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6 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, November 7, 2000 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" PUBLISHER GENERAL M J. Peter Hvidsten . OR T E F R R % 8) T R Member GR....... Don Macleod ocha | 4 1 [2 t N A Canadian MANAGING EDITOR Jeff Mitchell pram LE ey Jn ---- amma Ql CNA OFFICE MANAGER Gayle Stapley Member Ontario Community " 2 TR hh - : Association ADVERTISING MGR ...Deb McEachern PRODUCTION MGR == Pam Hickey REPORTER .. = = Chnis Hall PHONE (905) 985-7383 FAX (905) 985-3708 E-MAIL: port.perry.star@sympatico.ca Newspaper Assoc Publications Mail Registration No. 07881 We acknowledge the finanaal support of the Government of Canada, through the Publications Assistance Program (PAP) towards our mailing costs Published every Tuesday by the Port Perry Star Company Limited, 188 Mary Street - Port Perry, Ontario - LIL 1B7 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: 1 Year - $37.45 (includes GST) Six Months - $19.79 (includes GST) Foreign 1 Year - $96 30 (includes GST) subsequent issue or the refund of ary mores paid for the advertisement. All daims of emor in publication must be made by Wednesday, noon, pnor 10 the next week's publication, and, if not made, will not be considered. No daim will be allowed for more than one insertion BUSINESS OFFICE: Judy Ashby, Kathy Dudley, Heather Callan, Janet Rankin, Lesley West ADVERTISING: Ginni Todd, Cindy Jobin, Gail Morse, Heather McGregor. Linda Clarke, Lisa Monk, Janet Archer, Malcolm Lennox PRODUCTION: Trudy Empningham, Daryle Wright, Arlene Cheel, Robert Taylor, Richard Drew Freelance Waters Heather McCrae John B McClelland, Rik Davie EDITORIAL POLICY: Opinions expressed by columaists, contributors and letter writers are not necessanly those of The Port Perry Star Letters must be signed and the telephone number (which will not be published) included. Requests that a name be withheld will be honoured only if there 15 a compelling reason 10 do so Errors wall be corrected if brought to the editor's attention. We reserve the nght to edit or refuse publication of any matenal submitted. ADVERTISING POLICY The publisher is not kable for shght changes or typographical errors that do not lessen the value of an advertisement. The publisher 1s not hable for other ermors or omissions in connection with arty adver isement in any Editorial Comment The solution's at home It seems there's hardly a week that goes by without the public being confronted by atrocious acts, perpetrated by The Durham Rangers Try out their new laser speed. det eclors... young people. Just this week, for instance, we have reports of obnoxious behaviour by a small segment of the young people who attend hockey games in Port Perry. And in Toronto, there was the inci- C dent in which a woman who was selling poppies was attacked and slashed by a gang of very young thugs. With each crime and offensive act, there is disbelief and anger, and renewed calls for revisions to the Young Offenders ct. And there are compelling arguments for toughening the act up, particularly with regard to sentencing, and measures for repeat offenders. But the police and justice system, we think, are a last resort in dealing with objectionable behaviour among youth. The solution begins, and ends, at home. Constant reinforce- ment of community standards must come from parents, teachers, community volunteers, coaches, and others involved with youth. And there must be diligence; quite often it is the kid who thinks society has given up on him who will act in the worst manner. For kids to care about the community, they have to be made to feel they are a part of it. Teens here are often marginalized and discriminated against, just because they are young, bois- terous, and highly visible. We like the position of some of the candidates running in next week's municipal election. They say there must be a seat [w= y for young people at the council table, and that they'll push for 'e the creation of a youth advisory committee to give young people a voice. More important would be the feeling of credibility, of having a stake in the community, such a move would bring. Great idea. QOPS. HAD THE DARN THING SETON "HIGH! AN 8 IATTTTTILLA Foxe oN < . Ly ~ A y) = Port Perry Star Letter of the Week What's becoming of Port Perry? To the Editor: I'd really like to know what Port Perry is being reduced to, when my children have had three bikes stolen right from our back yard? One bike was stolen in mid June, and two more went missing just this past week. Stolen recently were a purple mountain bike, and a smaller red sport bike. We live on a well travelled road, in the middle of town. The bikes would not be visible to anyone else, except someone who knew they were there. I can't believe the nerve of these people. They would have had to drive or walk right up our driveway and then take off, hoping no one was home or that we were sleeping, since we didn't notice they were gone until Monday office, was operated by Mr. and Mrs. James Doupe. The about 1950 and a modern new building was built, which d Market. The store was sold to Ross and Marg Sweetman, 1967, and subsequently sold during the 1970s to Don and torey apartment to the building. Port Perry used to be a town where people never even had to lock their doors, let alone lock up their bikes on their own property. What happened that changed our town this much? These two separate incidents have really destroyed my chil- dren's faith in human kindness and, I'm sad to say, mine too. To steal from a child is about the lowest thing a human being can stoop to. | certainly hope you are proud of your actions. Anyone with any information can contact Clippers Cove at 985- 3597. Laurel Hansen Port Perry port.perry.star@sympatico.ca