Letter to the Editor on Main Street plans
The writer argues that public input on Main Street plans has faced resistance and miscommunication. They note many concerns come from non attendees, discuss time constraints for volunteers, and claim that listening leads to positive changes as perspectives are shared and considered by the committee.
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Main Street
See No Evil In Tech No Longer Feels Like Real Communication
A writer laments technology’s depersonalization and widespread online harm. They cite a British Columbia rape case linked to Facebook imagery, a Rutgers student invasion of privacy case, and a teen suicide after a same sex tryst was live streamed. The piece argues digital posting revictimizes victims and erodes humane interaction.
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Facebook
Canada
B.C
New Jersey
Rutgers University
U.S
Oper
Russell residents praised for beautification efforts
Dear Editor letter lauds Brenda from Bethune and the Communities in Bloom committee for keeping Russell attractive. It cites town workers watering street pots and the town’s many trees, but laments litter along streets and yards from fast food outlets. It calls residents to discard litter properly.
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Brenda
Bethune
Russell
Bloom
The Son Also Rises in North Korea and Egypt
Gwynne Dyer argues dynastic succession in republics like North Korea and Egypt dos not stem from popular will but from elite power. He traces Bashar al Assad’s rise in Syria and explains why regimes groom heirs, while predicting Kim Jong Un and Gamal Mubarak will assume leadership amid entrenched privilege.
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Korean Workers’ Party
Communists
Pyongyang
Kim Jong-un
Kim Jong-il
Egypt
Hosni Mubarak
Gamal
Cairo
Alexandria
North Korea
Bashar al-Assad
Hafez
Syria
Hafez al-Assad
Air Force
Basil
Bashar
London
Hafiz al-Assad
Gamal Mubarak
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