Nov. 26:z-z-z-z-z-
My last questions to the Ministry of the Environment have not been answered, though they were quite simple. What is the law on reporting contaminated land? What are the terms…
Graeme Decarie
Nov. 25: just a few things….
An opening reminder - There will probably be no blog on Tuesday, Nov. 27 because I shall be attending the big, anti-fracking rally in Fredericton that day - and speaking…
Nov.22: Good for Brent….
It's top of the op ed page; and it well deserves to be there. It's a column by Brent Mazerolle - well written (he's usually a good writer) - but…
Nov. 22: Just for a change of pace…
... listened to a local, private radio station to learn whether it was any better than the Moncton Times and Transcript. For a fair comparison, I chose a station that…
Nov. 22: .. let’s talk a bit about…..
....what isn't in today's Times and Transcript.About a week ago, the World Bank released a report it had commissioned. to a respected scientific body. The report says we could see…
Nov. 21: …if I were editor…..
..... of the TandT, I wouldn't have to waste time as I did with the letter below in which I give one, last try to squeeze an answer out of…
Nov. 20: Page One…Read all about it….
The big headline, the leader for today's news is that jury selection has begun for a murder case. Is this information you have an immediate use for? Notices have been…
Nov. 19: ..a new meaning to blah….
Two, front page stories on people being honoured and celebrated. Gutsy writing. Straight to the point. Important to know. We need more halls of fame. The biggest story gives us…
Nov. 18: I was slow to catch on…..
A reader sent me the editorial below from yesterday's Telegraph-Journal. As I read it, I realized something I should have figured out much earlier. I should have figured it out…
Nov. 17: The editorial is a keeper….
Of all the prime ministers of Canada, Brian Mulroney is the only one to have been publicly humiliated for accepting a huge bribe while prime minister, hiding it from taxes…
Nov. 16:…(sigh)….
Beaujolais Nouveau is a wildly overpriced wine that has a wildly over-hyped debut for each year's edition. What makes it different from most other wines is its very, very short…
Nov. 15: A high grade for the TandT….
The high grade is for the story on Dr. Cleary's talk last night when she discussed her report on shale gas in New Brunswick. The high grade is a D…
Nov. 14: The worst..the very worst…ever……
I don't think I can find a kind word to say about today's Moncton Times and Transcript. It is so bad that the best part of it is the editorial…
Nov. 13: it’s now 9:30 on Monday evening….
...I'm beginning the blog now because I want to make a guess at how the Moncton Times and Transcript will cover the General Petraeus story. Around the world, the best…
Nov.12: ..And the big story is…….
... "Moncton wine expo looks for ways to grow further"... Wow! I'll bet that took some digging. The news YOU need to know.Actually, most of today's Moncton Times and Transcript…
Nov. 11: Two tales…….
It's Sunday, so there is, as one of the blessings of a Sunday, no Moncton Times and Transcript today. However, there are a couple of interesting stories in the news.…
Nov.10: de Adder has…..
...a first rate editorial cartoon. Always a good artist, he has this time brought in a serious topic (the failure of our prime minister to do much for veterans); and…
Nov. 9: Fool that I am….
I begin this blog on the evening of Nov. 8 because I suddenly realized that a line in the Moncton Times and Telegraph had blown right by my attractive but…
Nov. 8: well, lively…….
But let's warm up with the small stuff....On page A1 we find a story by Alan Cochrane that seniors are furious at companies which impose extra charges on people who…
Nov. 7:
There's little to say about today's Moncton Times and Transcript that has not been said before.Page A3 is cute. It has a story about inductions into the Junior Achievement New…