Matthew 5:42 The message here is really very simple: help the needy. Similar Bible verses include Deut. 15:7, Deut. 26:12, Lev. 19:19ff, Prov. 31:8ff,Is. 58:66ff, Jer. 22:3, Luke 12:33 and…
Your blogger with Dr. Sherman, back in the day. Below: Hugh MacDonald, Laurie Blakeman. Can the Alberta Liberals survive the election of Raj Sherman as their leader? This question has…
Francis Barlow’s illustration to “The Bat, The Birds and the Beasts”, by Aesop. Yesterday I blogged about how there’s talk of a Liberal/NDP merger. Now someone else has weighed in…
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Noted blogger Mark Byron, noticed a recent post of mine on the subject of the perceived threat of dominionism and thinks…
When the PM offered a state funeral for Jack Layton, I suspect most were mildly surprised since the protocol dictates that state funerals are reserved for Prime Ministers, Governor-Generals and…
An article in the August 30 Vancouver Sun, Cities push province for electronic voting, says that three BC municipalities are trying to get the influential Union of BC Municipalities to…
Montreal photographer Isabelle Hayeur first trained her camera on waterfronts in 2008 to create “Underworlds”, now open at Division Gallery in Montreal. Long observing the transformations of her own local…
Sometimes the posts practically write themselves.I'm sure all the obvious Simpsons references have already been made, although the giant Ferris wheel thing does put me in mind of that scene…
I'll admit it. I was worried it would be difficult to find blog content in the new majority government reality. And then, this gift from the blogging gods: Martin may…
I ask that question because Dr Dawg thinks anonymity should be busted.And he's in good company. So does Facebook.I think anonymity on the Internet has to go away… People behave…
So yes, old family photos do make for some pretty tame posts. I do like them and of course, the extended family does too. But the real payback for taking…
Dyanoosh Youssefi has written a very insightful blogpost, "Justice for Victims: Less Jail Time, More Face Time". A link is below - it's worth a read:http://bit.ly/n4VBSG While the Federal Conservative…
With all the media talk on Liberal – NDP merger, this morning’s Gang of 4 with Tea-party Tommy Schnurmacher, Kimmeee Fraser & replacing the absent Trude the Prude Mason was…
Tunnel cats.
Earlier this evening, I came across this slick video, USW The Fighting Spirit, put out by the Steelworkers that I can only describe as kickass. Hope you enjoy it.
Are social/political activists at elevated risk for certain mental health conditions and social problems?
I've always respected Susan Delacourt. But tonight she tweeted something I found offensive. Not just to me but to all of us who read paid journalists. She promoted a circling…
Part 3 in Priscilla’s series on municipal government. The Nature of Corporate Government – Part 3 It appears that Lumby Council’s Noise By-law regulation circumvents basic rights offered to…
I recall voting Liberal in the 2001 provincial election and for years now, I've been wondering what led me to that regretful choice. Perhaps, I suffered early onset of age-related…
I'll deal in more detail with the prospect of Pat Martin running for the NDP's leadership as a pro-merger candidate. But before getting into its ultimate significance, let's note how…
