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Saturday, April 27, 2013

IF YOU WANT FOOT STOMPING, HAND CLAPPING,

...snuggling music, etc. you will have to turn on GOD1 on the AM band; Stompin' Tom, Rita Macneil, George Jones, et al.

George Jones dies, aged 81 (MUST READ)

By Kathy Shaidle

Reader Tips

Sad news from the music world today: George Jones, one of the all-time great voices in country music, has passed away at the age of 81.
Whether he was delivering a heartfelt, romantic love song perfect for a bride and groom's first dance, or an all-time classic tearjerker, you always knew that you were listening to "The Possum", and that he was born to sing.

RIP

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By EBD on April 27, 2013 12:00 AM

FREEDOM OF SPEECH/EXPRESSION RESERVED...

...for leftists, radicals, non Christians????

Friday, April 26, 2013

ALLOCATING CIVIL LIBERTIES...

Hmmm...

THE MAJOR PROBLEM...

...the groups listed are potential users of goods and services and the advertising department has taken over the editorial department.

The Truth That Can't Be Spoken

Bill O'Reilly gets to the heart of the matter of why there's no end in sight for terrorism in the world today:

This unwillingness to publicly admit the truth about the root cause of most of the world's current terrorism is the norm amongst:

Leftists
Muslims
Academics
The Media Party
Politicians
Police Forces
Folks in Hollywood
Anyone who doesn't want to sideline their career/reputation

But until the problem can be openly discussed, how can it ever be solved?

By Robert on April 24, 2013 4:00 PM | 31 Comments |

WYNNEr SHOULD CALL AN ELECTION IN ONTARIO...

...and her loss would bring storm clouds to Trudeau's flying weather!

RESPONSIBLE BIKE OWNERS?

Derelict bikes at Union Station need attention: The Fixer

City's spring cleanup of abandoned bicycles seems to have missed racks full of them in the pedestrian teamway outside the busy station.

RESPONSIBLE LANDLORDS...

Joe Fiorito

Toronto’s bedbug war isn’t over: Fiorito

Bedbugs are thriving in Toronto Community Housing, at 200 Wellesley.

I live in an apartment building that is privately owned and managed and their mantra seems to be to look after the needs of their tenants...they arranged, at the beginning of April, to have the entire building inspected by a private "pest control" company and this took three days. Tenants were responsible to provide access by moving furniture away from walls, etc.

The ludicrous aspect is that "bedbugs" do not have TTC Metro passes and a clean building is infested by new tenants or/and buying used furniture without intense inspection.

MEDIA MANTRA COMPLIANCE...

at one time compliance with the FIVE Ws of journalism held the same reverence as the Ten Commandments but the advertising department now sits on the editorial board!

Disclosure and conflict of interest in opinion columns: Public Editor

Fri Apr 19 2013

Columnists and other Op-Ed writers should make clear to readers any personal involvement in issues they write about.

A PRIME EXAMPLE OF POLITICAL LOGIC!

Monday, April 22, 2013

Testing

now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the party!

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

R.I.P.

Blatchford: The Boston Marathon remains the running equivalent of Mecca

For well more than a century, it was perhaps the perfect expression of that ancient, lunatic, fundamentally lonely human desire to run fast and far.

Terrorism & Hate Crimes: They’re Not That Different

It’s been fascinating to watch the right wing’s reaction to Monday’s bomb attacks at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. From jumping to conclusions about the...
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TORONTO WILL BE JOINING THE RACE...

...OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS TO SUPPORT NUMEROUS CHARITIES THAT ARE PROBABLY ACTIVE IN MOST OF THE COUNTRIES THAT SPAWN TERRORISM.

THE TERRORISTS

THE HEROS

TWO MUSICAL LEGENDS JOIN THE HEAVENLY CHORUS

Politicans, musicians pay tribute to 'first lady of song' Rita MacNeil

MacNeil's frequent collaborator Anne Murray joined Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Liberal leader Justin Trudeau and Canadian band Sloan, among others, in mourning...

George Beverly Shea, noted gospel singer, dead at 104

IS PETjr SAYING IF YOU HAVE A ROOT CAUSE...

Don't 'sit around trying to rationalize it': Harper slams Trudeau for response to Boston bombing

‘When you see this kind of action, when you see this kind of violent act, you do not sit around trying to rationalize it or make excuses,’ Harper said

...ACTS OF TERRORISM ARE ACCEPTABLE?

Eight things the Liberals will try to downplay about Justin Trudeau now that he’s leader

IF THIS TYPE OF SCREWUP OCCURRED IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR...

...I will bet the company would go into receivership/bankruptcy and senior management would be fired. WHEN WILL YOU BE CALLING AN ELECTION WYNNER?

Premier Kathleen Wynne accepts 'unfortunate' $275M gas plant cancellation pricetag

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

FROM TWO LADIES WITH "BALLS"

...Angry Babushka & Angry Black Lady!

Writing About Race

Posted on April 13, 2013 by David von Ebers | 4 Comments

My daughter Claire, who’s 11, said to me the other day that she was disappointed to learn that the new movie about Jackie Robinson, 42, is rated PG-13. See, as if she wasn’t already just about the most amazing child ever to live, she’s a baseball fan, too, and she’s particularly fascinated by Jackie Robinson’s story. So she wants to see the movie, but was afraid she wouldn’t be allowed to because of the rating. I told her that it probably got that rating on account of some rough language, given the subject matter, and that maybe it would be okay for her to see it. Let’s wait and see some of the reviews first, I said.
But, see, here’s the thing. I’m not really all that concerned about the PG-13 rating or the language. She’s a smart kid, and I don’t believe in shielding her or her brothers from reality. As long as they’re mature enough to handle it – and she is – I want them to know the truth about this country we live in.
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