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@rh18bold:Today in History
Today is Monday, June 14, the 165th day of 2010. There are 200 days left in the year.
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In 1801, former North American rebel General and defector to the Loyalist cause, Benedict Arnold died in London.
In 1919, Jo...
DATE: Jun 14, 2010
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If you think a day is a long time in politics, Mr. Editor, try seven. Actually, don't. It's the reason why we nearly came unstuck last Friday in the House on the Hill. Those new rules, which we now call Standing Orders, state that "an interval of not...
DATE: Jun 11, 2010
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"Jesus loves the little children, all the children of the world. Red and yellow, black and white, they are precious in his sight. Jesus loves the little children of the world". This popular children's song resonates in my head when I hear the phrase ...
DATE: Jun 10, 2010
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Today is Thursday, May 27, the 147th day of 2010. There are 218 days left in the year.
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In 1896, 255 people were killed when a tornado struck St. Louis, Mo., and East St. Louis, Ill.
In 1933, Walt Disney's Academy Award-winning animated s...
DATE: May 27, 2010
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Where is the deterrent?
May 12, 2010
Dear Sir,
"Stupid Black Men" ... is the title of a must read novel by US national radio host and social commentator, Larry Elder, who has made a career out of being a thorn in the side of the conventional wisdom c...
DATE: May 20, 2010
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A healthy choice
This was sent to Corrections Commissioner Edward Lamb and copied to The Royal Gazette.
May 11, 2010
Dear Mr. Lamb,
Please allow me to congratulate you on this extremely important step and decision you've made and taken, (in reference...
DATE: May 19, 2010
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Today is Monday, May 17, the 137th day of 2010. There are 228 days left in the year.
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In 1792, the New York Stock Exchange had its origins as a group of brokers met under a tree on Wall Street.
In 1900, a small British cavalry force final...
DATE: May 17, 2010
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"There's a crack, a crack, in everything/ That's how the light gets in" – Leonard Cohen's National Anthem, aka "Ring The Bell".
Parliament resumes and suddenly it starts to get sticky around here again. It's not just the humidity to which I am referr...
DATE: May 14, 2010
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An important function of education is the development of fundamental knowledge and skills necessary for future learning. The inability to read and write is one that will impede an individual's academic and social progress. The teacher is the person w...
DATE: May 13, 2010
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'Real warmth' for stranded students
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I have just returned to the UK with a party of 22 boys after an 'extended stay' in Bermuda as a result of the recent disruption to air traffic in Europe. At a time when there was blatant profiteering in m...
DATE: May 10, 2010
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