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My response to former PM Edward Seaga’s dunce bat comment – Gleaner letter of the day

LETTER OF THE DAY :’Dunce-bat’ approach not good in school published: Saturday | April 12, 2008 THE EDITOR, Sir: The enthusiasm that Andrew Holness brings to the Ministry of Education is refreshing. I am particularly impressed with his ambition to create an education trust fund, and his bold plan to reduce illiteracy. Andrew is one [...]

Abortion – Whose right is it anyway? Part 2 of 3

Though Roe vs. Wade firmly states that it is a woman’s constitutional right to determine whether or not to carry a fetus, leaders of government seem to be moving more and more towards making abortion illegal. According to the Washington Post, in February 2003, lawmakers from South Dakota voted 23 to 12 to approve a [...]

Abortion – whose choice is it anyway? part 1 of 3

Is abortion a personal or state decision? Who should decide if a woman impregnated through an act as heinous as rape should deliver the child? If a woman’s health or life is threatened by her pregnancy, should the state decide her fate? How much concern should the state exercise over the body of any of [...]