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Nuclear Power By +Oscar V. Cruz JCD This is nuclear power: Beneficial yet likewise dangerous. Wonderful yet basically fearful. Praiseworthy yet ultimately untrustworthy. In other words, nuclear power is a good example of the composite of what is good and evil, what is desirable and unadvisable, partly known and mostly…

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Viewpoints

By March 21, 2011Archives, Opinion

Sports Eye

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Visiting in San Diego By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. SAN DIEGO, California–It has been my habit that every time I go overseas to visit my family and relatives, I also visit my sports friends, cycling and basketball amigos. That’s exactly what I did when I was in Sacramento and Los…

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Sports Eye

By March 21, 2011Opinion, Sports Eye

Roots

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Beyond an hour of darkness By Marifi Jara QUELIMANE, Mozambique–“Why is the night so dark?” asks a young boy. “So that we can see the stars,” replies a wise old man. Those are lines I will always remember from Dreams, the last masterpiece of legendary Japanese director Akira Kurosawa (he…

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Roots

By March 21, 2011Archives, Opinion

Feelings

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Broken Child By Emmanuelle STORIES like this are many and too true and too often told. In fact, these stories became too many these had stopped being told. This child’s mother had a family of her own when she went to the Middle East to work as a domestic helper….

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Feelings

By March 21, 2011Feelings, Opinion

Punchline

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Tracking the “Lucky Bunch” By Ermin Garcia Jr. IT would seem that the lucky brand-new-SUV riding board members of the province are in for a rough and bumpy ride in the weeks ahead. The province’s 300% hike in property tax approved by the “Lucky Bunch” last year will certainly force…

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Punchline

By March 14, 2011Opinion, Punchline

Think about it

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Impromptu reunions By Jun Velasco SOME of our readers feel edgy for our series of death column articles lately. We don’t want to further disappoint anyone. Bear with us, here’s another one. But we wish to assure you that writing about the death of a friend isn’t a walk in the park….

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Think about it

By March 14, 2011Archives, Opinion

Playing with Fire

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Media and police crime prevention By Gonzalo Duque AT the KBP forum last Thursday, we had a nice chat with Police Supt Gerry Roxas, spokesman of the Pangasnan PNP on some points we wish to share with you, dear readers. You’re right, it’s about what our police are doing to ensure the peace…

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Playing with Fire

By March 14, 2011Archives, Opinion

Viewpoints

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M.8.9. By +Oscar V. Cruz JCD ON the occasion of the magnitude 8.9 earthquakes that hit Japan and leave the Country ravaged, had people killed and has its economy devastated, it is expected that there are certain individuals who will speak and engage in a good amount of prophecies of…

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Viewpoints

By March 14, 2011Archives, Opinion

Sports Eye

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Meeting my cycling wards after 26 years By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. SACRAMENTO, California—I’m in this beautiful capital city in the state of California to visit my former cycling wards Anthony Milevsky who is from here and Rick Baza of Los Angeles who sacrificed a six-hour drive from his place…

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Sports Eye

By March 14, 2011Opinion, Sports Eye