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...Sorry" instantly became a fighting word in Australian politics. In 1998, a coalition of community groups declared May 26 National Sorry Day (it's since been renamed National Day of Healing). In 2000 an estimated 250,000 people joined a "Sorry" walk across the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Sir Ronald Wilson, the former judge who authored the "Bringing Them Home" report, made impassioned pleas for a government apology, saying, "An apology begins the healing process. Apology means ... a willingness to enter into the suffering. It implies a commitment to do more...
...best deals: Tibet: $500 can net you airfare and a luxurious four night stay in Tibet’s capital city, Lhasa. It may be worth checking out nearby Mt. Everest, the latest fad amongst adventurous millionaires. Take the cable car to the top and enjoy the spectacular view. Harbour Island, Bahamas: For just $357, you can reach this secluded Bahamian island and vacation with washed-up A-list celebs like Drew Barrymore. But $500 will merely get you there. What’s that? You want some place to sleep? You’ll need slightly more to purchase...
...koala and other enchanting marsupials, Australia seems short of identity icons. There is, of course, Ayers Rock, the most sublime stone on earth. There is also the incomparable Great Barrier Reef, a single coral organism some 1,250 miles long. We have two famous structures, both in Sydney: the Harbour Bridge and the Opera House, the latter a masterpiece by the Danish architect Jorn Utzon. Perched on one of the world's most beautiful sites for a ceremonial building, a headland in Sydney Harbor, and surrounded on three sides by sapphire water, this great building was never seen in completion...
...duplicitous and basically unfit to wear the uniform. None of us are perfect, but by God, we did our best to serve our civilian masters without genuflecting. Shame on Kinsley for missing the point behind the outrage and doubting its authenticity. Kenneth M. Currie, Lieut. Colonel, USAF (ret.), Indian Harbour Beach...
...duplicitous and basically unfit to wear the uniform. None of us are perfect, but by God, we did our best to serve our civilian masters without genuflecting. Shame on Kinsley for missing the point behind the outrage and doubting its authenticity. Kenneth M. Currie, Lieut. Colonel, USAF (Ret.) Indian Harbour Beach, Florida...