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If you want to press a hot button inside or outside the hallowed halls of public education, teacher evaluation would be the one almost guaranteed to light up the "Emergency!" display on every teachers' union office desk.

Over the last several years, it has been repeatedly reported in science programs on PBS Channel 9 in Seattle (usually originating in Boston) about marine pollution in North America, that some of the worst examples routinely cited for their deteriorat

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Re: "Nurses question new flu vaccination rules," Aug. 25. I don't know what the science is about the efficacy of flu inoculations and wearing masks.

Re: "Clergy should stick to theological matters," Aug. 22. I find the writer's complaint rather strange.

Re: "New Saanich care home a welcome development," Aug. 22. Our medical system is set up in such a way that people who develop serious illness will not lose their homes attempting to pay for the care they need.

It might not be a bad idea if surgeons and the Vancouver Island Health Authority sit down and do what so many organizations do annually - draw up a summer work schedule.

Re: "Feds give agents authority to use info obtained by torture," Aug. 25. On Aug. 23, 1985, sa国际传媒 signed the UN Convention against Torture.

Re: "Health staff told to get flu shot or wear mask," Aug. 24. I find it interesting that I and most of my co-workers learned about this new policy of forcing vaccinations from the media rather than from our employer.

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