EDITORIAL: Awe - and anxiety - at Chinese boom
In recent decades, China has been the object of awe. Its economy has grown at rates almost unimaginable elsewhere. A massive migration to the cities is under way, and the country's middle class is booming. Reflecting this growing prosperity, the country has become more assertive...
Dangerous 'Dean'
I have heard divergent opinions as to whether Hurricane Dean was more or less destructive than Hurricane Ivan. And I suppose it matters where you were during each. Comparing how southern Clarendon fared in both suggests that 'Dean' was much, much worse! - Peter Espeut
The ghosts of 1976
The Washington Post some years ago published a cartoon depicting two old men seated on a park bench, talking. One of them had an air of despondency. His companion asked him what was wrong. "The government is going to raise taxes, " he said... - Colin Steer
British retreat from Iraq
"The British have given up and they know they will be leaving Iraq soon," said Moqtada al-Sadr, head of the Mehdi army, the country's most powerful militia group, in an interview with the Independent. "They have realised this is not a war they should... - Gwynne Dyer
NOTE-WORTHY: Sympathy
I just want to express my deepest sympathy to my country Jamaica, especially to those of our people who have suffered the wrath of Hurricane Dean. We have a lot to give thanks to God for. His mercies truly endureth forever, because once again he stretched out his hands...
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