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One Canadian Soldier
I fear a war without honour
My son is readying for war. If only I could be sure of what he was fighting for
By DEBORAH JONES
On March 29, in a firefight with Taliban
Vengeance, or kindness
Civility a gossamer-thin veil over chaos
Published: Vancouver Sun, April 19, 2003, Op-ed column
Deborah Jones
After 2 1/2 years of occupying this space in your Saturday newspaper, this is my last editorial column for The Vancouver Sun. I
Shame is shared
Protests over missing women a lifetime too late
Protesters grieving Vancouver’s missing women can yell and blame all they want, and it won’t do any good at all. The events that led to the horror began decades ago, and they’re everyone’s fault.
9/11
Struggling with terror
It is easier to demonize, to speak of punishment, than to ensure that more children do not grow into a new generations of fanatics.
Published: The Vancouver Sun, September 15, 2001, Op-ed
A good death
When the time comes, let me die a dog's death
When our beloved dogs fell gravely ill in extreme old age, we knew what we had to do. Deciding when a pet dies is a universe away from making that decision for another human being -- but a competent
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