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TheStar.com | Ontario | TTC suspects province is plotting a takeover
One step closer to rationalizing a system that involves nine transit authorities. Easier for commuters to cross city and regional borders.
Improve fairness of service across the GTA.
A stronger voice for funding at Queen's Park.
Standardized fare system.
Cost savings with bulk buys of equipment.
Would help Toronto to cut costs.
CONS
TTC service in low-demand areas may suffer as priorities shift to 905 region.
Loss of autonomy by the GTA's largest transit system.
Possible loss of iconic symbolism for TTC.
Opens door to zoned fare system, which punishes people in outlying areas.
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More Obama substance!
And just like in Iowa, Obama beats them all. Edwards doesn't run as strong in New Hampshire as in Iowa - no surprise there - but he still manages a dead heat against McCain and Giuliani and handily beats Romney. So even though Hillary is clinging to a lead at the top of the field, she's once again giving off the "unelectable" vibe in comparison to her two most serious primary challengers. [E.A.] P.S.: In light of these poll results, doesn't Dick Morris' theory--that if Obama now doesn't run he'll have done Hillary a favor by clearing the field--have a couple of holes: 1) Obama hasn't cleared Edwards out; and 2) If Obama decides not to run early next year, and Hillary's still this weak, there will be plenty of time for new challengers to jump in. ... P.P.S.: Why does Massachusetts' governor Mitt Romney do so poorly in 'neighboring New Hampshire'? 12:32 P.M. More>>
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Johnny comes homeless
And with it come the questions: How is it that a nation that became so familiar with the archetypal homeless, combat-addled Vietnam veteran is now watching as more homeless veterans turn up from new wars? What lessons have we not learned? Who is failing these people? Or is homelessness an unavoidable byproduct of war, of young men and women who devote themselves to serving their country and then see things no man or woman should?
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For as long as the United States has sent its young men — and later its young women — off to war, it has watched as a segment of them come home and lose the battle with their own memories, their own scars, and wind up without homes.
The Civil War produced thousands of wandering veterans. Frequently addicted to morphine, they were known as "tramps," searching for jobs and, in many cases, literally still tending their wounds. More>>
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