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"A Family Tradition for 133 Years" Ta Eh ib iii ti i et a i a PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, August 10, 1999 - 7 The Pout Povey Shay Question "of the eek... The federal government has a budget surplus of $12 billion. Should the money go to the provinces, or to tax cuts? Do you have a suggestion that you think would make a good question of the week? Carol Crosby [ think they should invest it in programs to educate children on the effects of crime... it's important to stop it at the source and not wait until they're 15 Zl Hutchinson It makes sense to put it back into the health care system. Income tax cuts would be so much easier, but health care is definite- ly in need of some more Susan Poisson A tax cut. They should give everyone a bit of a break. We could all use some more money; I'd rather have the money in my pocket than in the government's. Cheryl Balzia They should put into health care... the doctors now are booked up and short staff. The province needs more money for the teachers too, because they won't care Doris Cook I think they should put it back into health care. They' ve taken away from the system over the years and it's time they finally put some money back in. Call us at 905-985-7383. or 16 and doing time. money. without more money. LETTERS To the Editor: It is rather sad to see newspapers such as the Bowmanville Statesman finding it impossible to continue publishing independently. If this trans- action was of benefit to the community it would be acceptable, but that is unlikely with an orga- nization that is largely interested in accumulating these community papers. Be it Bowmanville or Port Perry, Metroland has little affiliation with the communities involved, and the events that affect the people and the organizations that form part of our daily lives. The Port Perry Star is committed to the com- munity with their investment in a large building . on Mary St., their coverage of the happenings in Scugog, their publishing of the newsletters from other communities in Scugog and the jobs that This is an invitation to all former students, staff and support staff of Pelham (District) High School, Fenwick, Ontario to gather for our fourth Reunion. We would like everyone to join with each other to relive the memorable times we had at Pelham High. This year commemorates the 25th Anniversary of the school's closure. The Reunion will take It's a shame to see newspaper go are made available through their involvement in the community. The Star is an award-winning publication with a long history of involvement in Scugog. Port Perry This Week has a minimal interest in our affairs and very little, if any, investment in this area. They siphon off the advertising dollar with a minimum of expense to them. They could move on and there would be nothing to show that they were ever here. We trust that the people of Scugog will not allow The Star to go the way of The Statesman. It is an integral part of our town and of course, a large part of the history of Scugog. N.R. Caswell, Port Perry Pelham High grads invited back for reunion Sept. 18 place on Saturday, Sept. 18, at the Royal Canadian Legion in Fonthill. For more information please send a S.A.S.E. to Pelham Reunion '99, Box 346, Fonthill, Ontario LOS 1EO, or fax at (905) 892-1597 or email: swar- den@vaxxine.com. Jim Curtis, Pelham Reunion Committee by Jeff Mitchell IN PRAISE OF COFFEE Around one o'clock today, | was sinking into a funk. Unmotivated, tired, irritable, dull... there was a very real chance that this afternoon would turn into a work-day sinkhole from which nothing would be retrieved. Coffee Break! Join me, friends, in praise of coffee, that magic cup from which flows inspiration, initiative, and well-being. That glorious, bottomless, muddy pool of stimulation, that bitter, gorgeous libation, that affirmation of life! Were it not for coffee, how would we face each day? How would we function? How would we get things done? If there were no coffee, what would we drink at company meetings, after movies, on that crucial first date? On long car trips, do we count the kilometres until the next fill-up of gasoline? No! It's coffee we anticipate, coffee which drives us on, coffee that sustains us and makes facing the next three- hour stretch behind the wheel imaginable, let alone bearable. | don't know about you, but my first cup of coffee is enjoyed steaming hot in the car on the way in to work in the morning. Some days that can be almost two hours after I've first arisen... and, oh, what a feeling. Those first tentative sips to determine the temperature -- which is always the same, because it's heated for a precise amount of time in the microwave each day before being transferred to the travel mug -- followed by a glori- ous, black, bitter mouthful, then another, then another, until --- Brrrerrererrr! There it is! Like The Click that puts Brick's mind at ease in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, the caffeine buzz is what makes the day right. Thereafter the sun shines brighter, the car runs better... Everything Is All Right. But be cautious. The trap of overindulgence must be avoided for a couple of reasons. First, who wants to deal with a jittery, bug-eyed maniac with stains on his shirt? And you can't think in the throes of coffee dementia; the mind darts and veers dan- gerously, like a vehicle whose driver has expired from a heart attack, foot jammed against the gas pedal. Second, a cup of java, no matter how thick, black and pungent, has less kick if it has not been preceded by at least two and a half hours' absti- nence. The buzz is better when the blood is pure. And forget about donuts. And edible oil products. If you must, use cream. Sugar? Well, I'm not against it, strictly speaking, but... And don't drink coffee from styrofoam cups. Buy it that way if you must, but transfer it to something more appropriate. Drink flavoured coffee if you must, but don't get carried away. And remember, the drive-through lane is for coffee, and in the morning, muffins. Don't be ordering lunch.