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Boston Changed Me by Dan Christie

April 18, 2013
  • For as long as I can remember, I have been opposed to capital punishment.

I’m sixty-three years old. For my entire life I have been able to make my argument using reason, not passion: Murder is murder Read more »

Revenge of the Disabled

April 18, 2013

It finally happened. Recently I got the chance to confront the unfortunate young and physically fit man who had parked in the one and only designated space for the disabled in front of the store I wanted to visit. Read more »

USEFUL IDIOTS by Dan Christie

April 7, 2013

Lately I’ve been trying to pin down Vladimir Lenin on just what he meant when he coined the phrase “useful idiots”. Read more »

Peter Kormos: A True Hero

April 3, 2013

News last weekend of Peter Kormos’ death at age sixty was a shocker and this half of the BR can’t stop thinking about him, his beliefs, and his staunch, never wavering commitment to social justice. Read more »

MP, Supporters Ignore Real Needs

March 27, 2013

Following last week’s release of the 2013 federal budget, our Member of Parliament, Rick Norlock, attended the usual budget breakfast hosted by one of the local Chambers of Commerce to sing its praises to the mostly friendly audience. Read more »

Yellow Fish Program Waste of Cash

March 17, 2013

At tax time everybody’s up in arms about taxation, especially in our own municipalities where that property tax bill is close to our hearts and wallets. Read more »

No Coyote Bounty Here

March 7, 2013

County Councillors at their February meeting dismissed without discussion a request from the Ontario Federation of Agriculture  to study the imposition of a cash bounty for coyotes. It was a wise decision, and here’s why. Read more »

Let’s Give Co-operation a Chance

February 27, 2013

Over here in the Flatlands many of us have been following the drama in Port Hope over policing services there. Read more »

End of Era for Zellers, Cobourg

February 18, 2013

Just in time for the February blahs, Zellers in Cobourg is winding down, selling off their fixtures along with whatever consumer goods are left. Read more »

The Focus Group

February 11, 2013

For the last year or so I’ve been participating in online surveys for a well known polling firm. From the beginning I was hooked, eager to provide my opinion on products, services, and all things political whenever asked. Read more »

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