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NSCC Strike Averted

Kimberley Dares

This issue was set to go to print without knowing the resolution between Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) teachers and professional support workers and the NDP Government. A last minute agreement was reached early Monday morning ensuring NSCC students did not have a mid-semester vacation.

The Balloon Boy: Exploiting Children for Fame and Fortune

Kimberley Dares

Late last week people watched in horror as a Mylar balloon floated high through the sky above Colorado suspected to have a six year old boy alone inside. When the balloon touched down and there was no child inside the worst was assumed as the child could not survive a fall from such heights.

Act Now if Local TV Matters to You

Kimberley Dares

Many people watch local television every night as they eat dinner or tune in for the weather forecast early in the morning. Few people consider how great a service local television provides or how much it would be missed if it were to go off the air.
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Published on
October 21st, 2009
Vol. 75, Issue 7