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Ian Oliver Publisher Robert Glasbey Advertising Director Norman Alexander Editor Geoff Hill Circulation Director _ i Teri Casas Office Manager ¢ Tim Coles Production Manager One wonders how these people would feel if they, or a loved one, was forced to deal with ALS, a disease that sees all muscle groups eventually become paralyzed. The victims either die of starvation or asphyxiation. The B.C. woman said all she wants is to have an intravenous tube hooked up to her arm with a lever she could pull to start the lethal flow of drugs flowing into her body. The tragedy of Sue Rodriguez is that she is deteriorating at such a rate that even if such a lever was available to her, that it may be impossible for her to end her own life. In the end she may choke to death in a horrible ordeal. So much for caring, so much for compassion, so much for human digâ€" nity. It‘s time this affront to everything humane is taken out of the hands of judges and legitimized by the federal government. Ford has also seen its marketshare improve in several areas and with the introduction of new lines in the coming months, O‘Connor is confiâ€" dent that 1994 will be the continuation of something good. For workers at the truck and auto assembly plants here, the awarding of the Windstar project has meant job stability for some years to come and with that will come the kind of positive economic spinâ€"offs needed if the economy is to continue out of recession. The verdict is a victory for those who say allowing Mrs. Rodriguez the right to have assistance in killing herself, is contrary to what is ‘right‘ and proper. good these days. The auto company executive has seen his compaâ€" ny post a $28â€"million profit for the first six months of the year but even better than this is the news that the local plant will make the new Windstar minivan for North America, once the reâ€"tooling work has been completed. Ford of Canada president Jim O‘Connor can be excused for feeling And that‘s another reason for O‘Connor‘s smile. Both General Motors and Chrysler auto workers have settled and now it‘s Ford‘s turn to talk with the Canadian Auto Workers union. But given the fact that the changeover to the new van line will take about two months and a strike during this time would do nothing for the union. Look for a quick settleâ€" ment. It is a blow for not only Rodriguez but also for all of those people who are hopelessly ill with diseases that reduce them to vegetables, unable to perform even the simplest of tasks. Many of these people spend the final years and months of their lives in pain and misery and despite their wishes to be allowed to die with some dignity, they are foiled by our legal sysâ€" tem. How ironic that a system supposedly set up to protect the individual, fails the individual in the most basic of tests...that person‘s right to end their own suffering. health and wellâ€"being, one cannot trust our legal system to take the proper course of action. The case in question is that of 43 yearâ€"old Sue Rodriguez who is termiâ€" nally ill with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, otherwise known as Lou Gehrig‘s Disease. Oncc again this past week, we saw that in matters of an individual‘s She had been waging a legal battle so she could have some assistance in committing suicide. Lower court rulings held that she was entitled to a physicianâ€"assisted suicide but the Supreme Court of Canada in a close 4â€"3 vote, decided that she could not avail herself of that opportunity. EDITORIAL _ No humanity Signs of hope 467 Speers Road, Oakville, Ont. 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As a matter of fact, I probaâ€" bly make just about all the We live in an age when Michael Jackson â€" a squeakyâ€" voiced androgynous wuss who likes to dress up in bellhops uniforms and have his hair ironed and his skin bleached â€" gets $65â€"million from Sony Corporation to make a tour of Japan. I‘m not complaining, mind you. I make enough to keep shingles over my head and shoe leather between my bunions and the sidewalk. We live in an age when a journeyman ham like Bruce Willis can command â€" and get â€" $2â€"million to star in a movie. And this is after a string of cinâ€" ematic duds from which the faithful moviegoing public stayed away in droves. That too, is a lot more than I make. That‘s more than the GNP of several Third World countries. That‘s a lot more than I make. We live, after all, in an age when an amiable young thug by the name of Wendell Clark makes a million bucks a year as captain of a gang of shinny players called the Maple Leafs. That‘s more than I make. We live in an age when a pigskinâ€"toter by the name of Rocket (The Dud) Ishmail scammed approximately 10â€"milâ€" lion bucks from his employers in return for not playing all that well for less than three seasons. don‘t know about your sitâ€" Iuation, but my takeâ€"home pay is definitely not keepâ€" ing up with the times. Concept of an artist performing for the public a new concept And then there‘s Theodore Major. Chances are extremely good that you‘ve never heard of Theodore. He‘s a wizened little gnome of a man, 85â€"yearsâ€"old, who lives in a shabby brownâ€" stone house in Wigan, England. Theodore Major‘s health is failâ€" ing, and that‘s too bad because last month he found himself in trouble with the law. We‘ve got our money prioriâ€" ties ‘way out of whack‘ â€" and not just the greedheads at the top of the pyramid either. Let‘s face it â€" the money I make may be chump change to Michael Jackson for Bruce Willis or Wendell Clark â€" but I‘d qualify for aristocracy in Bosnia, Ethiopia, or Haiti. And Michael Jackson needs another $65â€"million? For what â€" to buy more Ferris Wheels and Merry Go Rounds for his 2,700â€" acre kiddies ranch in California? Such numbers are nuts! Nobody needs that much money. What‘s Bruce Willis going to do with another $12â€" million â€" get a face lift for his smirk? dough I can comfortably hanâ€" dle. It may be failure of imagiâ€" nation on my part, but I‘m not sure how good I‘d be if someâ€" body suddenly dumped $65â€" million, or $12â€"million, or even a measly million bucks in my lap. A The magistrate was impressed that he ordered t charges dropped and car down from the bench to shg Theodore Major‘s hand a wish him good health. £ Theodore Major drew hi# self up and replied, "Not to t people who want them, the rjj people. I painted these pictur for ordinary people to see, aj they do come. I never paint f money â€" I never have. I am artist, and I paint for people.‘ But, the magistrate rumble surely as one of the country best painters, Mister Major h merely to sell off one or two j his canvasses, pay the fine, a retire on the profits. Amen, Milord. An artist w performs for the people. Wha concept. He‘s also a bit of a curmud geon. When the local tow council ordered Theodore pay a poll tax of nearly $4,0 on the house of painting Theodore fold the town couné to go jump in the canal. T town council sued to ha Theodore committed to prison. At the trial, it was reveal that Theodore Major was livin on a state pension of $150 week. 7 Theodore Major is a painte you see. As a matter of fac according to John Berger â€" respected art critic â€" Theodo Major is "among the be English painters of our time". The problem is the hous right next to Theodore‘ Theodore bought it 16 year ago, and uses it to display h paintings, free of charge to an: one who cares to come in ar look at them. Mkas."