Issue 155 – Mirror of Vladivostok News

Issue 155 :: Thursday, November 27, 1997


Opinion Russians are the best of friends
Scott Cook, Moonah, Tasmania, Australia	11/27/97 02:02 PM
Hi, my name is Scott Cook, and I live in Australia, where I was born. I have no Russian relatives, but plenty of Russian friends whom I have contacted over the years through their service on the ships of FESCO. These times have been great fun, with trips to 10-pin bowling, mini golf, parties aboard the ships, and just being friends.
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Opinion Religion law does smack of the bad old days
by Scott Gore, Newark, Delaware, U.S.A.	11/27/97 02:01 PM
I previously submitted a brief statement concerning the ironically named new religious law "On Freedom of Conscious and On Religious Associations." At that time, I said, "I guess it just goes to show you can take the boys out of communism, but you can’t take communism out of the boys." Now that I have stirred up the hornets’ nest so to speak, I should like to offer commentary on the words I wrote and their relation to the new law.
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Opinion Stop corruption: Hire an outsider to run the city
by Stan Danysh, University of Alaska, Anchorage	11/27/97 02:00 PM
The pathetic power struggles which hold the citizens of Vladivostok hostage have got to stop! How long can the people allow those darn politicians to play with power for the sole benefit of their own? They are all corrupt and compromised by close ties to mafia. Every politician onstage so far has proven his impotence in serving his electorate.
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Opinion Anyone up for bean throwing?
The Vladivostok News	11/27/97 02:00 PM
The Vladivostok News happened to go to press this issue on the day Americans call Thanksgiving — an occasion to give thanks to God, and to feast on turkey and pumpkin pie. But every culture has its food-related holidays, from Oktoberfests to old Slavic harvest feasts.
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Opinion Primorians need to vote
The Vladivostok News	11/27/97 01:59 PM
The Primorye Duma is scheduled to hold an election Dec. 7, and it’s time for Vladivostok and Primorye voters to rouse themselves and head to the polls. Last election, apathy left Primorye with a Duma that some, anyway, may regret. Although voters did reject Mayor Victor Cherepkov’s bid for a seat, there was little else decisive about the vote. Some voters leaving the polls told reporters they couldn’t remember whom they voted for. One man turned out just because he wanted to see his old school, where the voting was taking place.
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