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We congratulate Beryl Wajsman for bringing this account of disgraceful petty bureaucracy to the attention of Suburban readers, the media and the politicians. And applaud Julius Grey’s involvement. The advocacy of two such powerful and dedicated individuals, coupled with impressive community support, brought about a merciful decision at the political level and a resolution of […]

This piece published in December 2003 was forwarded to us recently with the comment: This is one of the most chilling articles I have ever read–and it’s five years old (but still true). Bush will long be known for exercising his own form of McCarthyism.
We are surprised that there is not […]

February 27
Much as we disagreed with almost anything he said or wrote, Bill Buckley was one of the most erudite, witty, delightful and stimulating public figures of our lifetime. What strikes us in reading the many effusive tributes to Mr. Buckley is that no matter from which end of the political spectrum, all are […]

BRAVO BRIAN! More on Brian
We are truly delighted by the news that Brian Mitchell has been appointed to the Board of Directors of CBC — and dismayed that the Minister’s office did not list Brian’s […]

February 22
James Heffernan, Huffington Post
You don’t give up easily, do you?
Earlier this week, just before the primaries in Wisconsin and Washington, you charged Barack Obama with plagiarizing a passage from a speech given by Deval Patrick, the Governor of Massachusetts. Though your charge fizzled (Obama won both of those primaries), you tried it again […]

A nation seeking a hero
Conrad Black: Why John McCain comes from a long, fine tradition of military men turned leaders , National Post
The New Hampshire primary was a great triumph of American democracy. The Granite State, with the licence plate slogan “Live Free or Die,” humbled and preemptively disencumbered of its influence and credibility […]

By Oscar Avila Chicago Tribune
December 21, 2007
Only 1 TV station survives to criticize, but for how long?
CARACAS, Venezuela - The reporters at Globovision, the only remaining broadcast television station routinely critical of the Venezuelan government, work behind a towering wall and barbed wire. Just in case.
Someone once threw an explosive device at […]

December 17, 2007
CLIMATE CHANGE: Forward, Hopefully Past the Hurdles
Analysis by Ramesh Jaura
BONN, Dec 17 (IPS) - Despite scepticism about the ‘Bali roadmap’, the international community has come a long way in hammering out a truly global response to the serious threat posed by climate change.
But the global climate diplomacy is faced with several hurdles that […]

Dec 6, 2007
Majority of public distrusts media coverage of 2008 campaign, study says
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A recent report from Harvard University has found that 64 percent of Americans distrust the news media’s coverage of the 2008 presidential campaign.
The report, “A National Study of Confidence in Leadership” from the Center for Public Leadership at the John F. […]