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Views from the Beltline: A Happy New Year for the American military
Santa was good to the U.S. armed forces. On December 27th President Biden signed a defence bill for nearly $770-billion. This was $24-billion more than he had asked for, but Congress was in a generous mood. It was the Christmas season after all. The bill passed the House of Representatives
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Happy New Year From Dead Wild Roses
We Survived. Let us celebrate our perseverance and fortitude in dealing with 2020’s challenges. Thank you to my friends and followers who read and comment on my blog. I’m glad we can come together to share our arguments, thoughts, and opinions. Take care friends, all the best to you
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: New Years Resolutions…
Just sayn’. Happy New Year folks. 🙂
Continue readingAlberta Politics: Happy New Year! In 2016, let’s improve workplace safety, forgive student loans and pull the plug on daylight savings
PHOTOS: Happy New Year! Wouldn’t 2016 be a great time to start allowing the sale of beer, wine and liquor in safe, clean and unionized Alberta grocery stores? Below: Saskatchewan CCF Premier Tommy Douglas and Canadian Prime Minister Lester Pearson, w…
Continue readingTrashy's World: Crazy will beget more crazy…
So bye-bye 2015 and hi to 2016! 2015 was pretty momentous, yo. What with a new game in town on the Hill, the Jays making a legit run to the WS and Donald Trump proving once again that are neighbours to the south can be a bit unbalanced from time to tim…
Continue reading350 or bust: “We Are All Seeds”
“As 2015 has been declared the Year of Soil, let us recognize that in the seed and the soil we can find answers to every one of the crisis we are facing.” Dr Vandana Shiva * “The joy of growing food, the joy of eating food, is what the future
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: 2015: Less Can Be More
While I am long past the age where personal New Year resolutions are anything other than exercises in futility, I can’t help but think that a few well-placed aspirations for both Canada and the world would improve everyone’s lives tremendously. Although some of the following may sound a tad sanctimonious,
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Happy New Year.
The last big bump has been before the long yawn that is January and February has just been crossed. Happy New Year everyone. Filed under: Housekeeping Tagged: Happy New Year, Woo
Continue readingTrashy's World: Bring on 2015!
Like any year, there were ups and downs over the past 12 months. However, 2014 was unfortunately a bit more about downs, than ups. On the positive side (cuz I like to mention good things first): First, and most importantly, the kids are thriving. My eldest is working full-time in
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Happy New Year
With the dawning of 2014, may the new year see increasing numbers of Canadians who: REJECT the Conservative Party of Canada and its efforts to excise the heart and soul of our country; RENEW their faith in a fair, just and compassionate Canada REENGAGE in the democratic and political process
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Happy New Year’s!
Happy New Years all! And thanks to The Cartoon Blog for the cartoon. Alltop is always new and funny.
Continue reading350 or bust: Hopes For a New Year
We all have dreams and hopes for a better future. It is good to remember that there is more that connects us than divides us. Let’s hope that 2013 is a time that we the people remind our elected representatives of this fact.
Continue readingAlberta Diary: Happy New Year 2013 from UNA’s Devonshire Care Centre picket line in Edmonton, Alberta
Your blogger, at right, wishes everyone a happy, prosperous and fairly treated New year 2013, from the United Nurses of Alberta picket line at Edmonton’s Devonshire Care Centre, where Registered Nurses are fighting for respect and fair treatment by their employer – and by courageously doing so in the middle
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