November 30, 2009

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NATIONAL

NOBLE FIGHT OR LOST CAUSE?

Wells: In Kandahar, they actually poll the residents quite frequently about how they feel. Kandahar residents feel substantially less safe than they did a couple of years ago. They have a lot less confidence in the government than they used to.

MAIL BAG

‘Opera staging is becoming more and more bizarre. We are voting with our wallets.’

I WAS disappointed that Algoma University in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., was not included in your annual university rankings (University Rankings, Nov. 16). While the institution was an affiliate of Laurentian University for 40 years, it was granted independence last year and is currently in its second year as a full-fledged university.

THIS WEEK

NEWSMAKERS

The alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks will soon have his day in court. But much to the chagrin of some relatives of the 2,751 who died in the World Trade Center attack, the fate of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will be decided in a civilian trial on U.S. soil, not far from Ground Zero.