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Iraq conflict roots cast long shadow

Posted on July 2, 2014

Over the past decade, Iraq is hardly what most would describe as a favoured holiday destination. Long years of dictatorship, war, occupation and finally civil… Read More »

Husdal was a newspaper man through and through

Posted on June 26, 2014

Dave Husdal was holding court once again with a young team of journalists.It made for long, longs days, which started out with an early-morning staff… Read More »

Taking a look at some 1980s movie gems

Posted on June 11, 2014

As the summer months settle themselves upon us, and the traditional Hollywood blockbusters begin to grace the big screen, with every passing year it appears… Read More »

Viva Las Gregus, baby!

Posted on June 4, 2014

My experience at the 16th annual Punk Rock Bowling and Music Festival in Las Vegas has now come and gone and with many fond (and… Read More »

H.R. Giger’s nightmares leave a lasting image

Posted on May 27, 2014

On May 12, an old man fell down and died, and the world became poorer for it.Swiss artist Hans Rudolf "Ruedi" Giger, known to most… Read More »

West may need more than strong words

Posted on May 21, 2014

Over the past month, pressure from the West seems to have lessened fears of a full-scale military intervention by Russia in eastern Ukraine, although the… Read More »

Why do I still listen to punk? Because I have to

Posted on May 14, 2014

I am counting down the days until my Las Vegas excursion to the 16th annual Punk Rock Bowling and Music Festival later this month.Within the… Read More »

Big Brother may be closer than you think

Posted on May 7, 2014

You know that thing governments in other countries do, where they monitor their citizens in some kind of modern Orwellian nightmare? That thing that happens… Read More »

Need for democracy supercedes Senate reform

Posted on April 30, 2014

Although it probably came as a resounding shock to Conservative Party stalwarts on Parliament Hill last week, the Supreme Court of Canada’s landmark decision on… Read More »

Editor a travelling man as of late in province

Posted on April 23, 2014

It has been a whirlwind of weekends as of late for this newspaper scribe with various activities. Often in travels the human condition presents itself… Read More »

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