The Worst Christmas Present Ever Abandoned Pets Cry
A Manitoba reader pleads for accountability after animals are dumped to die in winter. The letter documents severe freezing, starvation, and the cruelty of abandoning pets, urging spay neuter and no more dumping, and warns of legal consequences.
The Middle East peace process is dead.
Gwynne Dyer argues the peace process is a theatre of the absurd as Netanyahu balks at a further freeze, Abbas hedges, and Washington clings to a US backed plan. He notes settlements expand, no unified government exists, and the two-state solution erodes amid persistent promises and pressure.
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John Cleese
Michael Palin
Middle East
US State Department
Palin
Cleese
State Department
West Bank
Israel
Benjamin Netanyahu
Occupied Territories
Netanyahu
WikiLeaks
Mahmoud Abbas
Hamas Organisation
Gaza Strip
Abbas
Washington
Palestine Liberation Organisation
PLO
Cairo
Arab League
United States
Congress
Lebanon
Russell Regional Multiplex deadline extended to 2015
The Brantdon Sun reports the Russell Regional Multiplex project deadline now extends to September 2015. With $400,000 raised of $1.7 million, fundraising must accelerate to avoid construction stoppage as government funding timelines press. Mayor Chris Radford asks local volunteers to help through the Town Office.
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Brandon Sun
Russell
Legion
Chris Radford
Light Up Our Golden Arches for Memorial Multiplex Opening
A reader commends the town’s Christmas lights and suggests extending celebrations for the Memorial Multiplex grand opening. The letter proposes festive tours from afar to boost late season shopping and tourism, ending with holiday wishes.
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