Columns

MURPHY – An anniversary: The rise and fall of the Russian Romanovs

March 13, 2017 // 0 Comments

THE FIRST WORLD WAR was a disaster, not just for the millions of battlefield casualties but also for three of the hitherto dominant imperial dynasties. Two of the families, [Continue]

SUZUKI – Faulty logic fuels fossil fools

March 13, 2017 // 2 Comments

APPARENTLY, fossil fuel companies protect watersheds and rivers by removing oil. That’s according to comments on the David Suzuki Foundation Facebook page and elsewhere, [Continue]

CHIDIAC – We shall overcome: the power of positive action

March 13, 2017 // 0 Comments

THE GERMAN version of the popular 1980s song 99 Red Balloons, by Berlin-based band Nena, included the lyrics “99 Kriegsminister, Streichholz und Benzinkanister.” [Continue]

NEWSTROM – Information Theory and the amorous bull moose

March 12, 2017 // 2 Comments

THIS IS a progressive column because I am tracking my own brain flexibility over time. How far and fast my brain can progress in this endeavor, I don’t know. That will be [Continue]

KNOX – Good thing there are still young people willing to speak up about what’s important

March 12, 2017 // 1 Comment

I HELPED JUDGE a public-speaking contest the other day. It was at the Odd Fellows hall on Douglas Street, in this ornately decorated, high-ceiling-ed chamber straight out of [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – A ‘tail’ of too many dogs and cats, and why term limits are worth considering

March 11, 2017 // 2 Comments

TERM LIMITS have never floated my boat. I’ve always been of the view that voters are capable of deciding when a politician has overstayed his or her welcome. I might [Continue]