Sept. 28: Not in a good mood today.
In the U.S., millions are cheering Donald Trump for his asinine platform that would build the world’s biggest wall between the U.S. and Mexico. This is in a United States…
Graeme Decarie
Sept. 27: A turning point in Canadian history – I hope.
In the United States today, 22% of all children live in poverty. And that’s a very grudging figure for an even worse situation because poverty is defined as having less…
When I was a child eating my supper,….
…….. (as some children still do – while slumped over the plate), my very Presbyterian mother would say, “Sit up. And eat your supper like a Christian.” I thought of…
Sometimes, we have to get angry
Let’s go quickly through the Irving press. Section A news is small town boosterism, and village gossip. As for editorial and commentary, only two of the columns have anything to…
Sept. 24:The Irving press and the worship of ignorance
For a change, we’ll open with—- Imprusha@sympatico.ca Forgive me. This is an astonishing site; and it beats anything in the Irving press. Section A news is deadly. It begins with…
Hitler – and Mussolini – and us….
Well, the Irving press DID cover Mulcair’s speech on the boardwalk yesterday morning – and a very chilly morning it was. For some reason, though, the photo of it was…
Sept. 22: A new world shaping up? You won’t hear about it in the Irving press.
The headline story for today is “Jury shown photos of Oland death scene. This is pure, scandal-magazine sensationalism. It’s followed a big photo of rocks and heavy equipment on Main…
Sept. 21: Should I get off the Irving press and onto news analysis?
Again, there is almost nothing to say about the Irving press. The front page headline “Gallant’s lessons after year in office” has nothing in it. It’s an interview with premier…
Sept. 20:The importance of reading – and thinking….
History is a good foundation for understanding this world we live in. I’ve just finished reading an example or really good history. It’s called “Wealth and Power”, and it’s by…
Sept. 19: WILDTOWN CATFIGHT
Lord, I thought. It’s that time of year again. These are the big, screaming letters on the sports page. And they will be the headline for every game in the…
Sept. 18: Let’s start with China…
…because there isn’t a whole lot to talk about in the Irving press. China is the biggest country in the world, and it’s (maybe) on track to have the most…
Sept. 17: Another trivia day in the Irving press….
We’ll go quickly through the Irving “news” of the day. The lead story on P.1 is a real, lead story. It’s about a daycare which was closed abruptly, and done…
Sept. 15: Good Christian men rejoice!
Still got your Charlie Hebdo T shirt? You remember, Charlie Hebdo was that freedom loving cartoon paper in France that we all cheered for when it was attacked and some…
Sept. 14: Part of this will offend some people. But we need truth.
The front-page headline story is – well – it’s not the front page headline. The one that should have been at the top of page 1 is at the bottom…
Sept. 13: A note on patriotism as promised – with just a bit about Syria
Leaders of both Democrats and Republicans want to block Russia from delivering weapons to Syria. Assad and Syria need these weapons to save the country from ISIS. But the U.S.…
Sept. 12: A blog which will have a p.s. tomorrow
All around the world, we are involved in starving people to death, or murdering them as a matter of government policy. Our mining corporations are killing and looting and dumping…
Sept. 11: Big news pre-shrunk for you.
It’s a small story, almost lost on B5 near the end of the grandly titled “Canada and World” section of our newspaper. Its headline seems trite and boring “Pentagon expects…
Sept. 10: the big news that didn’t make the irvng press.
Yesterday evening, as I went through world, national and local news, I was astonished at the implications of much of what I was reading. I was looking forward to reading,…
Sept. 9: What created the chaos in the Middle East?
There’s a letter to yesterday’s blog asking me about the reasons for current turmoil in the middle east, and what it has to do with a pipeline I mentioned. I’ve…
Sept. 8: Trivial news; trivial election
Federal elections are almost always fought on trivialities In the U.S., Trump is a big challenge just milking the relatively minor issue of Mexicans crossing the border. This is a…