Mixed Emotions Reflect Christmas Peace and Global Fear
The writer shares a Thanksgiving to Christmas reflection blending family blessings with concerns over illness and war. He recalls wars from WWII to Afghanistan and Iraq, warns of extremism, and contrasts despair with faith in Jesus as savior for all. He ends with a wish for peace and a blessed future.
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Alberta tops regional freedom rankings in Fraser Institute report
The Fraser Institute 11th Economic Freedom of North America study names Alberta first in all government rankings with 8.1, while Manitoba scores 7.0 in government spending 5.8 in taxes and 7.8 in regulation. Quebec and Prince Edward Island trail, US Delaware is weakest of the compared jurisdictions. Aimed at measuring government size taxation and labor freedom the report uses 2013 data with caution.
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