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One Language For All
Did you know that there is a European treaty called The European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages? The Council of Europe web-site says “The Charter is designed to protect and promote regional and minority languages and to enable speakers to use them both in private and public life. It therefore obliges the States Parties…
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Population Pressure and Immigration Policy
Population Pressure and Immigration Policy Today is November 24th. It’s the day that something like 27 people drowned trying to emigrate from France to the United Kingdom in a large open inflatable dinghy. This comes days after Belarus created an international incident by routing migrants to the border and urging them to cut fences and…
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Greta Thunberg – Heroine or Brat?
Greta Thunberg – Heroine or Brat? Greta Thunberg… what is she? Global heroine fighting to preserve a dying planet? Or an obnoxious little brat? The Nobel prize lends credence to the first view, but her social media coverage demonstrates that many people are inclined to the latter. I predict that in fifty years, some 17-year-old…
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Population Pressure & An Absolution for Baby Boomers
Population Pressure An Absolution for Baby Boomers I’ve been puzzling myself with concerns about population pressure, so I looked up a couple of articles on population growth. I’ve begun a practice of trying to check the credibility of sources when I do any quick google research, and to that end I use a site called…