Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 2, 2001, Winnipeg, Manitoba Focus a15 win lipid Ohki my Iii 2001 president Bush must prove to the country that he can convert general Bon Homie into a Bottom Bush still has Long Way to go by James Pinkerton for a new its easy to make a Good first impression in the debut speech to a joint session of democrats May be sorry that Al Gore didst deliver the big address tuesday but the whole country is relieved that Bill Clinton is gone from the for his president George Bush was confident and he said he was eager to Bridge old but he will need some major firepower to turn initial impressions into lasting Bush Hast done much of and yet the latest Gallup poll shows his Job rating at 62 to 21 not bad for a Guy who lost the popular vote per cent to per cent just three months of As president Clinton in a time of peace and its not hard to be no matter what one to be the Bland amiability of most americans toward Bush has not translated into Blind acceptance of his the new not known for his articulation on most was concise in his description of such obscure concepts As the effect of mar Ginal tax rates on work incan but it will take More than a single speech to prove to the electorate that his program in reasonable and the polls show he has some Selling to do on his the lat est Washington poll for that Given a Choice Between various Taxon spend Priori 35 per cent of americans chose More Domestic 25 per cent chose strengthening social and just 22 per cent chose cutting income the democrats attacks on the plan a Muffler for the Middle a lexus for the Rich seem to be having an the same poll found that 53 per cent preferred the democratic approach of targeting tax cuts to lower and mid dle income while 43 per cent liked the Republican across Leboard Bush tried to fight that argument tuesday asserting that his tax plan would restore Basic but republicans will never win a class warfare argument with they must make a different argument that a tax including reductions in top marginal tax is essential to sustaining economic with the Nash a Down to its lowest level in three with con Sumer Confidence Down to the lowest level in five with news of Lay offs the Prospect of what Republican National committee chair Man Jim Gilmore gleefully Calls the Clinton recession is using that gloom As a its Bush Chal Lenge to paint a Bright the he was Between a falter ing Economy and putting Money Back into the hands of people who buy goods and create clarity As Pitchman of All kinds the key to communication is yet at the moment that Bush must shift the Burden of the tax argument from democratic fairness to Republican he has to take on a Side Issue paying off the National four years the democratic pres ident and the Republican Congress agreed to balance the budget and run surpluses last Clinton said the National debt could be paid off by but it want until last month that fed eral Reserve Board chairman Alan Greenspan pointed out that it would be difficult to pay off the debt so because much of that debt including the savings Bond that you got As a gift and now you cant find is illiquid for decades to had the busies noticed this and gotten the word out the sales Job would have been As it Bush was left to explain that his economic plan represented the largest repayment of debt leaving critics to snipe that he was backing off from Clinton commitment to eliminate the debt com and who now sets off to barn storm the will need the clarity that comes from a simple repeated Over and Over As he in his Best re meat applause get the surplus is not the govern ments the surplus is the Peoples and on their in Here to ask for a president Bush passed a big Washington test tuesday now he must prove to the country that he can convert general Bonhomie into a Bot Tom Pinkerton is a new Day k Bob Beamish participated in life and enriched it for Many others Robert who died on was one of those people whose even when they list the principal milestones in an unusually accomplished professional May still miss much of what truly Lent Richness and flavour to that one of bobs daughters explained at his memorial service As a Young his greatest Impact had been on the Host of patients who revered him for both the Quality of his care and for his since he had outlived most of those his daughter spoke for those who could Bob Beamish a much admired phys iran As a University proves research schol Vic president of greatest founding director of the Manitoba heart president of both the Manitoba medical association and the College of physicians and surgeons and Active in numerous other health related there in Little in the life sciences and Educa Tion that he did not touch or to which he was not somehow and there of another Side the National presidency of the United nations association in Canada the general chair Manship of Winnipeg Centennial symposium on the dilemmas of modern an ongoing interest in the work of the club of Rome inter ests in Many organizations broadly concerned with the betterment of the human chosen Friend implicitly and his life testified to the importance of education and to the educated minds openness to new ideas and new his research and writing advanced the proposition that improved health and human Progress were rooted in the acquisition and dissemination of knowledge on All though he never served As Chancellor of the University of he would have fit aptly Morton description of a Chancellor As the University chosen Friend in the for Bob was fully a Man of the University a Man of science and a Man of of letters and of learning and equally a Man of the world who devoted much of his Energy and Talent to enlarging understanding his and ours of the full Canvas of human locally and through shared connections at the University of i first came to know Bob Beamish in the he was even then a Man of great and sub Stantial reputation his was a name known to Many people who had never met on our first meet now recall with some disbelief i Felt somewhat in Awe of that but disbelief is the operative for Bob proved Friendly and charming there As another commented last not a mean Bone in his in due he served on the Manitoba Rhodes scholarship selection committee where his contribution revealed in but absolutely clearly the measure of the the committees interviews with Rhodes candidates tended to be to Start a or to redirect Bob could readily pose a question about Sci free press archives photo Beamish lived his life with a simple Creed that included treating every human being with ence or Medicine or research with equal one about literature or the environment or the prospects for peace or the relevance of religion and philosophy in our his great skill Lay in posing questions that crossed the boundaries Between the familiar and the and that were intriguing to both the specialist and the such As we All came to reflected his own wide ranging interests and endless curios a gifted his questions and observations were always couched in easily under stood they were Friendly in tone Espe in their implication that the candidate was being invited to help shed Light on a or to reason together with Bob on an matter with which Bob himself was this was More than simply an interviewing living As he did by the principle that learning should be a lifelong he was genuinely interested in what these Young men and women of great Promise had to they nurtured his essential optimism about the prospects for human and at the conclusion of the annual selection exercise he would regularly comment on How reinvigorated he was by these Young men and women in whose hands the future would such Grace and enthusiasm made him a keeper so far As the local Rhodes commit tee was concerned though members do not nor Mally serve beyond the age of successive secretaries of the committee adopted a dont dont Tell attitude and Bob remained until four years ago aged he indicated clearly that he Felt it time to Complex Man at the memorial another of bobs Daugh ters observed my father was a Complex Man but he lived life according to a pretty simple treat every human being with love your cherish your know that you Are part of a bigger use your talents be a participant in these simply embody Cardinal Virtues to which most of us would like to think we the remarkable thing about Bob Beamish is that he got Well beyond Mere so far As any of us May know the Core of any other this was the Creed by which Bob Beamish did live and by which he enriched Many other lives in our to ti6 co Preus authors address Andje Ephone Premier should answer underpass questions i called Premier Gary doers office to Register my support to spend Mil or just on fifth of the lion Federal provincial infrastructure to build the much needed Kenaston i wanted to know Why the Premier said this was not a despite the fact that thousands of vehicles Cross this controversial crossing i wanted to know Why the former nip built an underpass on route 90 North of Logan i Learned from the City of Winnipeg traffic studies department that on an aver age some vehicles use this underpass Over a 24hour period North by the Kenas on and Wilkes crossing sees close to vehicles each Day South based on a study done in october one can accurately surmise that the traffic has dramatically increased Over the past 2 especially with the Extension of Kenaston to merge into Bishop Grandin Boulevard and the resulting explosion of retail businesses Down i am told the inter Section is currently under review and a new figure is i also wanted to know that since this is a joint Ottaw Manitoba agree do not our Federal representatives have a say in where this Money goes Winnipeg South my Reg Alcock promised in his Campaign brochure while seeking reelection in the past Federal election that he would make the construction of the Kenaston underpass a top Bill Clement and fort Whyte la John Loewen indicate their full but Are powerless to turn this into a reality on their for once in our we have All three Levels of our Liberal our progressive conservative la and our City councillor All in agreement should we not take advantage of this remarkable situation i wanted to ask a lot of but none of the premiers assistants were in when i called and they failed letters May be letters to the 1355 Mountain r2x fax email to return perhaps Premier doer can answer these questions on behalf of thousands of frustrated Resi motorists and business no matter where they liven this deserve nothing Joanne pooles Winnipeg farm crisis needs Lon term solutions the report on the Farmers who Gath ered at the legislative building Des Perate Farmers Appeal at 20 gave us a Good picture of the stress today Farmer is feeling and the frustration and even desperation that is building among at an International theres an imbalance that Canadas government is unwilling to the issues Are Large and the financial implications Are hard to but we have no doubt that our Farmers Are today Farmers Are pioneers of a new Way of discussions at farm shows everywhere revolve around the Many different ways to farm that will improve the Bottom Farmers Are looking at creative business solutions to their financial distress Organ Low input there Are Many options being pursued As farm ers take a closer look at their farming business in today economic Condi there is no easy but theres no question Farmers Are facing a crunch and should be Given support As they adjust to changes and find effective ways to improve their operations financial Farmers Are doing their but it takes work ing including government to come up with solutions that Are sustainable Over the Long Julie Dykstra Mcleod Harvest Winnipeg voters can ask questions of candidates i agree with Peter and Lona Warner that it was nearly impossible to know who to vote for in the recent school Board by election because there was no Media coverage that i saw on where each candidate having my own concerns about the directions the school Board has chosen to take in the last year or i knew i had to become so i did what including the could have i called the number on the Page sent to each voter informing us of where to vote and asked for the names and numbers of each i then called and talked to All but one of the nine Candi dates the one never returned my Call to ascertain their position on the issues that matter to each candidate was very willing to talk and answer questions and spent a Good 15 to 20 minutes with this enabled me to make a very informed i Learned a few things from this of the eight candidates i spoke Only one mentioned that that very evening there was a candidates meeting where concerned citizens could ask Why want this better advertised and Why didst All the candidates Tell me about it i also Learned that the candidates receive absolutely no funding to run a All the signs we and the few flyers that were distributed were paid for out of the candidates since Many people will simply vote for the person with the most advertising because that is the name seen the most it seems to me that the process becomes a matter of wealth rather than of Best representation an appalling situation in my you we rent you could have been More proactive in finding out who to vote Why didst you put More pressure on the Media to address the issues and give coverage to the election where were you Debbie Chan Winnipeg doonesbury by Garry Trudeau in up at tryin0 to sign Jimmy whats up Tail 8ackti thought still its just a mapon5 h5uaht5 Coch Kau ;