Hassan Arif's commentary in Wednesday's Telegraph-Journal seeks to explain away the growing opposition to the provincial Liberal government with a simple cliché - "that is the nature of governing-" and the Liberals appear to take this to their comfort.

Our school system is becoming like a dictatorship. It appears New Brunswick's memory is slipping.

Citizens for Educational Choice is an umbrella group for a number of local coalitions that have formed across the province since the government initiated drastic changes in the education system on March 14, 2008. Over the past month, CEC has studied the changes and their likely outcomes. The following is the other side of the story associated with five key issues raised by the government.

In southeastern New Brunswick, getting a seat on the district education councils has proved not to be so tough.

From Sussex Corner to St. Stephen, there will only be 10 elections on Monday to fill 36 DEC positions to manage schools.

I was recently in my friend's kitchen in northern Sweden discussing the education systems in our countries. My friend knows something about the subject, even beyond her experiences with her four children. She is the vice dean of the faculty of education at Umea University.

Canadian Parents for French came out swinging Monday in response to a report by Doug Willms laying out the case for universal French instruction.

Doug Willms asserts that EFI has done more harm than good...but then again he admits that he has no idea if the new plan will be any better.

He also seems to think that parents have no right to choice in the education of thier children...thankfully he is not in charge and therefore cannot implement his Maoist experiement to its fullest....

Another attack on Lamrock's 300,000 illitierate New Brunswickers comment and a letter of support for the Hamilton/Litvak refutation of Croll/Lee.

I'm not sure how valid the actual suggestions are but at least its a call for compromise.

A letter that admonishes the Premier for his 'emotional' remark.

A letter that admonishes the president of the Home and School Association for her letter of support of the Lamrock Plan.

And a letter that admonishes the TJ Editorial staff for there assertion that the Ombudsman has overstepped his mandate.