It’s tough being a woman in politics. The standards are different. No one questions a male politician who is away from their family, but a young female politician faces these questions during campaigns. [![](http://blog.joeycoleman.ca/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/5434719183_c2cedd45e3_o-300x225.jpg "Hamilton City Hall by Tom…
It’s tough being a woman in politics. The standards are different. No one questions a male politician who is away from their family, but a young female politician faces these questions during campaigns. [![](http://blog.joeycoleman.ca/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/5434719183_c2cedd45e3_o-300x225.jpg "Hamilton City Hall by Tom…
One of my articles from 2008 is republished in the third edition of Social Problems: A Canadian Perspective. The article “York anti-racism rally goes off rails [http://www.macleans.ca/education/universities/article.jsp?content=20080124_175750_5772] ” is an unique news story about an anti-racism rally at York University…
As we end this holiday day, I wish you and all a Merry Christmas. It’s been a Christmas to remember for me. I had the opportunity to spend time with friends, family, and time with those I rarely see or haven’t seen for years. The holiday is about…
The Chaser’s comedy segment about “investigative journalism” heads close to home. The 10am start time for print journalists and the TV investigative journalist’s daily trip to the newsstand are two comedy hits that are sadly all too common. Take a look at the video on YouTube by following…
With the Christmas slowdown finally underway, I’ve found some time to start diving into coding my WordPress theme. I haven’t coded with much depth since mid-2007 when my journalism started to overtake my programming. I’ve never really dove into WordPress like I dove into MovableType [http://www.…
During my journey across the Interwebs today, I came across this blog post [http://oncampus.macleans.ca/education/2007/06/05/rogers-and-ryerson/] by my then-Managing Editor Tony Keller: > As you’ve heard, Ted Rogers recently put down $15 million towards the renaming of the Ryerson business school. And as you’…
One of my Christmas Eve “traditions” is on hold for the next two years – ordering snack food through the window at the Shell gas station in Ancaster’s Meadowlands. I have a friend who works for the Hamilton Street Railway and the past couple of years, I’ve joined him…