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COLUMN

Another threat to freedom in Ontario

The proposed employment equity act is true racism that makes the Third Reich’s Nuremberg laws look benign By BARBARA AMIEL5 min

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COVER

DOWN HOME IN CLINTON’S DIXIE

In southwest Arkansas, there is a stretch of two-lane highway that hugs the railway line on the flatlands between the tiny town of Hope and the larger but equally unremarkable city of Texarkana, 45 km to the west. Older residents called Highway 67 the Broadway of America because it reached out to the great distant cities of Chicago and Dallas. By BRUCE WALLACE16 min

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WORLD

‘WELCOME TO HELL’

IN SARAJEVO, SOME DEPRIVED CITIZENS REGARD THE UN RELIEF EFFORT AS A CRUEL DECEPTION

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EDUCATION

Brain-drained

A top academic leaves for tenure at Harvard By MARK NICHOLS4 min

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THE ARTS

CULTURE IN CRISIS

FACING TOUGH TIMES, ARTISTS AND ARTS GROUPS ARE WORKING HARD TO KEEP CULTURE ALIVE

Why can’t Americans accept strong women?

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COLUMN

Why can’t Americans accept strong women?

It is interesting that North American voters, supposedly representing the vibrant and youthful New World, have never come to grips with the idea of female political leaders. The fuddy-duddies across the oceans have, not making any fuss about electing those of the other sex to lead in India, in Israel and Sri Lanka, in Britain, in Pakistan, in Norway and Iceland. By Allan Fotheringham4 min