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Saturday, October 8, 2011

Joanne's Journal: October 8, 2011

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2011 JOANNE'S JOURNAL Edition No. 1 Welcome to a new feature on Number 16.  Every so often, I will comment on...
Monday, October 3, 2011

It's the 60th anniversary of Bobby Thomson's "Shot Heard 'Round the World"

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2011 There’s a long drive ... it’s gonna be ... I believe — the Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant! Th...
Friday, September 30, 2011

Play ball! We're on the road to the World Series.

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FRIDAY, SEPTMEMBER 30, 2011 Yes, I am a hockey-loving Canadian but I am also an ardent baseball fan.  September has come to an end and a...
Thursday, September 29, 2011

Who increased America's debt?

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2011 The biggest problem for world economies is unemployment. - not debt.   When employment increases, the debt de...
Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Why rugged individualism is not enough: The case for government and regulation

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2011 James Madison If men were angels, no government would be necessary. - James Madison (1751-1836), Fourt...
Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Jim Croce: Photographs and Memories of His Life

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2011 Photographs and memories Christmas cards you sent to me All that I have are these To remember you...
Friday, September 16, 2011

Doris Day is back!

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2011 Doris Day lives a quiet life near Carmel-by-the-Sea, California.  She's 87 years old and has long bee...
Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Denny McLain: The last 30-game winner

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2011 When you can do it out there between the white lines, you can live any way you want. - Denny McLain...
Thursday, September 8, 2011

The Infamous Edwin Alonzo Boyd

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2011 Edwin Alonzo Boyd was born in Toronto on April 2, 1914.  Four months after his birth, World War I broke out...
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Where do people live the longest? Reflections on age and longevity

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2011 We turn not older with years, but newer every day. - Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), American poet From an 1...
Wednesday, August 31, 2011

The NHL failed to protect Sidney Crosby

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2011 Sidney Crosby is a mere 24 years old, but it seems as if he has played in the NHL for ages.  Sid the Kid was...
Sunday, August 28, 2011

Hurricane Irene: Another natural disaster is no coincidence. It's climate change!

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SUNDAY, AUGUST 28, 2011 As I write this, Hurricane Irene is wreaking its havoc.  Here in Toronto, we are not in the path of this terrib...
Friday, August 26, 2011

Houdini's Amazing Stunt

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 2011 No prison can hold me; no hand or leg irons or steel locks can shackle me.  No ropes or chains can keep me from ...
Tuesday, August 23, 2011

We will miss you, Jack Layton

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2011 I woke up to the sad news yesterday that Jack Layton had died at the age of 61.  His passing was a great loss t...