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'Basically saying to hell with the people of Labrador'
June 7th, 2010 - 4 h 00
Dear Editor, Please allow me space in your letter to editor column of your newspaper to comment on the ongoing debate on the relocation of the air ambulance from St Anthony to Goose Bay. Despite what was said in the beginning that there is no...
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MS sufferers deserve quality of life
May 31st, 2010 - 4 h 00
Dear Editor, I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in 2003 at the age of 30. Since that time I have lost my job as a mechanic that I thoroughly enjoyed and I miss my friends and owner in the workplace. The disease has been, and continues...
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Talk to frontline workers
May 24th, 2010 - 4 h 00
(This letter was sent from Dr. Vara Mahadevan to premier Danny Williams) Dear Hon. Williams, First of all this is not to blame anybody in the St. Anthony air ambulance affair. This is a note from a family physician who lived and worked in St....
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'This report has not been able to bear close scrutiny'
May 17th, 2010 - 4 h 00
Dear Editor, The delivery of health care is a primary concern for all people. In the north the method of delivery becomes of paramount importance during times of crisis. This was the primary reason for the development of the air ambulance...
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'We were used and each of us came away feeling assaulted'
May 10th, 2010 - 4 h 00
(This letter was sent to Premier Danny Williams) Dear Premier Williams, I have asked for this meeting on behalf of the Town of St. Anthony due to the fact we were not given a chance by your Minister, the Honourable Jerome Kennedy, to explain and...
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'The district voted for change'
May 3rd, 2010 - 4 h 00
Dear Editor, For the past several months I have resisted the temptation to engage in the various political debates occurring around government decisions in The Straits and White Bay North riding including the debate about the decision to relocate...
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An arena or a field of honour?
April 26th, 2010 - 4 h 00
Dear Editor, I was very interested notice the irony of the headlines in the March 29 issue: "Peninsula Reacts to the Air Ambulance Relocation to Goose Bay" and on the next page "Return of the Husky." It brought back memories of the 'old days'...
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Beware of legal scam
April 19th, 2010 - 4 h 00
Dear Editor, I'm going to show how stupid I am by telling of something I did on the computer and I'm being billed for it. No, actually, I don't think I'm stupid but I certainly am a victim of what I have to call a 'legal scam.' I don't want...
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A proposal to save the air ambulance
April 12th, 2010 - 4 h 00
Dear Editor, There is growing sentiment by some on the Northern Peninsula that Marshall Dean should step down and trigger a by-election in the district. The fact is the government has made the decision to remove services from St. Anthony and...
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'It is almost disrespectful'
April 5th, 2010 - 4 h 00
Dear Editor, The impact of moving the air ambulance service out of St. Anthony will be devastating not only to St. Anthony but to the whole province. It is extremely disappointing and frustrating that such a move could happen without...
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