Salem-News.com (May-22-2012 12:04)
Vicky the Dealer and Me
Kevin D. Annett Salem-News.com
Why did so many Britons hate Queen Victoria?
(NANAIMO, Vancouver Island) -
I hate being Scottish. We're the lowest of the low, the scum of the earth, the most wretched, servile, miserable, pathetic trash that was ever shat into civilization.
Some people hate the English, but I don't. They're just wankers. We, on the other hand, are colonized by wankers.
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Salem-News.com (May-21-2012 22:30)
25, 34 or 45 - The Value of High Intensity Weight Training
Walter Urban Salem-News.com
This training is not recommended for everyone and definitely takes time of build up to.
(GUELPH, Ontario) -
High intensity endurance weight training provides the best of cardio and weight training in half the time for baseline fit adults.
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Salem-News.com (May-19-2012 23:13)
A Special Appeal to all People of Conscience: Stand with Us on Sunday June 3 and Bring the Vatican to Justice
Kevin D. Annett Salem-News.com
A Call for Solidarity Actions to Support Irish men and women who Survived Church Terror
(NANAIMO, Vancouver Island) -
John Deegan, Mary Lawlor and Dave O’Brien are uncommon heroes who endured torture at the hands of the roman catholic church – and who are battling today to win justice.
On May 4 in Dublin, they confronted Archbishop Dermot Martin and the Vatican with ten demands which must be enacted by September 15.
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Salem-News.com (May-18-2012 01:37)
Too Big To Blame
Bill Annett Salem-News.com
I never knew a city boy who was worth a damn. - Ernest Hemingway
(SASKATCHEWAN) -
The Dodd-Frank Bill, an Act to regulate the American financial industry and provide investor and public protection, was passed by Congress and the Senate over a year ago.
Since that time, at least one senator has observed that following the greatest scam in world history, all the known perpetrators are still prominent, richer than ever.
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Salem-News.com (May-16-2012 19:41)
A Double-Take from Last Indian Summer... Open Letter To Christie Blatchford
Bill Annett Salem-News.com
There is no need to amend the Indian Act. - Prime Minister Stephen Harper
(SASKATCHEWAN) -
Let me begin by noting an historical event known as the Two-Row Wampum Treaty of 1613.
It illustrated that our hosts at that time didn't WANT to become white Europeans, such as those who were beginning to arrive on Turtle Island with the Bible in one hand and an eviction notice in the other.
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Salem-News.com (May-16-2012 14:37)
When Seeing Leads to More than Believing
Kevin D. Annett Salem-News.com
"My pain and suffering is the nursing log out of which so many and so much will grow."
(NANAIMO, Vancouver Island) -
What I held in my hand yesterday caused me to flee from the University of British Columbia library, and seek solace in the deep forest that surrounds the campus where I grew up, and where I have discovered the unimaginable.
It was an unusual reaction, for I had encountered much worse over the years.
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Salem-News.com (May-13-2012 22:10)
Canada: Rebels With No End of Causes
Bill Annett Salem-News.com
The Americans assumed that the French Canadians would help them if they invaded Canada, but it didn't work out that way...
(SASKATCHEWAN) -
By the end of the 18th Century, the French and the English had done so many wars that they had run out of names. So for a change, the War of 1812 wasn't given one.
That didn't matter because it only lasted two years and it ended in a draw. Toronto was burned to the ground and, in a return engagement, Detroit was seized by the Canadians.
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Salem-News.com (May-04-2012 15:37)
Catholic Church Faces Disruption and Banishment as Irish Cardinal Set to Resign
Kevin D. Annett Salem-News.com
Breaking News for Global Release: A Communiqué from ITCCS International.
(BRUSSELS AND DUBLIN) -
The Roman Catholic Church faces permanent disruption and banishment in at least five countries if it does not comply with ten “non-negotiable measures” by September 15, 2012.
The list was issued today at a meeting in Dublin between church officials, activists, survivors, and the International Tribunal into Crimes of Church and State – Ireland.
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Salem-News.com (May-02-2012 14:58)
The Journey To Newcastle
Bill Annett Salem-News.com
F. Scott Fitzgerald: Ernest,the rich are much different from us. Ernest Hemingway: Yes, I know. They have more money...
(SASKATCHEWAN) -
The summer of 1938 was an incredible journey, perhaps the first of the many discoveries that were to follow. But then, I was 10 years old and waiting only to see and understand.
My vision then may have been clearer than I thought it would be later, until I reached the faltering clarity that comes with age.
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Salem-News.com (May-02-2012 12:24)
Canadian Plastic
By Daniel Johnson, Deputy Executive Editor, Salem-News.com
Canadian Actor John Candy: "What kind of plastic you carry?"
(CALGARY, Alberta) -
In the 1987 movie Trains, Planes and Automobiles John Candy and Steve Martin are staying in the same room and the same bed, when they're robbed by a small town burglar. Candy: “What kind of plastic you carry?”
Martin: “Visa and a gasoline card. Oh, and I’ve got a Neiman Marcus card in case we want to buy a gift for someone. What have you got?”
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