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On July 27, the Calgary Sun printeda letter to the editor that caught myinterest.

In it, Shawn Mitchell, an upset, hard-working, honest Albertan lambastedinterprovincial migrants, particularlythose from Newfoundland, who appar-ently lack class, drive and grammarskills and enjoy travelling province toprovince to steal jobs from locals.

Clearly, hes not wrong. Case in point:

myself, a 25-year-old Newfoundlander,who grew up with dreams of leaving mydesolate, boring home province to do

journalism in the city one often associ-ates with great journalists Lloydmin-ster.

That was sarcasm.I was not so much taken back by

Mitchells comments themselves as I canunderstand the source of his frustration;instead, I was more so upset they wereeven printed to begin with. Still, thoughI dont really have to respond to hisridiculous points, the proud Newfound-lander in me wont let them pass by.

Spelling and grammar do not seemto be a common Newfoundlandersstrong point, writes Mitchell, which is acommon complaint. Though, I could callinto question his ability to differentiatebetween words in the English language,because the last time I checked dialectisnt the same thing as grammar. Nordoes it have any bearing on IQ, which

Mitchell all but insinuated.My grandfather, who I know will

love being mentioned in this, is aboutas baymen (from around da bay) asone can get. His accent even leaves meconfused at times, but through andthrough is one of the most knowledge-able people I know.

He could and Im sure he will tell meafter reading this detail the Bay of Pigs

invasion for you if you had an afternoonto waste. You might not understandevery word, but youd be surprised hadyou judged him on his accent.

And as far as Newfoundlandersstealing jobs from Albertans, Im justnot sure how that is the case, especiallyin an industry where there seems to beinnite jobs and money.

But, like I said, my real problem iswith the editor, Jose Rodriguez, who,for the record has already said he regretspublishing the letter. In fact, he went astep further telling The Telegram in St.

Johns that Mitchell is an idiot, andthat he couldnt believe in this day andage, people still think like this.

His reasoning for running the letter,then, was to put (the letter) out there so

people could knock him down, he toldThe Telegram.

Mitchells comments are really nothingnew and nothing that hasnt been heardby any Newfoundlander in Alberta,though usually in a joking manner. Soby publishing the letter the CalgarySun was showing no groundbreakingopinion; instead, they published what isotherwise best saved for a drunken rantat the pub.

I feel the need to also mention in hereIm not the most prideful Newfound-lander in Western Canada. I dont have aNewfoundland ag on my car (Yes, mostof us are guilty of this), nor do I have atattoo of da rock, but theres two thingsI dont take kindly to: Someone skippinga Great Big Sea song on my iPod, andpeople badmouthing my home provinceand the proud people that come fromthere.

Mitchell and the Sun are just luckythey didnt use the N word Newe.

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1926 Gertrude Ederle becomes therst woman to swim across the Eng-lish Channel.

1930 Judge Joseph Force Cratersteps into a taxi in New York anddisappears never to be seen again.

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1960 Cuban Revolution: Cubanationalizes American and foreign-owned property in the nation.

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