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 Higher wages would hinder job creationIn recent months, there has been plenty of discussion about the increase of the minimum wage in New Brunswick, and how this has been linked to the government's poverty reduction strategy.
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 Shop wiselyWhen you have money to spend, you have power.
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 Occupy Fredericton has lost its case with the publicOver the Christmas break, I watched Inside Job, the movie that tells how greed and a lack of conscience by CEOs and other senior management at many large American financial houses led to the economic collapse of 2008.
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 Letters to the editorThe more I think about what they call hockey mentality, the more I wonder.
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 Group home workers deserve a thank you and a raiseHas it been a Merry Christmas for group home workers?
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 So long, 2011The days of 2011 are numbered, which seems like a good time to revisit some of the biggest issues the Fredericton area has faced during the year.
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 Get out of the wayOops! There's a flashing red light behind us!"
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 One year later, am I what I ought to be?So this is Christmas, and what have you done?
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 Letters to the editorI was pleasantly surprised and pleased to see the front page of the Daily Gleaner on Dec. 24, with the nativity scene talking up most of the entire page.
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 Happy New YearTonight, some would argue, is the most dangerous night of the year, owing to the fact that drinking alcohol and partying are the universal methods of welcoming the new year.
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 Thumbs up | Thumbs downThumbs up to Lise Rose's son, Jake, for literally throwing his mother downstairs in the midst of a house fire, thus saving her life.
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 Naturopath Dow treats the whole youKerri Dow is a licenced naturopathic doctor with a family practice in downtown Fredericton.
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 Santa Claus governments give gifts of corporate welfareFor those who look back on 2011 and wonder how European and American governments dug themselves into such a deep debt hole, consider this image as an explanation: Santa Claus.
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 Letters to the editorHats off to Dana's Collision Center.
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 Arab Spring, Euro crisis dominated the news in 2011Every year brings changes, but some years really are turning points: 1492, 1789, 1914, and 1989, for example. Does 2011 belong in the august company of such Really Important Years?
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 Gratitude adjustmentDidn't get what you wanted for Christmas?
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 There are many questions that need to be answeredThis is sent to all cabinet ministers in New Brunswick.
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 Hopes and plans for the year aheadWe're three days into the new year, and that's what our subject is for the Community Triple Take panelists this week: What are your hopes and plans for the new year.
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 There are few shockers in airport securityOver the last few years, the federal government imposed a series of confidential security measures on Canadian airports in response to the threat of terrorism.
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 Meeting the requirements of a heroHero is defined as a person who is admired for great deeds and noble qualities.
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 Meet Colonel Commandant George CanyonWhat do you get when you mix country music and the military?
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 Better beard recipe included glue, cementThe Daily Gleaner reviewed events of the passing year in a Dec. 30, 1911 editorial.
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 Wake up, tear downTuesday morning in Phoenix Square began with shouts of, "You can't evict an idea. This is my home."
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 Letters to the editorAs a small business owner, I was saddened to read of the closure of the Esso store in New Maryland.
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 Letters to the editorI am a personal support worker who goes to people's homes to help them with their daily needs.
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