Archive for January, 2010

Another banner week for stupidity

Thursday, January 28th, 2010 Posted in Humour | No Comments »

The chance of finding intelligent life elsewhere in the universe, say some British scientists, is getting better thanks to recent advances in optical imaging technology. That’s nice, isn’t it?             Now, ... Read more..

David Hay’s leaving raises questions

Thursday, January 28th, 2010 Posted in Politics | 1 Comment »

Few high offices in this province are as grindingly tough, as fraught with fear and loathing, as that of president of the late, lamented NB Power.             So none should begrudge ... Read more..

Our ballooning problem with food

Thursday, January 28th, 2010 Posted in Society | No Comments »

If you want to stay thin, as the old joke goes, nothing beats a strip of duct tape applied against the old pie hole.             Still, a new national report by ... Read more..

How the political temper changes

Thursday, January 28th, 2010 Posted in Politics | No Comments »

There have been times (though, not many) when Stephen Harper’s strategic calculations have been unequal to his ambition. Given the growing fury among the electorate over his decision to suspend ... Read more..

Measuring crime and punishment

Friday, January 22nd, 2010 Posted in Society | No Comments »

So here I am, a public offender, sitting at my kitchen table, slurping a double cappuccino, reading the morning paper, when suddenly I come across a story that confirms the ... Read more..

Warning: Living leads to death

Thursday, January 21st, 2010 Posted in Humour, Society | No Comments »

You can avoid war zones, tornadoes and live volcanoes. You can eschew shot guns, sharp knives and battery acid. You can even look both ways before crossing the street. It ... Read more..

Are we prepared for recovery?

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010 Posted in Economy | No Comments »

When an economist employs superlatives to describe the condition of the system on which we all depend for our daily bread and butter, it’s time to worry. We don’t want our ... Read more..

Rage is in the wind

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010 Posted in Politics | No Comments »

In some remote corner of his beleaguered soul, Jack Keir may have nursed the notion that not every aspect of his government’s energy policy is lashed with controversy. After all, ... Read more..

Is this Atlantic Canada’s year of living boldly?

Monday, January 18th, 2010 Posted in Economy | No Comments »

It was the year of living fearfully; a year when nothing seemed to make sense and those we trusted most with our money had become, as if by conjurer’s trick, ... Read more..

Our brothers’ keepers

Monday, January 18th, 2010 Posted in Society | No Comments »

Amid the carnage that is Haiti, the living sleep beside the dead and wait for help as the world wonders what lessons it may learn, what “teachable moments” it may ... Read more..