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LETTER: School boards are inefficient models of the past

LETTER: School boards are inefficient models of the past

Reader asks whether it's time to change our education system and bring all boards under one umbrella
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LETTER: CFUW's local chapter has grown alongside city

LETTER: CFUW's local chapter has grown alongside city

To celebrate 25 years in the Barrie area, club has created new scholarship to help women and girls pursuing post-secondary education
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LETTER: City's homelessness plan 'profoundly troubling'

LETTER: City's homelessness plan 'profoundly troubling'

Simcoe County Health Coalition members say they're 'disturbed by the municipal government’s lack of accountability'
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LETTER: Rebels without a cause at recent truck rallies?

LETTER: Rebels without a cause at recent truck rallies?

'Public admission by the police that they’re unable to prevent or deal with these ‘happenings’ is equally concerning,' laments reader
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LETTER: Barrie has become 'Mississauga of the north'

LETTER: Barrie has become 'Mississauga of the north'

Letter writer longs for the days when city's 'vibrant' manufacturing base helped keep taxes down, but then urban sprawl happened
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LETTER: Flowery welcome to Bradford is sorely missed

LETTER: Flowery welcome to Bradford is sorely missed

Tulips were ripped from ground, and now 'the beautiful introduction to our town lies bare,' laments letter writer
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LETTER: Cut the crap, quit leaving poo bags everywhere

LETTER: Cut the crap, quit leaving poo bags everywhere

Leaving bags of pet waste on the ground 'disrespectful to your neighbours,' says letter writer
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LETTER: Calling Greenbelt a scam 'goes beyond the pale'

LETTER: Calling Greenbelt a scam 'goes beyond the pale'

Premier's comment suggests 'there is no need to protect environmentally sensitive areas,' says letter writer
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LETTER: Privatization not the critical health-care issue

LETTER: Privatization not the critical health-care issue

'When it comes to health care, my concern is with the quality of health care delivered, its availability and its cost,' says letter writer
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LETTER: Make Bill C-22 law, help people with disabilities

LETTER: Make Bill C-22 law, help people with disabilities

'This piece of legislation is a critical step towards building a society where everyone can transition from poverty to possibility with dignity,' says Brian Shelley
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