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THE HERALD OUTLOOK Saturday Ml- Ministry of Transportation Enforcement Officer Gerry Lawrence above examines the GMC van engine while below he looks at the same vans brake system during this week s Ministry of vehicle safety Lane program held outside the Gordon Arena in Georgetown During the past month Regional Police have been issuing report notices to those seen driving cars In disrepair Drivers have been showing op with their vehicles this past week to have them safety checked Those who received a notice but dont report will be fined Herald pbotoV Letter is democracy in action HURRY IN IS STILL ON 30 TO 50 OFF Polo OFF MYGENMPION 115 MAIN ST S GEORGETOWN 8732851 Chamber Made Herald Special Looking over the letters to the editor in any newspaper is sometimes very interesting The letters range from the sublime to the ridiculous and cover every sub ject and that is the parts that we get to read I am sure many of them have been edited to make them legal and suitable for publication One letter recently caught my in terest Its intent was to warn readers that democracy was a poor form of government The author did not offer any alter natives to what we have today He felt that democracy had many short comings and that dissenters should be kept in check This got me thinking about other forms of government and how would they deal with our day to day living problems and how that form of government would react to a critical letter as appeared in the paper We have seen from recent events in China how simplistic communists governments react to peaceful demonstrations They have crushed all forms of free speech embarked on a da campaign to keep their citizens in tine and ignore all appeals from other countries to reform I don t think they would be receptive to any critical letters to the editor The next form of government that many nations practice is a dic tatorship This form of govern ment subjugates all residents to one persons view Dictators will also squash any discontent to re main in power I don think they would react favorably to a critical letter to the editor Last but not least is democracy which I believe is the best form of government We have free speech a free press the right to vote people out of office the right to earn a living as we see fit and many more rights that we take for granted We even have the right to write critical letters to the editor as was published in the paper I am reminded of a quote whose author I do not know He said that democracy was like sex when it s good its great and when its bad it is still pretty good Our freedom is something to cherish and we should not take it for granted The Halton Hills Chamber of Commerce represents business in Hdhr For further informs tibn please caB the Chamber at v Stereo stolen A stereo and speakers valued at and in cash was stolen from a Churchill Road South house in Acton sometime bet ween the afternoon of July and the next morning police say Police do not know how entry was gained MM meat chops OPEN 7 PAYS 8732151 Sun lim Times 9am Wed BARBEQUE SWEEPSTAKES THE FIRST BARBEQUE WINNER IS VI NORTON Shown here Is VI Norton of Georgetown being congratulated by Bill Kerr of Georgetown Home Hardware winning the first of three bar beques In the Heralds BarMque Sweepstakes Contest Georqetown Weekly Winners Week of June SHARON SWITZER Victoria St Georgetown WEEKLY CASH VALUE COUPON FROM Week of July 3rd MARY HARLEY Durham St Georgetown Dont Forget To Play Every Week YOU COULD WIN ONE OF THREE BEAUTIFUL BARBE0UESFR0M OR Georgetown fflHome liiiy hardware A Weekly Cash Coupon From M M Meal Shops See the Contest Page for Details the HERALD