Love Arrives in a Military Care Package

by Marilyn LoeserIt could be the plot of a romance novel — Pennsylvania woman sends care package to soldier serving his country in Iraq. They correspond, they fall in love and they marry one month after he returns safety from the war zone.But for Army Reserve Sergeant...

Nuclear disaster averted?

What's the fallout from the decision to shelve plans for a new nuclear plant on the shores of Lake Ontario? We'll speak with Greenpeace Canada energy expert Shawn Patrick Stensil about a future without nuclear...

CAP issues five-step plan for repealing DADT

The Centre for American Progress (CAP) has issued a five-step plan for repealing "Don't ask, don't tell" (DADT), the common term for the policy about homosexuality in the U.S. armed forces mandated by federal law...

Minister Baird announces Oshawa Port Authority

On May 21, 2009, Transport Minister John Baird announced his long-awaited decision about the future of the Oshawa Harbour: the Oshawa Harbour Commission is to become the Oshawa Port Authority. It is a surprising...

It Will Take a Miracle for GM to Pay U.S. Back

I was impressed by What I Learned Today about the “bill of goods” that is being sold to the American taxpayer in the form of the government rescue of General Motors: $30.1 billion = 60 percent stake in New...

Canadian History Auctioned Off

"OTTAWA -- Three sterling silver flower baskets sold off by the government at bargain-basement prices on a government website were on loan to Rideau Hall(the governor general's residence) from Buckingham Palace, Sun Media has learned." In the past two weeks a quantity of...

Tamarisk, Socialism Share Much in Common

While visiting Western Colorado’s Piceance (pronounced “pee-ahnce”) Basin last week, I learned about a small, non-native tree that reminds me of our socialism-focused federal government under President Barack...

Starbucks chosen site for Same-sex Kiss Day Campaign

Although not officially hosting the event, one of the most gay-friendly corporations in America, Starbucks is the chosen site for a Same-sex Kiss Day Campaign. The event is being held on America's tax deadline...

Feds Raids on Medical Pot Outlets May End

"Posted by CN Staff on February 26, 2009 at 20:40:14 PT By Bob Egelko, Chronicle Staff Writer  Source: San Francisco Chronicle  San Francisco, CA -- Attorney General Eric Holder is giving strong signals that President Obama - who as a candidate called for letting...

Grand Pré bid as UNESCO world heritage site boosted -- Canada

The Canadian government is backing the nomination of Nova Scotia's Grand Pré as a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) world heritage site with funding and in-kind support totaling $211,348.50. Senator Gérald Comeau made the announcement...

DOMA: A National Day of Action

Author of the Defense of Marriage Act, former Liberatarian party presidential hopeful Bob Barr, published an opinion in the Los Angeles Times. Mr. Barr concluded: " In 2006 when then-Senator Obama voted against...

Is Big Three Bailout Plan Another ‘Ponzi’ Scheme?

It’s understandable if some Americans find themselves confused as they try to understand the financial headlines making news this morning: An enormous “Ponzi” scheme, allegedly perpetrated by a long-trusted...

What Works in Mumbai Might Work in D.C.

After reading a British newspaper report about plans law enforcement officials in Mumbai, India, have to use truth serum on the only Islamic terrorist captured following last week’s attacks, I couldn’t help...

Are We Failing to Allow Failure? Is that a bad thing?

Is it the government's job to bail out any and every company that fails? Are businesses no longer accountable for their actions? Where do we draw the line? General Motors is the latest company begging for a blank...

California National Organization For Women Wrong About Governor Sarah Palin

It has been brought to our national group's attention, United Native America, that you have denounced Shelly Mandell for her support of Vice Presidential Candidate Sarah Palin. I'm sure you're aware that Native...

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