Aé - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, April 26, 2000 Some deserve assistance but others simply do not Dear Sir: Over the past year, I’ve become more aware of the activities in this town with certain disdain. One that I’ve noticed is the poor ex- cuse of a welfare system. Over the past year I’ve worked nights and have come to know those that trek the nights. Once a month, on the last Wednesday of these months, thousands rush down to obtain their wel- fare cheques followed by a quick trip to the bank to cash them in. “Mardi Gras”, as many merchants infamously call this once a month charade, begins once again. Festivi- lies begin, and many next make a trip to our mall- sized liquor store and stock up for a hard night of drinking and partying. All I can say is. how happy | am my tax money is helping these individ- CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE TERRACE STANDARD The Mail Bag ted drinking this late after-: noon for that eventual stop | at the bar, to get rid of the . remaining stash of cash‘ What I’ve learned in this lifetime is that welfare is there for those that need it, but many of the citizens in the north abuse it. Kids are. still aol. being fed right, people are still liv- ing on the streets, and al-. coholism is running ram- pant and we are-all footing the bill. — Generations of people have. been living off. this money, and have. no inten- tion of ever getting off il, although they may claim that they are. _ I write this on a Friday, two days after Mardi Gras and the bars could not be any happier. — Many welfare recipients uals drink themselves into the gutter. Don’t be afraid to speak out Dear Sir: It seems as if some people are playing with our minds and trying to make us ashamed when we tell the truth, I Suppose that everyone has an agenda which they like to pursue and one method of pursuing our view is to make the other side look bad, If we can make them look bad or even feel bad by accusing them of spreading hate, we will feel better about ourselves or our views. To accuse someone of being a homophobe, a hate monger, or an idiotic bigot is terminology. used to make one feel bad about telling the truth. Is this psychology or what? . Telling the truth about any subject is not bigotry, haie, or homophobic. Some people are trying to brain- wash the masses by telling us that we are crazy because we hold to values that builds a nation instead of destroy- ing a nation. Give us the statistics and the facts and let the com- mon citizen decide what is best for our society. Give us have more than likely star- a referendum qn the, issues -pf abortion, homosexual mar- .,. riages, child molésting perverts, and tax issues, Recently I, have jread - - letters to The Terrace Stan- dard accusing others of “idiotic ravings of the town bigot”, “hate filled web pages”, “a philosopher in our midst”, “dangerously clase, in my opinion, to being hate literature”, “Justice, decency, and san- ity are never brought about by hate”. It should not surprise us that one critic wrote, “] am confused”. I am confused, too, when men try to speak the facts on the issues and others criticise him with ac- cusations of hate. Recently one critic wrote concerning homosexuality, “If that lifestyle brings happiness, we should not ques- tion it.” Excuse me, but | wonder who gets the happi- ness? Gay does not mean happy. We have rapists free to. walk the streets of Terrace, with opportunity to offend again. We also have men who want to protect our children by speaking out on the facts and are accused of hate literature. Give me a break. I believe it is time for decent common sense citizens to speak up and not be intimidated by those who would use backhanded psychology on us. I encourage anyone interested in the facts to read The Gay Gene? by Dr. Jeffery Satinover. Leadership Univers- ity (www.leaderu.com) has an excellent article on the gender identity disorder by Dr. George Rekers. Another good article is by Dr. Charles Socarides, M.D. entitles “Why America went Gay”. Hosea 4:6 said, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.” Mercer Moye, Terrace, B.C. Give us a referen- dum on the issues of abortion, homosexual marriages, child mo- lesting perverts, and tax issues. Wood /wiid/ noun, a hard and fibrous material that forms the main substance of the trunk or branches af a tree or shrub ‘~~: Weed Northern Wood Forum Gallery & Exhibition May 4 - 6, Vanderhoof, BC Join Us! 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For those that. can’t and have their lips, stuck to a bottle, human resources should of I a a a Ea a Ba a RPC SUL ae pay the necessary rent and | bills for them and for food, back to me old. food stamps. we If they want to: drink, maybe, just maybe they could (gasp) get-a job! Living such a restricted lifestyle may finally get those who have chasen to - live their lives through the welfare system, out and into the workplace. -Another- possibility is having people work around the community doing odd jobs. No work, no money. I’m sure after awhile same may find getting a job _ worthwhile. I state these concerns ‘for [ see many people throughout the day of all walks of life, working to just get by. They live check to check, without any help and do what they have to do to raise a healthy fami- ly. These people deserve the support, not those wasting their lives away. Robert Doane, Jr., Terrace, B.C. FACTORY DIRECT Spring Clearance Sale on Now! oe ne See SKEE ETE PRO 3751 Old Lakelse Lake Dr., Terrace, BC, VBG 5P4 Ph. (250}635-3936 {250)638-8477 Fax (250) 635-4171 N » THE CITY OF TERRACE : | STARTING MAY 1, 2000 THE CITY OF TERRACE WILL BE COLLECTING YOUR COMPOST Compost reduces land-filling volumes by up to 30%, will help to cover the — rE landfill when closed, and is good for the environment. | oe iff 1 I i HOW THE PROGRAM WORKS I , ¢ New calendars are being delivered to show which days are your Compost i , Days (shown in green), and which days are your Regular Garbage Days. I Please discard your old calendar, and use only the new calendar, start- ing May 1". (The old calendars will not apply in May and June.) , "er * Acceptable compost is: grass clippings, leaves and garden trimmings. ; , ¢ Only compost will be accepted on compost Days, and compost will not be 7. i accepted on Regular Garbage Days. 1 ai * Place your compost in the special biodegradable bags that are available free if at: Canadian Tire, Terrace Co-operative Garden Center, City Hall, or the . ! rE Public Works building. Only these bags can be used. ae iE , * There is no bag limit on compost. ng sal ¢ Make sure to place your compost and garbage within three (3) feet of the 1 a traveled portion of the roadway to help our operators pick up efficiently. - «ff i I 1 To keep costs for the program down, a twe (2) can or bag limit for Regular | 1 Garbage will also start May 1. Additional cans or bags will only be collected \ i if they have and EXTRA BAG TAG on them. These garbage tags are available at i City Hall and the Aquatic Center for $1.00 each. SPRING CLEAN-UP WEEK IS APRIL 25-28, 2000. During this week, extra gar- I bage and refuse will be picked up FREE of charge. This service does NOT —_ I include car bodies, stumps, industrial waste, or items normally charged for at I the landfill (e.g. major appliances). ae | Let's do our part to keep garbage collection and landfill costs down, and help 1 the environment. For more information, please call the City’s Public. Works ] I Department at 615-4021 Se ee eee