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There is an item on the school board’s
agenda for the May 13 meeting that is
worth noting. . HF
The -board is considering an_ in-
formation: policy. it, would better

be described as a policy to possibly

prevent access to information.

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|. Nan Harrison.takes issu

ve

Dear Sir: °°
Over the past

"or go the people In the Pacific

_ editor by Claudette San- —

Northwest ‘have been sub- -
jected to many letters to the

decki. These letters for the

most . part: have~-been, a.
vendetta against ‘School’
District 88 and -included “very
BB.
i. Bis q

many-“dnaccuracies, som
attributed to ‘Ruyselt Pye
“As J -am “ino: longer®-a
trustee; but Tstill remain a..

taxpayer, I’dilike to set the

" record. straight. on a. few

items. ‘Since Mrs, Sandecki
has had‘thousands of inches
of free space, hope 1 may
have the same, privilege... ,
n

| “The lady trjestion-bega
- with one school, and quickly

launithert inta what I con-
sider possibly slanderous
attacks on the superin-
tendent of schools.

The board Is lifting the information jae
access policy straight from one drawn

upby city council. The local city fathers
recently endorsed a policy to give them
better control over documents kept at
city hall. -
Basically the policy. allows aldermen
and others to have copies made of
. documents.
theirs free, the rest of us would have to
pay a nominal sum, an amount fo cover
the cost of the duplication. -
Council adopted the policy ostensibly
to set out guidelines for the staff, and
there is nothing wrong with making it
clear that only copies go out of the office
and having It established that aldermen
are not to go poking through files but
have the staff deal with this. It could be
handled through an office memo.

Council made the move to prevent one

person from’ collecting the original
documents. - Again, even though the

whole thing smacked of an ‘irgational ;;;
r of .one..well-inforxmed,and:-resour. *:
catul tatermiation packrat, we

mation packrat, we can’t
quarrel with the move to make sure that
only copies go out of the office. ‘

The aldermen would get

What Is insidious is a tine in the school.

district policy, a policy the school board
is now considering, which says that
material may be withheld if in. the
opinion of the secretary-treasurer It is of
a confidential nature. .
City council has gone so far as to be
able to withhold any information which
“might not be in the best Interest” of the
city. - This is a move which is totally
repugnant and against the more recent
trends toward freer access to in-
formation. |
We would urge the school board
consider scrapping this resolution in
favor of a simple memorandum >
outlining controlled access. We suggest

city council reconsider their pglicy. new phase of “the recent conference’ in Leth- will beupgraded to be ableto fusillade of fireworks... |
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‘NAN HARRISON, |
. responding

I have lived in Terrace for
nearly 25 years and can state
quite emphaticaily that we
have never ‘had ‘as goad: a’
superintendent: a3 Frank
Hamilton. He ‘is honest,
sincere, hard working, and
most.of all, an educator par
excellance.. He : will . not
tolerate incumpetance and

VICTORIA (UPC) — When
federal Cabinet ministers
meet their provincia)
counterparts in an unusval
working meeting this week,
the discussion will probably .
center on federal financing
to improve west coast port
facilitles.

‘British Columbia has

recently criticized Ottawa

for ‘delays in committing -

funds for new port facilities
at Prince Rupert that would
improve shipment of
western grain, and ¢x-
pansion of the Roberts Bank
coal superport. -

The first-ever. working
cabinet meeting in B.C.,
viewed by some as a public
relations gesture to -ease .
western. alienation, is. seen
by other political observers
as a major step towards a

six-months |

' attending board meetings. .

our,

ney 1: ine

O01. BOA

\

bet,
Dina

BD BATTLE

ar

has eadevoured to obtain the :
best for Schoo! District

niglifications’ have |
also been. questioned. This I

‘eguld-never. understand, for

anyone visiting his office,

will-find‘his cértificate from

UBC for a Masters. in
Education on the wall behind
the desk... Anyorie: wish’ a
problem: ‘relating: ‘to

education :in- the; school ..
‘district is : welcome’: to:.see
him.:.He's always available -

to. discuss the: i
needs of our students.
The latest . letter "to the

the: educational”

board expanded to'allow. me
aseat, 0,0) cet
‘Weil, for-t

of course know this is farth
from the \truth: than da
space shuttles. ”
‘Tas a parent was most,

unhappy rabout how our’ §

schools were run, o I. began:

stil] wasn't satisfied so I rah
didn’t need the extra seat -
as four years ago T topped
the polls. oom
"Mrs. Sandecki I bellev
started out with good
tentions, However, 1
question’ just where’ ‘these
good intentlons are now, She .
has taken:up much of. my °
time discussing education”
and mutual concerns. : Only,
to’ {urn around),

_ -digtrictto do the best:
Pee

take -

job.

‘Possible...

too had many aspirations.

hen: -T:.--was

yas elected.
owever, one

‘Tose, 3; a re .
_1 feel the people of School

“District 88 are very fortunate
to have the calibre ’of. staff.-
uiding . out. education .

*. oe -One‘only:has to look
ther va facilities « to ‘realize

r Very fortunate we have.

fe... the system, , do
something about it. Verbal

a3
statements -but of*:context’~

and print them In the local -

school ‘ trustee “hdas-: an.

. a: i te,
traditionally stilted
relationship between the two,

governments,

The six-hour ministerial .
‘meeting led: by Sen, Ray
Perrault is not expected to
produce any..firm com-
mitments from either side,

-but it. could. expedite
agreement in. areas. of .
federal (and . provincial

participation. . ”

Perrault, for: example,
said at a press conference,
last week that ‘construction
of new grain: facilities: at-
Prince Rupert should ‘begin

this summer ‘after an”

agreement . is. signed by
federal officials and grain
company ~ representatives.

“He bluntly. denied ac-

‘cusations made by the four

Western premiers’ at their

-

‘through the

PAPETS. ee
Pe knyone who is ah-elected_

‘bridge, “Alta. that, Ottawa
wae ‘teving to renege’ on a
‘commitment :made by. the
former Conservative
government to provide $42.5
million towards. the ‘ex-
pansion. ‘But there is clearly

m for clarification.” ..
- Ip another recent debate
media,
provincial. Industry Minister
Don Phillips has pressed

. Ottawa for commitment of
funds . to .expand "the.
-prévince's major. coal, port.
| =Phillips-is on the verge of
_ one of the’ greatest coups of |
his political career — a $70

rhillion’a year deal to supply
B.C. metallurgical: coal to
the lucrative Japanese steel

_industry: markets, There is

doubt-. the: deal . will ..go

through if the Japanese: are

not “assured that existing
‘port facilities and rail links.

‘|

‘ébligation “fo. the electorate.
‘and to-the children of:their:.

ie «has, to’
remember you are only one -
of a- nine member ‘board. -
Sometimes --you': wit, and:

‘sometimes. regretfully you : i

no “7
firmly believe if you don't

* handletheir coat as
‘Phillips’ «bag <° been -

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Our prolifie “fetter: writer,
hadn't bothered: {o: vate, or

get herself on:a list; so was.
{: ineligible, . Interesting “isn't:

. it, when we hear. go" much:
from this Iearned lady. ~ -
’) [ worked. darned’ hard ©
\ while'a trustee.-T. gave as:

much aa I could and rote, I.

if and when the next election:

‘ lettes to the editor is. great,

™ improve the. educational
@. needs of our children...”
_ . [believe we should. get:
behind qur board.and work:
together to make education.

“coal orders.
negotiating the deal, against.
consider ab:
from the United States,’
Australia and South Africa,
for close'to four yearg and is

now, hesays confidently only ”
-away’’ from. .
_signirig on the dotted line... —

‘*months

- Phillips is amtious to get a
firm answer from lhe federal.
governmént before the
Japanese find a mare willing
supplier, © te:

Depending on how
‘amenable the * federal
ministers are, this politically

significant meeting could:

bring. about a new level of.
“friendship between® Ottawa’

and British Columbia. © ~

Or it could. end in a.

with Claudette Sandecki

“LETTERS TO

* preclates it, and T hope that

people who care will: !

the mud; and fora finale, two stunt drivers named Spanky.

Hon’ aind Ron launch their vehicles from ramps tomeetina;
_ 180 kph head-on Collision’ before 50,000 adorint fans.in’

| Ex-fock Jenner is ably-

assisted-in his narration of thia mayhem by.a cast of -

-persons whose ‘oc *

the Houston’: Astrodo

_ -minor “personalities?”

le ‘competition’

c

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"By STAN PERSKY

~ Somewnerein the middle of tethoroughly muddled; *
weekend past, plunked down before the boob tube, my: -
frail mind began ‘to - confuse ‘the failed American:

. paseve mission in Iran‘ with NBC’s Sunday Games." '

them). consists ‘of 4 succession’ 0

sporting events. Clean-cut college kids chugalug beer,’
est bouncers proye their proficiency’ -
‘Tival- trade.

the world’s totig

- by. splintering’ through wooden doors,

‘Hosted ‘by. former Olympian Bruce Menner, te: .
‘gonday Games (on the odd chance. that you:missed =:
aan” conalst ecession” of oddball. quasl-..

- Unionists. engage in-d-tug-of-war in the New. Jersey’,

me.

other: has-been’ ‘athletes ‘and
cupations are no: more precise
-- These harmless festivities are,nodoubt, designed to,
an impénding worl

than that of being

‘umptieth‘time); it waa easy enough to get them con-.
fused; piven -the ‘nature. of television, Infact).

¢
ay

Wvbd yy

in

‘in ablistered landscape of television ratings. and”
_. crippled: helicopters.: Bruce, . you'll. probably,

remember, first achieved prominence as an advocate

Jenner's career didn't really take off until.some mean-.

ire had-nothing,

" For some-reason, the image of Bruce. Jennien stays -
mind. after, the set is turned off. Obviously, it's”
because he's meant to. symbolize American innocence «.

a

of Wheaties, the breakfast of champions. Ironically,

_ hearted soul accused him of not having éaten those -

Wheaties during all the years he was working up to his _

win inthe Decathalon. After an emotional: press ~

; Pa

conference in which Bruce swore up.and down that he

was. everywhere, ...-.

really had gobbled down. those, bite-sized goodies, he

‘next.to his All-American wife just in time for. the...

~.. -Minolta:X automatic timer to snap them. (Of course,

‘a8 | and 60 million other North Americans needlessly « .
know, that commercial was scrubbed once Bruce and *

, Gere was one feature

oon buck. : , :

: Even now, I-.can hear those network executives ©
(probably named Fred and Bob) in a New York glass
tower rationalizing their latest garrish brainstorm. i
“Look,” says’ Fred, “maybe the. solution to |
everything is to move the Olympic Games to Tehran. :

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{> That'll get everybody off the hook.”
“Yeah,” chimes in Bob, ‘‘and there could even be a

sort of Special Olympics in which the hostages and the:
Iranian students and the Anierican commandos all get
tocompete” eet
"Right! But who can we get tohostit?”-
“How about.Bruce Jenner?” .- 7
“” After Knowlton Nash of the National says his fast

‘goodnight through an idiotic grin, I'm left thinking: if

‘} only they had gotten Sdanky and Ren, who pulled off

~-] that neat mid-air erash without a hitch, to run the Iran

' . |) restue mission instead of Zbigniew Brzezinski, th
7 hostages would, probably. be home by now. me
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- ‘The Herald welcomes its readers comments,”
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' will be printed ‘do however, retain the right
"to refuse ta js! mi letters on grounds of possible:
’ Tibel or bad ies) We may.alse.edit latters for...
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- publication ttiuo. o¢ signed.”

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| his:spouse decided to split up In the course of one. |
_-[. tecent 12-hour viewing per

‘1’ .on Bruce taking up Formula car motor racing, a half-

: dozen commercials. in which Bruce-sold a variety of,

| consumer. durables; and. finally Bruce himself. en-: -

1° thusing over Spanky and Ron trying to crash through.
‘| heaven's gate. Is Bruce trying to tell us something?:

Probably not. Blameless Bruce is just out to make a :

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Soon Bruce was leaping into the sand to.cuddle-up”.

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