Nov 08 2005
Published in Esprit de Corps Magazine June 2006 Published in the Barrie Advance November 2005 Simcoe County has always had a proud military heritage. Canadian Forces Base Borden has been a fixture in the area since it opened on July 11, 1916. Named after Sir Frederick Borden, Minister of Militia under Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier, …
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Sep 21 2005
September 2005 As newly minted Canadian Idol winner Melissa O’Neil begins her career as a future member of the “where-are-the-now-file”, I would like to chime in with my opinion on this whole manufactured super-stardom machine. I’ve never been a fan of Canadian Idol or it’s American counterpart. I have watched a couple of episodes of …
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Sep 11 2005
September 2005 Call me cynical, but I find it hard to believe that Paul Coffin is ashamed of what he did, as opposed the fact that he got caught.
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Aug 14 2005
Published in the Barrie Advance 15 August 2005 Michael Coren recently asked on his radio show on CFRB Radio ( www.cfrb.com ) if all handguns should be banned, except those carried by law enforcement officers. I say no, as banning handguns will have absolutely no effect on the gun violence currently plaguing Toronto.
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Aug 03 2005
July 2005 It was great seeing you perform at the Live 8 concert, playing The Beatles classics that we all enjoy. However, I would like to point out something I’m sure that a lot of people were thinking: wouldn’t it be nice if Ringo came on stage and performed with you.
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Jul 04 2005
July 2005 (Note: in July 2005, the Liquor Control Board of Ontario, the sole retailer of spirits in Ontario, threatened to go on strike.) Firstly let me say that I have great respect for someone who has a job, ANY job, as opposed to an able-bodied person sucking off the teet of our welfare system. …
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Jun 28 2005
Published in the Barrie Advance 29 June 2005 With the impending Live 8 concert, and the attention it will bring to Barrie, I wonder if the true destiny for Molson Park (sorry, it will always be Molson Park to a lot of us), or for at least part of the property, should be as a …
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