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O-rono WeelyTMmes, Wednesday, April 22, 1-998 - 9 Mmm...good The three M's performed to a very appreciative audience at the Orono United Church on Saturday evening. The program whîch spanned many musical styles featured the c ombined talents of flutist Mamnie Niemi (left), baritone Mervyn Russell (centre) and PA RLIAMENI HILL NOTEBOOK by Art Babycli The rudderless right... Is the federal Tory slip sinking faster than -the Titanic? Some observers -- nat us, of course, -- believe the party ht an iceberg when former leader Jean Charest jumped slip.. The vessel is adrift until the party's lead- ership convention this fail but ail potentiai captains, includ- ing the media's front-runner, Hugli Segal, (no relation .ta Stephen), Bill Davis (no rela- tion to Bette), Stephen Harper (no relation ta Elijali) and Joe Clark (Joe Who?) are not rushing ta take the helm, either. While Harper lias said no ta the job, Segal and Clarke are said ta be testing the waters -- which is what the Titanic was doing before she sank. Where do we apply?... Like their elected counter- parts in the House of Commons, hard-working sen- ators -- and the others -- managed ta tear tliemselves away from the Hill for the two-week Easter break. For grainmarans wlio believe the words "senators" and "bard- working" sliould neyer be used together in the same- sentence, consider the follow- ing: Senatars are expected ta show up for at least some of the chamiber's sittings eacli year, which can mun as higli as a whopping 70 days; they're expected ta tail langer than 20 minutes -- the time tliey spent with theïr nases ta the grlndstone before cailing it a day April 1; and tliey're expected ta get by on a measly $64,00 eacli year, 5th annual open poetry contest for Fail 1998 pianîst Mary Clare MacKinnon (riglit). Bach's Sonata in G Minor at the beginning of the program, by flute and piano, was followed by seven short love songs by baritone and piano. The program moved through songs by the plus expenses. Worst of al they're forced ta put up witli unrelenting abuse and sting- ing sarcasm from carping newspaper columnists. Stop it, you hear? What are friends for?... At one time only thxe media got a free ride. Now it's the ricli and powerful. Thanks ta the- generosity of Prime Minister Jean Chretien, the heads af state of tlie Americas are hitching a ride on the PM's -- and taxpayers' -- air- bus ta attend the Sumimit of the Americas in Santiago, Chile. They're ta board the plane in Nassau in tlie Bahamas where Chretien and the other leaders were meet- ing in advance of the summidt. Wlhùle the leaders get a free- bie, the "p'or folk" media are being cliarged five times the regular commercial rate from Ottawa ta Santiago. As. we reported last week, the five-day trip on the "Chretien special" cost eacli hack about $7,000, hotel not included. For only a few bucks more, they could have bouglit the whole plane. Hwnans flot to blame... 1A certain Southamn news- paper in Ottawa may have a tougl i Ure canvincing skep- tics that modern technalogy gat it ail wrang in the paper's story about a local murder trial. It originally reported that defence lawyers were passing the Urne waiting for the verdicts in a courthouse bar -- hardly consoing news for their clients. But the newspaper later printed a correction and claimed a Gershwins, French concert pieces and ended with a selec- tion of up beat Maritime Folk Songs. Refreshments were served after the concert, which was sponsored by the Orono United Church Choir. "teclinical error» had been made. Tumns out the lawyers were actually waiting in the barristers' lounge and law- library. Sure. TIhat's what the .unerring" humans would have us believe. But we know better ... know better ... know better .. Ail în a day's work... Looks like the Reform party is malng headway in lis get-tough approacli ta prisoners across the country. Canadians Christine Lamant and David Spencer, dolng time in a Brazilian jail, say they'd rather spend 28 years in the Third World slammer than be transferred to a- Canadian jail, even thougli they'd.likely be paroled soon afterward. The pair now refuses ta leave unless their eight "co-defendants" are aiso released with them "by a decree of expulsion and par- don." At least, tliat's the offi- ciai reason tliey're giving for not retummig to Canada. But readers of Saturday Niglit magazine may recail an arti- cle in 1995, wlien Lamont allegedly told family, she feared that Canadian jails were worse than in Brazil. 've read lots of articles on Canadian j ails ... and it real- ly scares me," Lamant is quoted as saylng. And that really is scary! Spring gleaning... Three thumbs down: to the Ottawa Sun for its Easter Sunday front-page story tltled "Exclusive Sun interview with beauty Queen who slept with U.S. President." Ail thumbs up: ta Ottawa Citizen columnist Randal Deniley for lis humorous arti- cle praising Conrad Black's proposed new national news- paper. It was written as if Denley seriously believed readers wouldn't question bis motives simply because lie works for Conrad Black. Hilarious! The Poetry Institute of Canada announces its flfth annuai open poetry contest, for Fail 1998. Followlng its successful 1997 contest, it will again award over $5,O0 in cash and other prizes, to more than 160 poets in Canada. Any poet. previously pub- lished or not, may enter this contest and be a winner. The contest is open to ail poets of any-age. Any subject or style is acceptable and there is no entry fee. New and unpub- lished poets are encouraged to send in their work. The poem shauld be origi- nal and consist of 24 lines or less. As well as the opportu- nity to wmn a cash prize, many of the poems will be pub- lished In a beautiful liard cover Anthology of Verse. To enter, please, send one original poema only to: The Poetry Institute of Canada, P. 0. Box 5577, Victoria, BC V8R 6S4. Or e-mail to: poet- inst@mail.island.net Name and address should be included on the same page as the poem. Typed or neatly written poemns please. Entries should be postmarked not later than May 29, 1998. PRIME WINNING POEM FROM OUR, LAST CONTEST April Nights "When wit! we hear the geese?" My littie son wauld say. 'When will the wild geese cone? Wit! it be taday?" "Wake me if you hear them,» Each night he'd rnurrnur law As he snuggled dawn ta sleep, "I want ta hear them sa." What did they say ta him That he sa rnuch langed ta heo.r? He cauld nat tell. I anly knaw, He hetd thèim very dear. Naw when I hear their cal!, Saft gabbling in the night I lie awake in darkness Until the marning light. 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