicting more hem ofthe American political system. â€" l worked on the farm for too many winters,” lohnson Americans will vote this time since 1960. g; The two sides seem further apart laughed. Since moving to Texas, lohnson said one of the high Certainly the American race has more -, than ours. There seems to be much lights has been meeting and working with country legend Mllie personality, and seems to be more tuned " i more anger and much more rhetoric Nelson. who appears on Gold Cup of Poison. i in issues than our campaign, which large» a 3 That divide appears to have widened "Every time I look on the album jacket and see his name, I ly consisted of five people racing around i? i even more this time around. still can't believe it.” said lohnson. i told lohnson that I had i the country in a desperate effort to con- ' . a! ls that partly because of race'.l I don't always seen Mllie Nelson as mystical, with an almost surreal i wince us they are not nearly as bad as the W {5 know and these days no one seems to calm aura about him. lohnson responded with a laugh, “Mllie other people 5; .,. ' i want to ask the question. is like Santa Claus â€"â€" when he walks into a room. he has this \ l‘hat being said, hmh sides in the US. , & i Iohn McCain seems like a good calmingeffect on people. are perfectly capable ofbeing very vicious « man. but I don't he has created the "Another real highligtt for me was when Billy Gibbons (71 i although the Republicans seem to have . ‘ same kind of following as Obama Top). who is one of my all-time heroes, called me on my cell been much more biting. ‘ BRIAN (whether that's deserved or not) phone to rant and rave about Cold Cup of Poison." lohnson i in fact. l think the only thing Republi- ‘ BOURKE I fear sometimes for our friends in recalled. "That same day. lello Biafra (The Dead Kennedysl can lohn McCain hasn't said so far is he is,” h . the United States. A lot of hope has called to tell me how much he liked us. Man â€"â€" that was a great I “Don't vote for the black guy.“ been invested in Batack (lbama. l'm day forGrady." ‘ Which docs raise an interesting question. In the not sure any person can live up to that. And to he Speaking with lohnson brought back so many great memo- | mans. Tom Bradley, the first black mayor or Log sure. whatever hope is there, has to be tempered by ries of seeing his astonishing performances at venues like the I Angeles ran for Governor of (”alifornia. and polls at the reality of political situations. it's just not that easy lyric. the University of Waterloo, and Waterloo’s Sounds of “ the time showed him with a significantlead going to make change. Summer Music Festival. With a different set list every night. I J inlnthe vole fl lead that evaporated as people went I wonder what an Obama loss miidit mean? infill made bootleg recordings of the shows with a small cassette 1 into the polling booth. therebe anger? Violence? recorder. traded tapes, and listened to them endlessly in antici- , There's a fair amount of division among experts i wonder if he will even make it to election day, let pation of the next time Big Sugar came to town. ‘ about whether there really is a difference in cam- alone into office. Have you had those thoughts? 1 With heartbreaking live versions of Taj Mahal's Wild 0x paigns involving white and black candidates. know there’s plenty ofsecurity. But one crazy person Moan, dub jam versions of Bo Diddley's I‘m a Man, and the between what someone tells a pollster and the deci» with a gun can do a whole lot of damage, rhythmically hypnotic 20-minute encore of lohn bee Hooker’s sion they make in the ballot box But it has become a it‘s probably difficult for younger people to grasp Crawling King Smite. Big Sugar struck me as something com- Question again 35 Barack Obama continues to lead that. But l'm Old enough to remember the assassina- pletely different -â€" and l f?“ in love with if. going in“) the final couple ofweeks. tions of Martin Luther King, and Bobby Kennedy. Grady is something completely different once again, with Will people maintain that commitment or will And I remember the way hope deflated. the pain their punk rock approach to making music and touring small they. for reasons perhaps they don't even under on many people’s faces. who felt a new day was just clubs, said lohnson: “We're just grinding it out, and it’s great to stand. back away at the last minute â€" afraid of what around the corner. I hope we don't see that again. be on the road again.” they see as an unknown? m Ride like he“. Grady. 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