4. The SOUTH MARYSBURGH MIRROR is published to present current, interesting, fun and frivolous information to the residents of the Township of South Marysburgh, and to those wha wish they were. It is intended to entertain, and if in the process, it edifies, the editor apologizes. EDITOR: Bev Walker. To complain, explain, discalim, infarm, or advise; to contribute items for athe paper, or for additional copies, please contact the sbove, at tel. (613)47?6-6771. This periodical is published regularly when there is something interesting to put into it. If nothing of interest 1s going on, you will know by its not being written about. Opinions expressed are those of the editor, unless otherwise stated. An Election Eh! There iz a certain humour in all the election goings on. Sign= put up near an opposition party zupporter'z holdings, dizappearing before dawn. Reporterz and commentators hanging onto and interpreting ever word, nuance of speech and gesture of the candidatez running for ottice, and interpreting same on the evening news or in the paper. It iz a kind of wyeurizm carried to extremes, where the honest observation of the eye iz perverted by the bias of the obzerver. It leavez the voterz in a deluge of conflicting opinionz. information and conclusionz. And just when we think we have it all settled in cur mind, there comes an opinion poll, and everything iz knocked into a cocked hat. The expertz tell uz: and remember that an EXPEL? IS SOREDNE WhO XNROWS more and more, about less and ess | that this iz how it iz, ox that iz how itz going to de. Thiz intrusive media that iz zo much a part of our opinion making procezz. haz replaced the political rally, which you attended in the company of your neighbours and friends, liztened to the zpeechesz, then over lemonade, dizcuzzed what waz said and came to a concluzion. The media. TV. radio or print. haz effectively eliminated the process of politi- cal discussion among friends and family, silencing dizcuszion Dy feeding uz TV and Radio debates, panel interpretations of eventz. commentariez by expertz. to which we are passive information receptora. Thiz overkill of information and opinion haz made uz wary of exercizing our own thinking procezzez and expertize, to the point where there iz very real danger of ouy being governed hy the media, mainly television, and we no longer trust our own opinions and judgments. Some quotationz to bear in mind this election: An hores? politician 1s ore who When ke Ls bouzlrr will stay dough - Simon Cameron 7226 most success polician Ls he WAO SPS WAR? LVeryone 1s thinking in ke loudes? voles. - quoted in Andrews Treasury of Humorous Quotations LInALry 1s nor he langusee of polines. - Benjamin Dieraels Give me a firm place to sand andl Wl] move the exril. -Archimedez {although thiz waz zaid to apply to a law of Physics, it can also apply to the worth ot individual action.) And finally a quote from Robert Louiz Stevencon: These 2re my polices, io change WAREZ WE CRA, 12 HOTEL WARE? We Cu, dU? Sl to bear [12 mind that mau LS dura CV] WEAK] Y FRITerEd bY SORE LENEL US Deters and 1m pasttons, and for ro Word Rowe Ver SRURTIRE, 2027 £20 CRUNL ROWEOVEL JUS? 2u2d pLORS, To rel The Ssricrure of these bonds. On September 6th, get out and vote. An unnecessary election this may have been, but the outcome will affect our lives for an indeterminate period of time, and | for one, want to have my say in the outcome. - the editor