I’ve been doing loads of reading lately, if not to find articles within these books for the Detroit Street Press then at least to keep my mind from going to mush. There are several articles in my head, that I can’t seem to translate to words on the screen. ...
The Canadian Press is reporting that Bob Rae will be the interim leader of the Liberal Party. Rae managed to survive the flood that washed away much of his party only 3 weeks ago including Liberal and Opposition leader Michael Ignatieff. Ignatieff and the Liberals lost an astounding 33...
Geography has made us neighbors. History has made us friends. Economics has made us partners. And necessity has made us allies. Those whom nature hath so joined together, let no man put asunder. What unites us is far greater than what divides us. -John F. Kennedy, President of the...
The Daredevil I’m referring to is Marvel Comics’ superhero movie staring Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner. In the film Affleck’s character is blinded in an accident and left with a sonar-like ability to hear his way around (and fight crime in and out of the courts). The movie was...
Should we “Keep on Dancin’ til the World Ends” as dictated to us by Britney Spears, or should we soak up some sun this May 2-4 holiday weekend and only worry about mosquitoes? A preacher from Oakland, California is predicting that millions will die with the second coming that...
When looking into what happened in history on May 18 for my post, I came across some information noting that a huge fire occurred in Montreal in the 1700s. I thought this may be quite timely considering the terrible fire that is happening in Slave Lake, Alberta at the...
In the world of Mixed Martial Arts there are few better than George St. Pierre. In almost any pound for pound list he is either one or two following just Anderson Silva. GSP is the welterweight champion currently, on a nine fight winning streak and hasn’t truly been in...
Most recently news on the U.S. immigration front has been negative, with states like Arizona harshly cracking down on illegal immigrants. Because of this, it is refreshing that my home state of Illinois is doing something to help children of immigrants. The Illinois Senate approved the DREAM Act, which...
Osama bin Laden’s death has dominated world headlines this past week. Here is a collection of newspaper front-pages from what is sure to be an historical date. President Obama announced bin Laden’s death late on Sunday evening May 1st, and depending on when papers went to print it was...
After two elections and five years as a minority Stephen Harper’s Conservatives have their majority in Ottawa. A heck of a lot of movement happened in this election and there will be four years to complain deconstruct the Conservative Majority and see if the NDP Opposition can oppose. But...
