Closing food banks dumb idea
Closing food banks dumb idea | Comment | London Free PressYes, as I said in my previous post, closing food banks is a bad idea with nothing in place to…
2011
Rightwing haters. . . .
Frankly it is nice that the Right-wing is slowly being exposed for what they really are, mean-spirited and incompetent. The events in Norway are unspeakable and tragic beyond imagination, but…
So When Does This Become a Crisis?
I walked into the Emergency Department one hot morning a couple of weeks ago and found every last stretcher — twenty-five beds, including the two we try to reserve for…
"Load of crap". More Conservative muzzling. NDP locked out of NL airbase.
It never stops. In fact it's getting worse. Disagree publicly with Harper? Put a muzzle on it.The control the Conservatives have over this country is scary. It was once just…
Samosas Banned in Somalia
Samosas have been banned in much of Somalia because they have three corners, supposedly hinting at the Christian Trinity. Will fundamentalists get any more ridiculous and stupid? Especially when there's…
Indian Women Push Back with Slutwalk.
It's often called the 'biggest democracy on earth' and it is, sort of, but India remains one of the five worst countries in which to be a woman - right…
"An Extraordinarily Dangerous Place" – Iraq on Eve of American Pullout
Washington's Iraq Special Inspector General for Reconstruction, Stuart Bowen, has taken the measure of Iraq today and laments the deterioration of security in the country."Iraq remains an extraordinarily dangerous place…
Sunday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your long weekend.- I'll agree with pogge that Tabatha Southey's latest is well worth a read. But while it's worth recognizing the differences between the respective priorities…
Racist comments from Toronto Sun readers
Here is a sample of several racist comments and replies that come from readers of the Toronto Sun based on this story: 1 fatally shot, 2 wounded at carnival Showing…
Tea Party Time
Amid reports that Democratic and Republican leaders have reached a budget deal, Jeffrey Simpson's analysis of American politics, in today's Globe and Mail, offers some valuable perspective. The reasons for…
Canadian Press whitewashes Harper’s incestuous relationship with media
Joan Brydon (CP) bends over backwards to show how Canadian journalism could never go the way of the Murdoch scandal by slanting her reporting to make sure we know that…
NYT: Tuning Out the Democrats (and the Liberals)
«President Obama can't catch a break from the American public on the economy, even though he prevented a depression and saved global capitalism. During this period of economic crisis and…
Ross Perot, the Tea Party: Why Are Third Party Politics In the US So Crazy?
As radical as they think that they are, the Tea Party follows a pattern of attempts to create a third party in the US political duopoly - which, let's face…
Chillin’ at a KOA…
Great place to camp if you’re not too into rustic… Great weekend so far!!! Share and Enjoy: Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Jimmy Fallon And Brian Williams on The Debt Crisis
It is absolutely hilarious. Enjoy!
video: 14-year-old girl’s impassioned plea for public libraries
Annika Tabovaradan is an awesome force in the world. She is a girl willing to overcome her fears to defend her rights and the rights of others, a girl who…
American : It’s Time To Suck It Up And Pay Our Bill
«The war, brave men and women in the armed services aside, has been a disgraceful waste of this country's time, spirit, blood and money.» http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alec-baldwin/its-time-to-suck-it-up-an_b_913810.html?ref=email_shareT...
Regatta
Mallory entered her first race ever yesterday. The girl's under six flutterboard race. If not for the swimmer's ear I think she could have done the swimming race. But we're…
Take Time To Renew Your Spirit
O Lord My God When I In Awesome Wonder performed at the Winner’s Concert of the 2008 International Praise Festival: