Cape Breton Island brings the fun

Don't tell Cape Bretoners there are just two official languages in Canada. For many of them, there's a third: Gaelic.

Heritage telephone: Ministry must look into this claim

I WAS quite amused to read about the 17th century telephone that was exhibited at the Heritage Gallery of the Clifford School in Kuala Lipis ("Simplicity in design order of the day" -- NST, Aug 19).

Decision on cell phones deferred UPDATE

There was much interest yesterday in the question of cell phone possession and use in schools because of a proposal on the Little Rock School Board agenda to stiffen existing penalties for taking electronic devices to school. No decision was made last night. Added thought: With the coming of electronic textbooks, the availability of electronic note-taking devices and the many other educational ...