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Oakville Beave Ian Oliver Publisher Robert Gin-hey Advertising Dhecmr Norman Alexander Edttnr ' Geoff Hill CirculationDire'ctor Tel-l Cans Ofice Manager Tim Cole- Pmduction Manager Which political leaders should be included in any deb ate during the coming federal election campaign? « Williams' response was that the document was for internal use only and that everyone at the board would understand any acronyms or doubles- peak since that’s how board people talk all the time. All six political leaders should be included in any debate during the federal election as the show they will put on will justify never again having apolitical tv It's somehow ironic that the theme for last spring's education week was to explain the jargon used by the board. Looks like they're of the view that it's better to explain the bafflegab than eliminate the practice. After all, they am only trying to present their own immortality and to build an image. I hope the men will not have to wear an off-flie-shoulder suit. That's a curious response since we thought that board trustees were just average people, elected by the population at large to be their voice con- cerning things educational 1n Halton region. In fact, VVllliams' explanation of the report at Thursday's board meeting was more articulate and to the point than his original report. Why not write reports in this manner in the first place? The report, from board director Bob \Vrlliams, was so rife with educa- tion jargon that Oakville trustee Lynne Clark said its contents would be virtually indecipherable to the average person. Abbey Golf Club. But it could be just the beginning of a lot of changes to our national golf championship. When the Royal Canadian Golf Association decided to stop the practice of moving the tournament to different courses in the country, they came in for a lot of Criticism. They also came in for a lot of praise since the course was designed primarily as a venue for this one event. The course's planning took everything into consideration, including the spectators, who can view the pro- fessional golfers from unusual elevations not seen on other courses. The l993‘version' .of the Canadian Open winds up today at the Glen lthese deal with students. At a time 'when education is under the gun to provide a meaningful learning experience for children, this is unacceptable. The report is also interesting in that it mentions the word 'student' only six times in 15 pages of text. That fact alone speaks volumes of how far the board has to go in order to be responsive to the students in the system over the next seven But make no mistake about it, change is in the wind. du Maurier, the long- time sponsor of the event is_ bowing out next year, citing a changing focus in how it spends promotional dollars. RCGA officials have already said they will be discussing the future of the tournament after this year's winner is announced. No one really knows what's in store but given the comments from many of the professionals, look for the championship to be moved around, with Glen Abbey fitting into the rotation every few years. That's bad news for Oakville, which gets a lot of mileage and publicity from the event. Stay tuned. ~ ’ OPHVI ON Will it leave town? 't is disturbing that a Halton Board of Education planning document, called 'Toward 2000' contains 74 ideas or concepts yet only five of EDITORIAL CALL845-5585 Keep ,it simple 467 Spa ers Road, Oakville, Ont. L6K 384 845-3824 Fax: 845-3085 Classified Advertising: 845-2809 _ Circulation: 845-9742 or 845-9743 AKVILLE BEAVER I IWESTWNOFTHEWEEKI The current federal election cam- paign will last 47 days. Should this time period be shortened or extended? A sampling of the best answers will be published in the next Weekend edi- tion of the Oakville Beat/er. Give us your opinion on this topic by calling 845-5585, box 5012. All callers are allowed 45 seconds to respond and must provide their name, address and phone number for verifica- tion. John Ledoux Why? I brooded about it over a beer with a pal of mine in the pub later that night. “It’s not too complicated, ya dummy,” 'she said. “An indoor running track is whatcha‘ use on thOse days when it’s too rainy or too cold or too snowy to run outside.” [don’t buy it._ I Rain and snow and cold are justnature’s way of telling you to pu‘lljt‘he‘cdye'r’s over your; That’s when I saw the sign. “COMING SOON” it read, “A BRAND NEW INDOOR RUN- NING TRACK!” ‘ Indoor running track? Here I was in some of the most beautiful country that Canada has to offer, several hundred thousand acres of unfenced, unpolluted real estate with clean air, panoramic vistas and uncrowded roads where a galoot could jog himself to death if he cared to And they were advgrtising an indoor running track? 0 quote the eminently ' quotable Yogi Berra a fella can learn a lot by just watching. I was doing some watching up in Muskoka recently. Ontario cottage coun- try, that is â€" all wooded hills and jewel-like lakes and chuck- ling rivers Actually I wasn’t watching, I was doing a Speech at one of the swanky new hotel complexes that opened up there not long ago. Last Saturday morning I had a few hours to. myself, so I wandered around, checking out the place. ' .When it comes to exercise, nothing beats a set of stairs fia-cnum , you can strap yourself into and pretend you’re’ rowing a boat. Why not just go down to the boathouse, lay down your five buck deposit and take out a: fore- real dory? It’ll be a lot ~v IICJI‘_I‘I‘flar_ >.. An... Exercise. I stole my person- a] philosophy from a chap by the name of Chauncey Depew. Old Chauncey said “I get my exercise acting as a pallbearer to rn‘y friends who exercise.’ pun-raw“: x4. -- A rȢn-ue. .4 What is it about ersatz exer- cise anyway? Eatons and Simpsons ' and the , Bay advertise rowing machines -â€" diabolical contraptions consisting of pul- leys and clamps and levers that you can strap yourself into and pretend you’re' rowing a boat. Or what about exercise bikes? Is it not som'ewhat insane that fitness fanatics use these gizmos to cycle like dervishes in basements and rec rooms and exercise clubsâ€" when they could just as easily jump on a real two-wheeler and cycle around the block? How about treadmills? You know â€" where you put on your shorts and your nineâ€"way selfâ€" inflating running shoes and a head band and then you step on to a rubber ‘roller and pass a svieaty half-hour pretending that you’re actually loping through the countryside? Besides, the Indoor Running Traek makes a perverse kind of sense if you view it in the con- text of other bizarre exercise options of late. head and forget about exercise until the weather clears â€" if not longer. 7 Actually, folks may already be figuring this out. There’s a brand-new exercise mecca down in Los Angeles. It’s called the Fourth Street Steps. It’s a 189-step staircase that leads from the beach to the rim of the Santa Monica canyon and it’s where all the hippest of the hip L'A fitness buffs line up to strut their stuff. One trip up and down the stairs is equal to running up and down the stairwell of a lO-storey building. Nowadays, the Fourth Street Steps are awash with Spandex-clad, Evian'waterâ€"bearing fitness freaks lumbering up and down and down and up the stairs smiling conspiratorially at one another. Do you have any idea how easy it is to climb stairs for free? Hotels have staircases. So do malls and condos and office buildings and hospitals. Hell most houses have stairs â€" who needs to buy a stair- climbing machine? Or how about the ultimate in whacky workouts â€" The Stairmaster? For several hun- dred dollars you can risk a hernia levering a machine into your home that recreates the act of climbing-stairs. more fun than trying to row across your living room floor.