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"Forever Tandem" by David and Teresa Jones
December 24, 2011, Comments Off on "Forever Tandem" by David and Teresa Jones

The boy from Scranton meets the girl from Novasibirsk–and they “do diplomacy” for 30 years. “For ...

Wednesday Night #1550
November 15, 2011, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1550

This week, we have a double treat. Fiona is flying in from Calgary for a 5-day visit, neatly arranged to permit her to b ...

Canada in 2010 and 2011 – Immigration
November 4, 2011, 1 Comment

Background: Flight to Canada: The refugee process (March 2010) Canada to reform refugee system: Kenney Proposed reforms ...

Collapse of the Soviet Union and its importance in 2011
November 4, 2011, 1 Comment

Chanting ‘Russia for Russians,’ thousands of nationalists and neo-Nazis march through Moscow (WaPost) Thousands of f ...

al-Qaeda
September 30, 2011, Comments Off on al-Qaeda

 See also Osma bin Laden killed Anwar al-Awlaki killed in Yemen Officials confirm death in al-Jawf of dual Yemeni-Ameri ...

Canada 2010: G8 & G20
September 26, 2011, 1 Comment

The story that won’t go away NDP calls for ethics investigation into Clement over G8 fund New Democrats are callin ...

Wednesday Salon West 2.0 – Sept 21st
September 9, 2011, Comments Off on Wednesday Salon West 2.0 – Sept 21st

Dear Friends of Wednesday Salon West (WSW), Thank you all for your continuous participation (in person and on-line), for ...

Wednesday Night #1538
August 24, 2011, 1 Comment

Jack Layton and Canadian politics Jack Layton is being laid to rest after having led a group, largely composed of neophy ...

Serbia & Kosovo
August 12, 2011, 2 Comments

Kosovo-Serbia talks off after renewed clashes (BBC) EU-mediated talks between Serbia and Kosovo have been called off ami ...

Aging population
July 21, 2011, Comments Off on Aging population

Charles Cogan offers a more light-hearted perspective: 90 may be the new 50 — but it doesn’t matter in the l ...

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