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Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - 4:31am

Tax system unfair The recent news that Nova Scotia is falling behind in attracting people should come as no surprise to anyone familiar with our property tax system. Minister John MacDonell says the Provincial Valuation Service...
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012 - 4:31am

Formula doesn’t add up The public is told the Utility and Review Board uses a formula to determine the price of gasoline in Nova Scotia. Does this formula keep changing? In 2008, when a barrel of oil sold for about $140, Nova Scotians were...
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Monday, February 20, 2012 - 4:32am

Raise for teachers? It was laudable indeed for current NSTU president Alexis Allen to opine about Nova Scotia’s latest math numbers (“Teachers meeting students’ needs,” Feb. 16). However, perhaps Ms. Allen has a mandate to...
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Sunday, February 19, 2012 - 4:32am

Keep jobs in Canada Recently, Prime Minister Stephen Harper has been talking about free trade agreements with China. Free trade with China would be a frightening move that could put Canadian manufacturing companies out of business. Without support...
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Saturday, February 18, 2012 - 4:32am

Don’t forget fathers I understand the context of Lezlie Lowe’s “Public places are also for babies” (Feb. 11) and overall agree with the point she makes.
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Friday, February 17, 2012 - 4:32am

No benefits to bill The province of Nova Scotia should reject proposed legislation to force every phone and Internet provider to allow “authorities” to collect the private information of any Canadian, at any time, without a warrant. In...
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Thursday, February 16, 2012 - 4:33am

Give people power to decide Once again, I am appalled at what I read in the newspaper about Nova Scotia Power (Feb. 11 article).
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012 - 4:33am

Growth-stifling problems There has been much news recently about how Nova Scotia fared with respect to the other provinces in population growth. Nova Scotia has the worst in the country at 0.9 per cent. In response to this dismal news,...
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012 - 4:33am

Time to take action Since both sides in the transit strike seem to be content to dig in for the long haul, it is now time to consider other avenues, such as binding arbitration. Ferrying our kids to NSCC (from Bedford) and to work daily (from...
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Monday, February 13, 2012 - 4:33am

Here’s to cross-border trade Re: “Wine lovers get break from vintage law” (Feb. 8).
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Sunday, February 12, 2012 - 4:33am

All team members vital It’s high time the public became aware that there are many more members of the health care team than doctors and nurses! As a local 42 employee, I am very disturbed by the opening talks of negotiations. How dare the...
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Saturday, February 11, 2012 - 4:34am

PM must prove point In all this furor over Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s announcement that the OAS will have to be reined in if it is to be sustainable in the future, no one seems to be asking the obvious question: What studies have been done to...
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Saturday, February 11, 2012 - 4:34am

Sane leadership needed The rhetoric demonizing the Iranian government and its nuclear program is reaching a crescendo of sorts. It may well be the prelude to an Israeli (nuclear?) assault on Iran’s nuclear industry and its leadership that will...
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Friday, February 10, 2012 - 4:34am

Charity begins at home Re: “Gabarus fights for seawall” (Jan. 24). Can someone explain to me how our provincial and federal governments can justify ignoring the grave situation that is being faced by the Village of Gabarus?
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Thursday, February 9, 2012 - 4:33am

Job fillers vs. job creators Like most Nova Scotians, I am very happy about the new shipbuilding contract, and the economic opportunities I expect it will bring to our province (being 32, I know how concerned many of my peers are about future job...
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