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Bush Wonders, What Has The Polar Bear Ever Done For Him?
At a time when 58% of Americans believe that President George W. Bush lacks integrity, one would think that the current resident of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue would be bending over backwards to prove to his fellow citizens that 'integrity' is really his middle name.
Nov 4, 2005, 12:26
Halifax 2016 : A Smoker’s Diary
October 10th Only seven more days left before the total ban takes effect. Mind you, it has been tougher getting cigarettes since Prime Minister McKenna’s government outlawed their importation and production two months ago. Rumours are floating about, that a Russian ship has just docked with 2000 cartons aboard. They are also willing to smuggle passengers to Venezuela , one of the last places in the Western hemisphere where cigarettes can be smoked in public places. That Chavez is still pissing off the Yanks.
Nov 3, 2005, 23:07
Book Burning Nova Scotia Style
The life of a satirist is never an easy one, especially when the competition comes from his own government. Thus, a writer could sit for nights on end, quaffing pint after pint while smoking carton after carton of cigarettes and still not come up with anything as ridiculous as some of the documents released by Her Majesties civil servants.
Oct 26, 2005, 23:13
Russell, Kenny, Seamus, and Chris: Four Dead Soldiers
April 10, 2003 will go down in history with the dubious distinction of being the day that America buried their first casualty of the war in Iraq.
Oct 25, 2005, 12:49
Nova Scotia Place Names (Part Two)
Last week’s Official Guide was a rousing success in Scotland. There is even talk about making it into a film. Here in Nova Scotia, the reaction has been more muted. The Mayor of New Germany did write in complaining that his village was not named after France, as I claimed, but after Luxemburg. As a whole, however, the people of the best province in the world – not counting Seine-et-Marne – are showing an astounding degree of apathy when it comes to their history.
Oct 10, 2005, 22:56
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