Rural children in Canada read lower than urban peers study says
The Globe and Mail reports Statistics Canada findings that rural students across Canada score lower in reading than city peers. Provincial gaps vary with Alberta showing smaller urban advantage and concerns noted about community inspiration and environment.
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Parliament Defining Marriage Sparks Public Letter and Remembrance
A June 1999 letter to the editor urges Parliament to keep the definition of marriage as a union of one man and one woman, warning against equal recognition of same sex unions. The note cites votes and calls for civil unions as an alternative. It also includes a separate obituary fragment for Jocelyn Burton, who died in April 2002, and a memory note from her husband.
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Letter of tribute to Jocelyn from her husband
Gene Van Brocklin writes of Jocelyn who spent two weeks touring New York City and Boston with grandchildren. After sudden illness a brain tumor was removed but after ten months of radiation and chemotherapy she died peacefully with little pain. He notes her faith and asks readers to share the letter.
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