Hamilton's loose grasp on reality
Public Defender Howard Hamilton, who proposes a $2 billion donation from the private sector to the inner cities said that my column last week "....encapsulated the misunderstanding...voiced by most critics of my proposal." Read Ritch's response.

The changing faces of places
Contributor Hartley Neita reminiscences: "About 20 years ago, my friend Andrew Salkey and I were bending elbows in a London pub. Now those of you who knew this author and poet will remember he was a rebel with many causes..."

Feeling safe elsewhere
Sitting in the meadow with snow-covered Mt. Rainier in the background, the sun on my face, my heel burning, I suddenly knew what it was: I felt safe - in Seattle, writes Diana McCaulay.

Questions for Canada's PM

Rickey Singh asks whether the expected death of the ailing Trudeau should have been the reason for Prime Minister Jean Chretien to suddenly scuttle a scheduled summit of Caribbean Community heads of Government in Montego Bay last Friday.