AMERICA is celebrating the Fourth of July and its Independence from its British cousins – people with the same culture, same customs, same language and the same religion. FULL STORY...
The Crisis on the Border
Op_ed
By Rosemarie Jackowski
Wednesday, 04 July 2007
I'm referring to that other border, the one to the north. Derby Line, Vermont and Stanstead, Quebec comprise one tight-knit community.
The July 4th holiday readily brings to mind the phrase "no taxation without representation." A major reason for the Americans' wish to be independent from the British empire was their belief that people should have a say in the tax policies imposed on them.
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