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Fighting the Columbine copycats (National Post April 25, 2007)

  • April 25, 2007
Fighting the Columbine copycats Barbara Kay, National Post Published: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 I'm weighing in on the Virginia Tech massacre bandwagon rather late, be...
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Should McGill's bioethicists be allowing a mother to give birth to her own sibling? (National Post April 25, 2007)

  • April 25, 2007
Full Comment Barbara Kay: Should McGill's bioethicists be allowing a mother to give birth to her own sibling? In post-biblical literature, King Solomon is known as a figure of grea...
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Be thankful Jane was so plain (National Post May 02, 2007)

  • May 2, 2007
Christie's auction house is selling an oil painting by British painter Ozias Humphrey (1742-1810). The value of The Rice Portrait of Jane Austen (owner Henry Rice is an Austen descendant) is believe...
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Farewell to a well-loved handyman (National Post May 07,2007)

  • May 7, 2007
Tom Poston died this week at the fairly ripe age of 85. Yet it seems not so long ago that I was laughing at his youthful shtick on the Steve Allen show as the dimwitted "Man on the Street" who coul...
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A question of honour (National Post May 09, 2007)

  • May 9, 2007
A question of honour Barbara Kay, National Post Published: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 'What turns cosseted princes into steely-eyed warriors, prepared to die for...
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Don't you know there's a war on? (National Post May 16, 2007)

  • May 16, 2007
Don't you know there's a war on? Barbara Kay, National Post Published: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 Remember Second World War English films and this inevitable exchange? ...
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Goodness and Godliness go hand in hand (National Post May 18, 2007)

  • May 18, 2007
Barbara Kay: Goodness and Godliness go hand in hand – a response to John Moore In his op ed today, "Goodness without Godliness," John Moore strikes a characteristically f...
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The 'art' of the disgusting (National Post May 23, 2007)

  • May 23, 2007
The 'art' of the disgusting Barbara Kay, National Post Published: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 This Friday, a terminally ill 47-yearold visual artist will petition a Montrea...
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A school board's message:Women good, men bad (National Post May 30,2007)

  • May 30, 2007
A school board's message:Women good, men bad Barbara Kay, National Post Published: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 The Peel District School Board is one of Canada's largest, as ...
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I feel like I've become a character in a Kafka novel (The Gazette May 31,2007)

  • May 31, 2007
*This post was from "THE GAZETTE" I feel like I've become a character in a Kafka novel Tribunal's real purpose is to shame critics of Quebec "Conseil de Presse Decis...
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How's my grandparenting? (that bad, huh) (National Post June 06,2007)

  • June 6, 2007
How's my grandparenting? (that bad, huh) Barbara Kay, National Post Published: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 For years, trucking companies have enlisted judgmental automobili...
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Parental neglect: the Wavian muse (National Post June 13,2007)

  • June 13, 2007
Parental neglect: the Wavian muse Barbara Kay, National Post Published: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 Dr. Alexander Waugh (1840-1906) was a fine English surgeon, but by disp...
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Academic freedom under seige (National Post June 20,2007)

  • June 20, 2007
Academic freedom under seige Barbara Kay, National Post Published: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 In the annals of dubious achievements a "first" by academics in a democratic...
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An unfinished country (National Post June 27,2007)

  • June 27, 2007
An unfinished country Barbara Kay, National Post Published: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 The silly name for our national holiday, "Canada Day" (imagine "Italy Day" or "U.S....
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THE INSURGENT TEMPTATION (National Post July 04,2007)

  • July 4, 2007
THE INSURGENT TEMPTATION Barbara Kay, National Post Published: Wednesday, July 04, 2007 The June 29 Aboriginal "Day of Action," bruited as a pressure tactic to hasten l...
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Not in my backyard, either (National Post July 04, 2007)

  • July 4, 2007
Not in my backyard, either Barbara Kay, National Post Published: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 MONTREAL -If you live in Montreal, and an acquaintance tells you she lives in Ou...
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Making Canadian jihadis (National Post July 11, 2007)

  • July 11, 2007
Making Canadian jihadis Barbara Kay, National Post Published: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 Montreal has proved a particularly alluring logistical base for francophone Islam...
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This is how it will go down (National Post July 18,2007)

  • July 18, 2007
This is how it will go down Barbara Kay, National Post Published: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 In the Beginning, J.K. Rowling brooded upon a sparsely starred adolescent lit...
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The God that whined (National Post July 25,2007)

  • July 25, 2007
The God that whined Barbara Kay, National Post Published: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 Back in the day, the many atheists I knew went about their unbelieving liv...
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Turning Legal Gun Owners Into SOCIAL LEPERS (National Post August 01,2007)

  • August 1, 2007
Turning Legal Gun Owners Into SOCIAL LEPERS Barbara Kay, National Post Published: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 Citing concern over the "sinister uses" of guns, University ...
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