Category Archives: Essay

Dad shattered over death of Rehtaeh Parsons -Fathers against rape.

Posted on April 11, 2013 by

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/story/2013/04/10/ns-reteah-parsons-father.html “She died struggling to live, much as she spent the last 18 months,” he wrote. “We went to counselling together. Sometimes I was the driver, sometimes the father, sometimes the counsellor.”(CBCNEWS) Despite a year of therapy and loving parents, … Continue reading →

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Infant mortality drops with breast feeding …

Posted on March 29, 2013 by

A major way to cut infant mortality around the world? Let mothers breastfeed. Seriously? The food industry is in fact a hurdle not a saviour. Encouraging nations, companies and mothers to breast feed newborns just makes sense. Ironic isn’t it? … Continue reading →

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Oil sands development polluting Alberta lakes: study – The Globe and Mail

Posted on March 12, 2013 by

Oil sands development polluting Alberta lakes: study – The Globe and Mail Peace Out 2011 film. However we may feel energy industry is reckless and there is overwhelming evidence that they are, just bashing the supply side of energy isn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogosphere, Economics, Essay, Film-Video, Sustainability, TV/Media

Libraries and achievement- more transformative than that

Posted on March 9, 2013 by

Study. Student achievement. Careful. Libraries are more transformative than just the measure of achievement. Education is also surely more than a standard of knowledge or a benchmark? A study is just a study. A library is more than a classroom … Continue reading →

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When Drones Can Kill Americans | Mr President Who Says You Can Kill

Posted on February 3, 2013 by

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/17/opinion/who-says-you-can-kill-americans-mr-president.html?_r=0 After outrage that the Bush administration was torturing US citizens, never mind, any human being, it appears that Obama cannot or will not stop using drones to target and KILL Americans. After the world angered that the US let … Continue reading →

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When did my daughter get more literate than I am? – The Globe and Mail

Posted on February 3, 2013 by

Column by Ian Brown: The Lobe and Mail. Jan.19, 2013. “Technology seems to enhance this trend. The number of 16– and 17-year-old readers who read at least one e-book last year rose 16 per cent from the year before, a … Continue reading →

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