Surrey Mayor embraces 30 year old idea who's time has come

Tax free economic zones are neither new nor are radical.  They were proposed by the Fraser Institute 30 years ago by Dr. Herb Grubel Phd (The theory of free economic activity zones . Burnaby, B.C. : Dept. of Economics and Commerce, Simon Fraser University, c1979. 29...

Small Talk: the New Orleans Saints Cheerleaders in London

"[Attempting to come up with a question that doesn't make Small Talk sound patronising, like a pervert or a patronising pervert]. So, DiAnne and Ashlyn do you come to London often? DiAnne: We've been here...

Tennessee Woman Dies in Iron Lung After Power Failure

" MEMPHIS, Tenn. —  A woman who spent nearly 60 years of her life in an iron lung after being diagnosed with polio as a child died Wednesday after a power failure shut down the machine that kept her...

Tennessee - Power Outage Kills Woman In Iron Lung

My heart and prayers go out to the family " A Tennessee woman who spent almost all of her life in an iron lung died after a power outage shut down the machine. The woman, Dianne Odell, 61, had been restricted to...

Katrina victim claims $97 million lottery prize

A man who lost two homes in Hurricane Katrina claimed a $97 million lottery prize today, from a ticket he bought at a convenience store when he stopped to buy a gallon of milk." When he turned in the winning ticket, Carl Hunter became the largest Powerball winner in...

Surrey Festival: A Success, Despite a Few Featuring Terrorist Overtones, Cont...

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorA much Celebrated event attended by Canadians looking for a good time of Great food , friendship,  music and Celebration of an Ancient Tradition, much like any...

Surrey Mayor Diane Watts, Shows her Cojones

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorSurrey’s Mayor Diane Watts certainly shows Politicians everywhere she definitely wears the pants in her City, with the Cajones to fill em. Not unlike Cojonless...

Muslim Wife: Repeatedly beaten. Koran says It's Ok.

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorHow can two apparently intelligent people, Muslims, one a  PhD  Student, the other a Masters of Engineering student in this day and age think all is well with...

Cruise Ship Death--UPDATE on Dianne Brimble; Murder Charges to be Filed

"""""""UPDATE: """""""I have been following the five-year old case of Dianne Brimble, who was drugged, raped and murdered by as many as seven men. (See my previous posts below detailing the entire...

Republican Runs In London Byelection

"Dianne Haskett claimed she moved to Washington for her daughters sake. In reality she went to hone her skills as a neo-con Republican. Now she is running for MP in the London By-election. She has two American elections under her belt as a rightwing republican policy wonk....

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