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mp" 10 -- Scugog Citizen -- Tuesday, March 5, 1996 Citizen Calendar What's Happening In & round Scugog! 1} § WEDNESDAY, MARCH éth +anvers Soccar Registration at Grandview School, TiosPM § Hh Vectra Ft Gro 156 rer progam', uchre at Lacham, Local Tor al hose witha direct o indirect interest in ! Parkinson's. on time and place call 852-7433. ' THURSDAY, MARCH 7th Layer Impacts, 7:30 PM at our Health for Ozone Centre, Reach Rd. Free admission, all welcome. io 2 PM at Scugog Township Arena. lle Hall Commie Jrasants v.... Tuk Cold buffet. Tin $16. Call 7 1203 or 8 * Greenbank Minor Ball Registration ator Sobark Hal 9AM to Noon. Call 985-3803 for more information. + Janetville Athletic Assoc. Softball Registration, 1 to 3 PM at Community Centre, Cost $35. per ch City Hal, stration, 1103 PMat . Softball ly Conve, Gost $96. or 1 Max. $70. per family. , MARCH 11th Recreational camp for kids 6b Township of Seugog Shores Co-8poN! ower ior sh Registor at Office, formation cal 065 5606 or S85 3506, fie 4 Hh For further information call 986-0126. MARCH Lib Committee oy 7:30 PM at & ts 'Ace Ventura - When munity Centre. Admission $3. i ig 2 g g af E st chro at the Laicham Contr, 8:00 PM. MARCH 17th Committee presents 'Ace Ventura - When Calls', 1 PM at Community Centre. Admission $3. § i In Centre open 7 to 10 PM, Thursday, 'evenings at Cartwright High School in os 11 10 20 welcome. Monday Nights or bor Uiod Church, fronts $F at No. Et E il by David 8. Daniels The Internet may well be the world's last frontier for unrestricted speech. Transcending geographical boundaries, it brings the world to our homes via the computer. Within seconds of logging on, you can visit Statistics Canada in Ottawa, skip down to the Library of Congress in Washington, then drop in at the Vatican in Rome. Howevér, this unfettered freedom to roam the world is not appreciated by everyone. As we speak, there are bureaucrats searching for ways to control this massive information highway. Evidence of government interest in the workings of the Internet is seen in a February 28th Toronto Star article about U.S. military intelligence monitoring Internet e - mail. But efforts to control the hate literature, but because he passionately supports free speech. Graves is one of a handful of computer - literate people at several U.S. universities who are struggling against what they see as an ominous attempt to censor the Internet ("Free - speech defenders keep Zundel message on the Internet," Toronto Star, Feb. 11, 1896). out undesirable content. Our children's Internet sessions can (and should) be monitored. Isolating ourselves is not a viable solution to trash on the Internet. The Internet is here followers, saying: "My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one" (John 17:15 NIV). Christians ~ must guard what they do, to stay, and we must find ways to deal with its darker side. Jesus prayed for his where to go and what they see -- especially on their forays into cyberspace. Vision Awareness Week Without question, the The Canadian Association of Optometrists (CAO) is freedom of the Internet is good. teaming up with cartoonist / author Ben Wicks for its 1996 Besides its Obvious value as an Vision Awareness Week campaign (March 3-9), during which h resource, Canadi will be inded: "It's never too early for your because of its borderless, child's first eye exam". universally accessible nature, the Internet can rapidly disseminate news, thus keeping governments, corporations, and even the media accountable to the world. But there is a downside. Its free - wheeling nature méans irresponsible, inflammatory, Internet appear asa pp! and recent action by Deutsche material can also freely Telekom, Gr y's national . And it phone company and biggest appears there is s little that can Internet provider, be done about it. demonstrates. The apparent inability to Because it is illegal to legislate the Internet publish such material in Germany, Deutsche Telekom bloeked acgess to the small company maintaining neo - Nazi Ernst Zundel"s World Wide Web site. But within days, Zundel's material had been duplicated on several other Web sites. Rich Graves, a Stanford University networking consultant, spearheaded the counterattack, not because he agrees with Zundel's vitriolic ' challenges those who feel strongly about unrestricted access to - inappropriate material. But if we cherish the liberty of free speech, we will have to assume personal responsibility. We can refrain from accessing that which is to the mind and soul. As consumers, we can ask our Internet service providers to create software eontrols allowing us to voluntarily filter Vision plays an important role in early childhood development. The visual system itself is not fully developed until age 7-10. There are many vision conditions that are difficult to detect without a proper eye exam. Strabismus (crossed eye) and amblyopia can lead to permanent vision loss if not treated at a young age. Commonly called "lazy eye", amblyopia results when the vision in one eye is weaker than the other. To avoid double vision the brain turps off the weak eye. This is impossible for parents to detect as the good eye masks the problem. Young children have na basis for comparison of what their vision should be, and will accept limited vision as normal until an eye doctor identifies the problem. Asa ber of the Canadian Associ of 0 Dr. Workman throughly examines a child using picture' charts and tests adapted for kids, as well as the internal and external health of the eye. It makes sense to ensure our children have healthy eyes and vision as they develop, and prepare for the complex visual demands they will face when they atart school. Vision provides up to 80% of what we learn, yet 1 in 6 children have a vision problem which may impair their ability to learn. It is imperative that all Dildren ro receive complete eye examinations prior to kinderga: ¢ Ifyou pi like more information about children's vision, Vision Awareness Week, or vision care issues, please call 985:1361 or drop by Dr. Workman's office in the professional building at 180 Mary st. in Port Perry. Dr. Workman is also available to talk to groups regarding any eye care issue. (This article was submitted by Dr. Darryl Workman.) Questig s on grief recovery* .Q. I'm very disappointed in my adult children. 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