"Where the Action Is" and the British Invasion
When former half-term Alaska governor Grifty McQuitter visited Massachusetts last month, riding a bus with a fancy paint job, more than a few people were scratching their heads at McQuitter's…
Bob Broughton's Blog
Another insult from the Conservative Party of Canada
I've pointed out before on this blog that the Conservative Party of Canada has a history of running campaign advertising that insults the intelligence of Canadians: see The Conservative "Tax…
Another insult from the Conservative Party of Canada
I've pointed out before on this blog that the Conservative Party of Canada has a history of running campaign advertising that insults the intelligence of Canadians: see The Conservative "Tax…
Tobacco and the 2011 Federal Election
There are a lot of things going on in this country that should be issues in this election: Fisheries and Oceans Canada's support for fish farms, the tar sands, and…
Tobacco and the 2011 Federal Election
There are a lot of things going on in this country that should be issues in this election: Fisheries and Oceans Canada's support for fish farms, the tar sands, and…
The Virginia Tech massacre was four years ago
It has now been four years since 32 students and faculty members were killed on the Virginia Tech campus. I earned a B.A. Degree from Virginia Tech in 1972. I…
The Virginia Tech massacre was four years ago
It has now been four years since 32 students and faculty members were killed on the Virginia Tech campus. I earned a B.A. Degree from Virginia Tech in 1972. I…
Reframing this election
There's a Federal election going on, and so far, I haven't heard much about nuclear power or uranium mining, and not much about salmon farms, pipelines, or oil tanker traffic…
Reframing this election
There's a Federal election going on, and so far, I haven't heard much about nuclear power or uranium mining, and not much about salmon farms, pipelines, or oil tanker traffic…
Jose Figueroa: Another Canadian "Public Safety" embarassment
This is a story that has appeared here before, with different names and places. Jose Figueroa has lived in Canada (currently Langley, BC) since 1996. He isn't a drug kingpin,…
The loss of US sovereignty
I lived in the Virginia suburbs of Washington, DC in 1979, and during this period, I looked up several old friends of mine who had jobs as Congressional aides on…
The institutionalization of fiscal irresponsibility
The deal that Obama made with the Repugnikans to extend the Bush administration's tax cuts is a really bad idea. What I find especially unfortunate about the debate over these…
Mary Elizabeth Lewis Broughton, 1920-2010
My mother Elizabeth passed away in her sleep after a brief illness on November 22, 2010, at the age of 90. Elizabeth was born and raised in Bloxom, on Virginia's…
Some opinions on the 2010 U.S. election
I've mailed in my ballot. I went out and knocked on some doors in Bellingham on behalf of Rep. Rick Larsen, and I'll be doing this again on Election Day.…
Vancouver-Seattle passenger trains saved, but let’s look forward
The Province columnist Jon Ferry wrote a worthwhile column about the future of Amtrak's Seattle-Vancouver service, Foot-dragging feds slow train service to Seattle. A few comments on points that Ferry…