Whitby Free Press, 20 Oct 1993, p. 7

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Whiby Free Press, Wectiesday. October 20. 1 ffl. Page 7 ..... . .. ..... ............. z.:z.: mmd. WellllwSwan No doub you are Ibeginning to get som~e heat from door-knocker types. Don't worry about them. Ail they want to o is identify their lown party support and then offer you a ride on E1ectiorn day. You might, however, try lying to them. For . . - example: Knocker-at-the-dooir Hi, there. I'm going around the neighborhood on behli of Fitzwhoopie Cushion, Candidate for the &*!@!!# Party. Can Fitz count on your support on October 25?" You: 0f course he can. Put me down as a definite. Give me a sign, too. I want te show my neighbours where I stand." Oh I know. That runs counter te your instincts. ---________________________________ But tkin it through, people. You answer as I have suggested, you get a mice looking sign on your front lawn, no more calls from any party. Fitzie's Party won't waste time calling again on a . supre. The sign on your lawn wl keep other parties at bay, since they won't waste a two-minute cail or a printed brochure on someone who is already committed. Plus y ou get lots of offers for free rides on election day. Could you ask for more? Weil, yes, we could ask for a lot more. In fact, if the above reply works for one party, if works even better for every party. Granted, the signs may begin te, get a bit cluttered. But you can solve that by visiting your own front yard with a chain saw and harvesting ever couple of day s. Save the accumuiated debris either for winter fire- wood or for your own stock when you run for board of education next municipal election. Given, of course, that with five days te go you won't see teo many people on your doorstep now. Don't let that bother yrou. Track down the phone numbers of every campaign office. Phone an of> er, 1) to vote for them; 2) totakè a sign on your Iawn; 3) te canvas a poli; 4) te person the phones in the campaign office for DAODjUBI]LEE 0F CONFEDERATION PARADE, JULY 1, 1927 a few hours. Whitby's new Godfredson firetruck, purchased in 1926, is seen passing the arena on Brock We've ail become aware that politicians aren't ver Street, south of Gilbert Street, followed by members of the ire departinent. good at equality and sharing and fairness. So let sWhbYAclo oo show them what it's ail about. Give identical offers te ail parties. And you have learned a bit from watchingpliti- Cians the past few years. So naturally, yo u wlneyer 10 YEARS AGO foi through on any promise. frorn the Wednesday, October 19, 1983 ecition of the Should you want te lie so inclined, you might WI[tY FEE P.RESS orgarnze a neighborhood group te harass political e Ha"try Town, who was involved in many community activities, <ied on Oct. 13 at the age combatants. of 62. Then ii orgmze orges,~ro phoe u a cm- Whtby is bidding for a Metro Toronto Aiea domed stadium. paign, ioffceand giesfittou phnaes, pledgïn-eDurhanm Region is planning te widen Thickson Road te five lanes from Consumers Drive sizeble ut ~iev'le sums te the politicai coffers. *t ueHi od sin e entme u i Il av wrmd mln'sHe~nry Hawks' senior football tean shutout Anderson Collegiato by 26-0, to win the heart, even if for only a short whiie. Now guess who's the Independent. Alfred U.LJJL ~U. Eot i ui~U ingnw nose ~ in irooLKn..

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