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EDITORIALARCHIVES15YearsAgo...1-milliondecisionMembersoftheWesternCaucusrecom-mendedthenumberofMLAsbeincreasedintimefornextfallsgeneralelectionlastweekaftertheNorthwestTerritoriesSu-premeCourtruledthatthevariousconstit-uenciesintheWestwereunderrepresented.ButitwasntadecisionsupportedbyallcaucusmembersincludingmembersoftheAboriginalSummit.IssueMarch16199920YearsAgo...SahtudealstartsjourneyintolawLastSeptembertheSahtucomprehen-sivelandclaimagreementwassignedinFortNormanNWT.Andnowithasbegunthelongjourneythroughthefederalgovern-mentstructure.LastweektheagreementtookitsrststepintobeingenactedaslegislationwhentheSahtuLandClaimSettlementActwastabledintheHouseofCommons.IssueMarch16199430YearsAgo...MonohitsTheHubThekissingdiseasehashitHayRiver.PublicHealthofcialshavetreated47casesofmononucleosissinceChristmas.Whilethenumberofinstancesofthein-fectiousviraldiseaseishigherthanusualofcialssaythereislittletoworryabout.IssueMarch1519844TuesdayMarch182014TheNorthernJournalisanindependentnewspapercoveringnewsandeventsinthewesternArcticandnorthernAlberta.VisittheJournalonlineatwww.norj.caAnzacAtikamegBrownvaleCadotteLakeChardChatehColdLakeConklinDriftpileDufeldEdmontonEnildaEnochFortChipewyanFortMcKayFortMcMurrayFortVermilionFrogLakeGlenevisGoodshLakeGrandePrairieGrouardHighLevelHighPrairieHytheJohndOrPrairieAvailableinAlbertaatAklavikBehchokoColvilleLakeDelineEaglePlainsEkatiDiamondMinesEnterpriseFortGoodHopeFortLiardFortMcPhersonFortProvidenceFortResolutionFortSimpsonFortSmithGametiHayRiverInuvikJeanMarieRiverLutselKeNahanniButteNormanWellsPaulatukTheNorthernJournalisavailableinthefollowingNWTcommunitiesSachsHarbourTroutLakeTsiigehtchicTuktoyaktukTulitaUlukhaktokWekwetiWhaTiWrigleyYellowknifeKehewinKinusoLacLaBicheMorinvillePeaceRiverRedEarthCreekSaddleLakeSlaveLakeSt.PaulValleyviewWabasca2013CCNABLUERIBBONCANADIANCOMMUNITYNEWSPAPERAWARD2013CMCAAUDITEDAdvertisingDeadlinesDisplayaddeadlineisThursdayat400p.m.ClassiedaddeadlineisThursdayat500p.m.Emailadsnorj.caSubscriptionRates867872-3000PricesincludeGST.47.25inFortSmith52.50elsewhereinCanada105intheUSAoverseas164.30.LetterstotheEditorPolicyTheNorthernJournalwelcomesletterstotheeditor.Lettersmustbesignedandincludeaphonenumbersotheauthorcanbeveried.Nameswillbewithheldonrequestinspecialcircumstanceswherethereasonsaredeterminedtobevalid.TheJournalreservestherighttoeditlettersforlengthlibelclarityandtaste.Opinionsexpressedinlettersandcolumnsarenotnecessarilythoseofthepublisheroreditor.PublishedweeklybyCascadePublishingLtd.PrintedonrecyclednewsprintwithvegetableinkatWainwrightStarChronicle.PublisherManagingEditorDonJaque867-872-3000ext.21donnorj.caEditor...........................MeaganWohlberg867-872-3000ext.24newsnorj.caReporter..............................MariaChurch867-872-3000ext.25reporternorj.caComptroller...........................DixiePenner867-872-3000ext.23dixnorj.caAdvertising....................JoshuaJorgensen867-872-3000ext.15salesnorj.caAdministration................JeremyTurcotte867-872-3000ext.26adminnorj.caProductionGraphics.......SandraJaque867-872-3000ext.22sandranorj.caPaulBannister867-872-3000ext.27graphicsnorj.caAnnaSierra867-872-3000ext.20designnorj.caPhotoSeanPinnRussiastakeoveroftheCrimeanpeninsulaishardlyshocking1.TheBerlinWallwastorndownin1989signallingtheendoftheColdWareraandthecollapseoftheSovietUnionbutitwasnotcompletelyresolved.TheCrimeanpeninsulalongapartofRus-siawasgiftedtoUkrainein1954bythen-presidentNikitaKhrushchev.Al-thoughmoreUkrainiansnowpopulateCrimeaitisstillinhabitedbyamajorityofRussiansandisregardedbymanyRussiansaspartoftheircountry.Presi-dentVladimirPutinistakingbackwhatisconsideredtoberightfullytheirs.2.ToPutinthisispersonal.HehasatleasttwovillasontheBlackSeanearSochiabeautifulareaandthemosttemperatepartofRussia.CrimeaisastonesthrowacrossthewaterandhaslongbeenafavouritespotforRussianstovacation.3.Thenewpro-WestgovernmentinUkrainemeansCrimeacouldbelostfromRussiaforever.WorseanAmeri-can-friendlyUkraineatthefrontofthequeueformembershipinNATOwouldeventuallyresultinAmericanwarshipsinUkrainianports.ThatiswhyPutinwilltakeovertheUkrainiannavalbasesintheBlackSeawhichisstrategicallycenteredbetweenAsiaEuropeandtheMiddleEast.4.Putinfeelsentirelyjustiedinwhatheisdoing.IftheUScaninvadeIraqputtroopsintoAfghanistanandplaypo-liticalgamesintheMiddleEasttoac-cessoilPutinguresnobodycantellhimwhattodointheBlackSea.5.ThisisalsoaboutthethreeRus-siannaturalgaspipelinesthattraverseUkrainetoreachEuropeanmarkets.TheyareacashcowforRussiaandPutindoesnotwantthemvulnerable.TheUkrainiansmaytrytotaxthegasoritmaybemuchtoughertotraverseanuncooperativeUkraineinthefuturetoaccesstherichEuropeanmarket.PutinproppedupdeposedUkrainianPresidentViktorYanukovychasapuppettoman-ageallthat.ThecurrentUkrainianciti-zenrevolutionthatoustedYanukovychismessyandinconvenient.6.TheSochiOlympicsweredesignedbyPutintorallytheRussianpeople.Ca-nadianconsultantswerehiredtoassistinaRussianOwnthePodiumprogramtoemulateCanadasrecordmedalhaulattheVancouverOlympics.ItbolsteredCanadiannationalismandrem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