Posted in The Tyee on Dec 28th, 2009
Given what’s now known about concussions, there’s no excuse for approving extreme fighting. There are some things I will just never understand. For a few hundred thousand dollars, OK maybe a million or two, we’ll leave the ill, especially the mentally ill without adequate health service but we can afford the billions on the Olympics. […]
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Posted in The Tyee on Dec 21st, 2009
Well, at least inviting a hard look at nuclear energy as an option. Batten down the hatches! Hide the good booze! Prepare for the worst! Rafe is going to talk about nuclear, hereinafter called N to preserve the sensibilities of readers! First a bit of background as to why I would discuss this matter now […]
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Posted in The Tyee on Dec 14th, 2009
I was your biggest fan. Now I say to your wife Elin, ‘Sue the bastard!’ He was one of the best ballplayers of all time. He played in the 1919 World Series for the Chicago White Sox and had 12 hits and a .375 batting average — in both cases leading both teams. The 12 […]
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Posted in The Tyee on Dec 7th, 2009
Carole James is no autocrat — and her party, for better or worse, lacks discipline. Much note has been taken in the press of the conflicting speeches of Jim Sinclair and Carole James at the recent NDP conference, with Sinclair representing the BC Federation of Labour and James speaking for herself and those who support […]
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