Today is Simon Lono’s birthday. He would have been 57. This coming Saturday there’s a celebration of his life. Drop by and share in the memories. And if you cannot make it but want to remember Simon, consider making a donation to the Newfoundland and Labrador Speech and Debate Union.
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The Sir Robert Bond Papers: Critical Thought in a Technological Age #nlpoli
Some thoughts from Simon Lono on civil discourse. -srbp-
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: Jack Harris: Good Bye and Good Night #nlpoli
From 2006 to early 2010, Simon Lono wrote Offal News, a commentary on local politics, debating, and whatever caught Simon’s eye. When Jack Harris quit as leader of the provincial New Democratic Party, Simon turned his sharp eye to Harris’ legacy. Simon respected differences of opinion but he had no
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: Simon Lono , 1963-2019
Simon Lono – husband, father, grandfather, advocate, orator, writer, mentor, friend – died Friday, May 24, 2019. He was 56. When our friends are alive, we do not spend time thinking about the past. We do not think about how we met them, about all the things we did with
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act and municipal politics #nlpoli
You mean the Hell’s Angels won’t be deterred by a committee of people telling Doc O’Keefe what they think he should do? -srbp-
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: Copper-fastened #nlpoli
According to the Telegram editorialist argued last week, this fuss over renovations was nothing at all. At any rate, renovations planned long in advance — to keep the legislature from falling apart — are hardly a fair target for criticism. It’s fair to say if the Opposition’s roof was leaking,
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: 10 Reasons to Oppose Muskrat Falls #nlpoli
For posterity, here are Simon Lono’s 10 reasons to oppose Muskrat Falls. He tweeted them on Wednesday, November 28. SRBP has taken out the hash tags and added and spelled-out words to make clearly legible sentences while retaining the original meani…
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