Feb. 1: The things I cannot have.
I learned very early in childhoood that my family could not have a car. We could not have heat in our home after supper. We could not go for a…
Graeme Decarie
Jan. 30: It really doesn’t matter….
…...who wins the U.S. party leaderships. It really doesn't matter who wins the presidency. We should have learned that with Obama. I remember the enthusiasm for Obama at the time…
Jan. 30: Damn!
The Irving press still runs its useless Wild Readers of the Week on A3. It's a contest in which schoolchildren race each other to see how many books they can…
Jan. 29: We are very close…
The headline of today's irving press? It's about how the provincial premier will use the state of the province to set the stage for his budget. In other words, there…
Jan.27: World War Three
CBC news has a story it ran back in November about the dismal performance of Canadian shipyards in producing ships for the Canadian navy. And this happened despite a gift…
Jan. 27: some people annoy me.
Even good newspapers will occasionally run a trivia story. They do it because, when setting out the pages, they see an empty area. So they stick in a story (sometimes…
Jan. 26: Mostly foreign news.
I'll touch just briefly on the Irving press because there isn't much to touch on.A6 has a story that New Brunswick's history curriculum in its schools scores a B- (which…
Jan. 25: Just the Irving press in this one.
I'm starting this very late on a Monday night. (It's been a tough day.) The front page headline isn't really a headline. In fact, it's not really a news story…
The big picture
To begin, just a couple of items I found interesting. One is on the conference at Davos, which, I think, was a big step toward corporate fascism. Then there's a…
Jan. 23: How can a paper print all those pages….
...and still say so little.On the good side, and for the second day in a row, the Irving press has a front page headline that is a real story. The…
Jan.22: The living dead of the Irving press.
Just a quick look at the Irving press.Page A4 has a big story that Progressive Conservative MLAs are waiting before endorsing a leadership candidate. So bloody what? Let them wait.On…
Jan. 21: No. The world has not become nicer. But we can.
Richard Saillant, Norbert Cunningham and most of the Irving press staff have consistently warned us that we cannot afford the government spending we are doing. Our public service is way…
Jan. 20: the headlines is actually real news….
Unfortunately, it is very bad news. A potash mine in New Brunswick will close with a heavy loss of jobs that will effectively destroy much of the community. It's too…
Jan. 19: My, the Irving press is awful
The first section has news like a Tim Horton's being closed for a few days. The big headline says that the federal government might agree to help local infrastructure projects.…
Jan. 18: Why do men tip their hats to women?
Several days ago, I wrote a blog that included reference to a commentary by Brian Murphy – lawyer, former Conservative member of parliament, and columnist. I thought it the most…
Jan.17: No newspaper today. Hurray!
Beautiful day. Sunny, and not a copy of the Irving press in sight. Even better, there are some good news sources to catch up on. There are these photos of…
Jan.16: The social tragedy of a dishonest newspaper.
Irving press headline – 'Federal minister wants options for boosting Atlantic salmon numbers'. Translation – nothing has happened. And there's no story. At the bottom of the page is a…
Jan 15: This could be the worst Irving press issue ever
The front page headline is “Murder suspect makes first court appearance”. And what does that tell us? Nothing. Nothing is what usually happens on the first appearance. This deserves, at…
Jan: 14 The world – for people? or for profit?
The Irving press headline screamed the news that we had heaps of snow yesterday. Gee! That explains why I drove through snow last night, and looked out to see my…
Jan. 13: What kind of a world do you live in?
The story of the day is that New Brunswick and Nova Scotia are joining in a big sex-trade deal. It will give moose the right to cross provincial boundaries in…