Where on earth is Bishop Wingle?Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 9:11PMEganville is a study in contradiction. It's the kind of place where residents leave their cars unattended with the doors unlocked and the windows down without a worry. Farmers who have worked the land for generations know their neighbours like family.[...]
TOC under fire for leading “campaign” against Singapore governmentSaturday, July 31, 2010 @ 7:37PMSingapore’s foremost anti-government blog “The Online Citizen” (TOC) has come under fire for leading a “campaign” against the Singapore government. A Singaporean by the name of Daniel Wong has lodged a complaint to several government agencies including the Ministry of Home Affairs, Attorney-General Chambers and Ministry of Information, Communication and Arts about TOC’s activities and funding ...
The culture of the anting-anting: and you shall be as gods (Part 1)Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 10:34AM, a former Catholic priest, trained auto mechanic, one-time circus performer, and failed candidate in the past three presidential elections at that time. read more...
No lessons learned at beer summitSaturday, July 31, 2010 @ 1:13AMDidn't the president learn anything from the incident that led to the Louis Gates-Jim Crowley beer summit? President Obama has gone from one extreme to the other.
An essay and a discussion; French air defense 1940.Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 4:08PMAfter a visit to France in early January 1940, Sir Edmund Ironside, Chief of the British Imperial General Staff, summed up his impressions of the French Army like this: ?I must say that I saw nothing amiss with it on the surface. The Generals are all tired men, if a bit old from our view-point.
July 30: Letters to the editorFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 4:12AMToday’s topics: power and politics; climate; census, immigration ... and more
My Fears for Professor JegaThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 11:04PMThe Polity... By yusuph Olaniyonu. Email: yusupholaniyonu@thisdayonline.com, 07.30.2010 Nigerians are extremely resilient people. They can adapt to any situation. And that includes a situation where the economy is in coma.
Remarks by the President on Education Reform at the National Urban League Centennial ConferenceThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 12:21PMWashington Convention Center Washington, D.C. 10:09 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Everybody, please have a seat. Have a seat. Take a load off. (Applause.) Thank you. Good morning, Urban Leaguers. AUDIENCE: Good morning. THE PRESIDENT: Yes. It is wonderful to be here with all of you. It is wonderful to be here. And let me begin by congratulating Marc Morial for his outstanding ...
LETTER: Hidden agenda led to Marilee Fowler's ousterTuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 12:00AMIt is obvious that local government and the Convention and Visitor Bureau need a healthy relationship to attract and grow tourism.