I keep saying that I’ll update this blog and never do. I use Twitter, but complain that 140 characters isn’t enough to express all short ideas. I use this blog, but think I have to express long ideas. I’ve started to think of this blog as a…
While boarding a Barton bus this afternoon, my folded transfer slip refused to cooperate by straightening for display to the operator of the bus. The operator looked at me with a smile, nothing nefarious, as I tried to display the transfer. At that moment, I could not help but remember…
(YA = Yet Another – I’m programming right now and using that “speak”) Eye on the UVSS, an excellent watchdog blog written by David. J.A. Foster, has an interesting write-up [http://eyeontheuvss.blogspot.com/2010/05/who-needs-referenda-anyway.html] about a student union health and dental plan scandal which involves the…
As many of you found out yesterday morning from my Twitter feed, I’ve been hired by The Hamilton Spectator as a summer intern.. I’m quite excited by this opportunity and very much looking forward to covering the story of my hometown. I’m a life long Hamiltonian. Even…
I’ve been spending a lot of time reading The Washington Post‘s higher education site [http://voices.washingtonpost.com/higher-ed/] over the last few weeks. It is a well-laid out informative heavy package. A couple of things I like about it: 1. It links out to other higher education…
I’ve been spending a lot of time reading The Washington Post‘s higher education site [http://voices.washingtonpost.com/higher-ed/] over the last few weeks. It is a well-laid out informative heavy package. A couple of things I like about it: 1. It links out to other higher education…
I cannot begin to express my sadness at learning of the death, today, of former Hamilton Mayor Jack MacDonald. While he served as Mayor before I was even born, he had a great impact upon me. I first met Jack as a teenager when I spoke at the then-Hamilton East…
Today marks the 65th anniversary of the ending of the Second World War. It’s hard to imagine the reality of total war to my generation; we’ve thankfully never experienced war. The Hamilton Spectator published a special section today, which is not available behind the subscriber firewall – yes, I…