Ron Hynes, French Ambassador, Blue Jays, Candice Bergen and Goldie Hawn – Your Week in Review

November 19, 2015 Newfoundland and Labrador Loses its Troubadour Ron Hynes, Newfoundland’s “man of a thousand songs” passed away today at the Health Sciences Complex in St. John’s, the result of having had cancer. Moments after his death was announced, the power went out in downtown St. John’s, the result of a hydro pole catching […]

Paris Attacks, Mandate Letters, Naomi Klein and Drizzie – Your Week in Review

November 13, 2015 Syrian War Stakes Out a New “Theatre” At least 128 people died and many more were critically injured tonight, as IS (Islamic State) claimed responsibility for coordinated attacks in Paris. The events have resulted in Facebook becoming the largest funeral parlour in the world where well-worn expressions of grief rub shoulders with personal […]

November 11: Are we trying to remember or trying to forget?

My dad was a story-telling man who served in World War II, and who told no stories about the war. Save one. The topic of conversation was actually about how hard-hearted some people can be, and he was using the story as an example. When he finished, I understood a lot more about why he […]

Week in Review: November 1 – November 7

November 7, 2015 Indonesian Forest Fires Illustrate How Profiteers Use World’s Atmosphere As Their Own Personal Sewer The CO2 emissions from the deliberately set Indonesian forest fires have reached 1.62 billion megatons (1620,000,000,000,000 tons), with Indonesia now taking the 4th largest CO2 emitter spot from Russia. The CO2 emissions from the fires will soon equal […]