Island-Hopping: A bit of France closer to home

They may appear on the map to be a part of Canada. But for more than a century, the tiny islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, located off Newfoundland, passed back and forth between French and British control until, finally, the islands became permane…

June 6, 2025
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Book bans: Defend the right to read

Re: “The Bluest Eye” shouldn’t be banned. It should be read and discussed” (May 31, Opinion): The late English writer Anthony Burgess told of once going through customs carrying his copy of James Joyce’s “Ulysses.” Noting this, the agent informed Burge…

June 6, 2025
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Almanac: The “Chunnel”

On January 20, 1986, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and French President Francois Mitterand broke new ground on the long-dreamed-of tunnel connecting England and France. Jane Pauley reports.

June 6, 2025
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