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OTTAWA - Preston Manning and Mike Harris, two prominent Conservatives, have sketched a vision for Canada that includes a new customs agreement with the United States and a dramatically revamped health care system. The two former politicians released a report yesterday that also calls for a tight rein on government spending and deep tax cuts as part of a strategy they say is aimed at giving Canada the highest quality of life in the world. "We believe that Canada is being held back by an absence of national vision and ill-advised public policies," they said in the report, "A Canada...

Bob Gay/The Dominion Post Showing the effects of wind and weather, this tattered and faded flag still flutters in the breeze at a grave site in East Oak Grove Cemetery. BY KATHY PLUM The Dominion Post KINGWOOD -- Americans love their flag, but many don't know how to display it, honor it or to dispose of it after it is retired. "We have skipped a couple generations where we have not taught" flag etiquette, said 1st Sgt. Rick Bloom, of the Preston High School JROTC. "We normally don't have to tell a cadet more than once what you have...

<p>Command Sgt. Maj. Kenneth O. Preston became the 13th sergeant major of the Army at an Jan. 15 swearing in ceremony at the Pentagon. “I am so proud of our soldiers,” said Preston, who recently served in Iraq as command sergeant major of V Corps and Combined Joint Task Force 7. “Having walked with them on the battlefields in Iraq over the past year, there is no doubt that they are the only Army in the world that could perform such a Herculean feat.”</p>

OCEANSIDE – Actor Richard W. "Dick" Simmons, whose 40-year career in Hollywood included the title role in the 1950s television series "Sergeant Preston of the Yukon," has died. He was 89.

<p>Biological warfare is the subject of today's "Winds of Change" features. Lady Margaret Thatcher leads off in typically clear and inspirational style. The recently-passed Bioterrorism Preparedness Act of 2001 follows - it's a start, but large gaps remain. We look at the act and the gaps, and set out the 10-point plan for change. In-depth briefings on anthrax and smallpox round out today's features.</p>