….it’s always comforting to read section A news of the Irving press. The Rotary Ribfest was delicious, it seems. The motorcycle convention had a good time. And a Japanese bar…
I was watching a film about the American revolution. It was the usual malarkey about how the British were cruel, and Americans were nice, and Americans invented democracy and freedom…
For some reason, our news media have had little to say about Israel. So try the site below. It’s from Haaretz, an Israeli paper, and one of the few intelligent…
Yesterday, I went down to the Northumberland Strait shore and its wonderful beaches. I took my five-year old grandaughter out at low tide for a walk through the shallows and…
…I have to be at the shore at noon, sitting on a bluff overlooking either the salt water (if the tide’s in) or the sandbars (if it’s out) while I…
Page A1 has a story “New Canadians ready to celebrate first Canada Day.” Typically, the story isn’t about new Canadians. It’s about how wonderful Moncton has been to them. In…
The Irving press didn’t think it was a really important story. So it’s first page, but off to the left. To understand what that placement means, look at its partner…
“Anti-smoking laws to cause revenue shortfall.” That’s the lead story for today. Well, yeah. But I suspect the Irving enterprises cause us a much, much bigger revenue shortfall than smokers…
About a dozen years ago, I read a book whose title I have long forgotten – something like “The hundred greatest people in world history”. One can, of course, argue…
Gee. Just like the rifle that killed three of our police. That’s from and ad insert in yesterday’s paper. And – 1,500 rounds of ammunition for only $279.What’s it useful…
That’s on page A1. And that’s not a story. It’s like “Tourists hope to enjoy NB”, or “Lobster fishermen hope to catch some lobsters”. Now, if the story were “Realtors…
Hot off the press. A restaurant that closed is going to become a pizzaria. That’s on A 9, and it reflects the quality of almost all the ‘news’ in Section…
…..of computer crisis as I spent hours trying to make my computer work. So this is a late one. I’ve been using computers for over thirty years. But one learns…
I wouldn’t have thought it possible. But foreign news of any significance has just about disappeared in the Times and Transcript. As for the commentary page, it commonly has one…
It’s tough to be a news editor. You have to keep up on world events, and you really have to be able to analyze them to decide what’s important and…
.. because it’s cold, wet, and miserable both inside and out. Besides, my children are taking me out so I can buy them their supper for Father’s day. It’s both…
It’s on B7 of the Moncton Times and Transcript. It’s a big story. “Crisis-hit Europeans say Greece must knuckle down with austerity like they did”. For a start, the crisis-hit…
…read the site below. http://business.financialpost.com/diane-francis/tax-avoidance-becoming-bigger-than-the-u-s-economy Many, many years ago, I often spoke with Diane Francis at CBC radio in Montreal as we both waited our turn to go on air.…
Yessiree – The Irving press accepts only the most important news. And the Pope’s encyclical on climate change just doesn’t cut it. In fact, there are many stories on that…
I mean, Section A news is a stinker even by Irving standards. The big, ta-da story is that the FIFA tournament has put the world spotlight on Moncton. Yes, from…
