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Say NO to Silverdale (Sprawl)

October 24, 2008 8:44 am /Soapbox /Comments Off
Not sure if you've heard the debate about the Silverdale Urban Residential Area. There has been quite a ruckus during Mission City Council meetings, with the sustainability crowd arguing against this new sprawl development, and ...

The Hair Apparent

October 17, 2008 5:39 pm /Soapbox /Comments Off
To the Liberal Party of Canada: Enough with the hang-wringing over leadership and the hour-by-hour coverage on CBC Radio over your future. Stephen Dion has never been comfortable wearing the party leader's slippers. Iggy and ...

Let’s schtick to the issues

October 3, 2008 7:47 am /Soapbox /Comments Off
Why the hell wasn't The Honey Party seated at the table at last night's Federal debate?? Here's a political ad I made (eek!) 15 years ago. The cast includes the late, great Laura Janeshewski, brilliant ...

A bit like burning books

October 2, 2008 10:09 pm /Soapbox /Comments Off
Noticing all the destroyed election signage in our neighbourhood, my young daughter asked, "Why are those signs all ripped?" She was pointing to lawn signs for the local federal Liberal and Conservative candidates in the ...

Online newspapers need a lesson in usability

September 30, 2008 8:11 am /Soapbox /Comments Off
Where's usability guru Jakob Nielsen when you need him? CanWest's Canada.com has been such an eyesore for so many years, if it weren't free I'm sure many wouldn't buy their online presentation of the news. ...

Paul Newman R.I.P.

September 27, 2008 2:08 pm /Soapbox /Comments Off
Hearing the sad news this morning that Hollywood icon Paul Newman died at age 83 of cancer, I paused for a moment to think of some of his on screen work that touched me. Butch ...
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