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POV - Point of View |
POV-Point of View
As published today in the London Free Press
Harper spot on about Beijing Games (Aug. 19, 2008)
Former prime minister Jean Chretien stepped off the golf course yesterday long enough to blast Prime Minister Stephen Harper for not attending the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics.
Chreti ...
Russia's neighbours know the bear best (Aug. 18, 2008)
In these Olympic days, Russia's Vladimir Putin has tested positive for aggression in Georgia, and Stephen Harper is bang on in referring to a "Soviet-era mentality."
No one understands th ...
Canada needs more athletic mindset (Aug. 18, 2008)
Canada's Olympic team went to Beijing with a modest goal of a top-16 finish - three places higher than in Athens in 2004 when the team won 12 medals.
But even that now appears impossibly out of rea ...
London's restaurants have much to offer (Aug. 16, 2008)
Copperfields Bistro on Wortley Road in London is a good restaurant and has many fans, but surely it is not the only eating establishment of note in the city.
Yet according to Where to Eat in Canada ...
Abortion protest group is doing nothing wrong (Aug. 15, 2008)
Surely police have better things to do than consult the Crown attorney's office on the legality of a peaceful protest.
Yet that's what St. Thomas police are doing, and that's what other forces will ...
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Letter to Editor |
Letters to the Editor
As published in today's London Free Press
Dieppe marks anniversary (Aug. 19, 2008)
Today is the 66th anniversary of Operation Jubilee (the Dieppe raid) during the Second World War in which 907 Canadian soldiers lost their lives, 1,946 were taken as prisoners of war and many more we ...
Free Press lacks Canadian spirit (Aug. 19, 2008)
Shame on you, London Free Press. Where is your Canadian spirit?
The Aug. 17 front page of your paper should have been used for celebrating Canada's first gold medal win of the Games by Carol Huynh ...
Georgia - not Russia - needs our support (Aug. 19, 2008)
Gwynne Dyer and Eric Margolis permit their dislike of the Bush administration, and therefore, allies that rely on the U.S., to colour their views on the Georgian invasion.
Both columnists choose t ...
Truth is sometimes ugly (Aug. 19, 2008)
The Show the Truth images show the hard truth of abortion. The very young do not react to the photos and children age five and older are capable of understanding that the people showing the pictures w ...
Images not pretty because abortion isn't pretty (Aug. 19, 2008)
In response to the Point of View Abortion protest group is doing nothing wrong (Aug. 15) by Paul Berton, I agree that this group should have the right to offer peaceful and legal pro-life education.
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Reader to Reader |
Reader to Reader
As published in Sunday's London Free Press
Looking for women bowlers (Aug. 17, 2008)
The Kensal Park Ladies' Bowling League is looking for new bowlers.
We bowl once a week on Wednesday afternoons beginning Sept. 3 and ending April 29, 2009 at Fleetway, 720 Proudfoot Lane, in Londo ...
Garden Tour garners praise (Aug. 17, 2008)
Sunny skies and cool breezes followed the hundreds of visitors who roamed the beautiful gardens on the annual London IODE Come Into My Garden Tour on June 22. Comments such as "This is the best t ...
Gardeners receive a green thumbs up from tour committee (Aug. 17, 2008)
The Children's Festival Secret Gardens Tour committee would like to thank all of the remarkable gardeners who showed their gardens on July 12. We received consistent feedback from visitors about the d ...
Centre appreciates clients (Aug. 17, 2008)
The London Employment Help Centre would like to let you know about our client appreciation barbecue, which we will host at our new Outreach Action Centre in Northland Mall on Aug. 26, from 4 p.m. to ...
B.J. Lawrence beloved by many (Aug. 17, 2008)
When I look back at the life of my beloved son B.J. Lawrence, one thing I never doubted is that he was loved by many.
B.J. served on the Clarke Road hockey team where he was the Trojans' water boy ...
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Sports Fanfare |
NFL games in Toronto (Aug. 16, 2008)
Has anyone in Toronto ever been to an NFL game? The whole thing was a complete mess, other than the game itself and a well groomed field. Here are a few examples: 1. If you smoke, too bad. The claim i ...
Football column (Aug. 8, 2008)
I would just like to thank Ryan Pyette for a wonderful article Aug 2 about the London Falcons PeeWee football team. It was nice to see our team along with the Junior Falcons mentioned. We very much en ...
Tillsonburg Majors Baseball Club (Aug. 8, 2008)
I would like to wish all the best to the Tillsonburg Majors Baseball Club and new field, Scott Dart field.
Remember you heard this first. Right.
Olympic Sports Proflies - Equestrian Events? (Aug. 8, 2008)
I was disappointed to see that you did not include Equestrian Events (Horseback Riding) in your daily profile of Summer Olympic sports. Equestrian Events were included in the Olympic Games for the fir ...
Osh Kosh Air Show (Aug. 4, 2008)
This week at the Osh Kosh Air Show ,the "Golden Lindy-Grand Champion Award" ,in the homemade helicopter division was won by a Londoner. Alan Rulton,Napoleon Dr. London was the winner. Though ...
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