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Just my 2 cents, but something twigged for me in your comment. To pass on some hard-earned wisdom: screw other people's opinions. (If you pardon the expression...) That's their life, not yours. Your GED is good for you. If you want it, go get it, and forget what anyone else thinks. If you...

It was like watching Southpark, but it wasn't funny: "Children, war is bad, m'kay..." Was that an editorial? Was it supposed to be journalism? Seriously, what the hell was that? What was that crack about the helicopters and the new aircraft? When did journalism become holding up a brochure at a...

Ah, I hate policy by opinion poll... Numbers change given the day, the people asked and the way the question is phrased. They're totally meaningless, yet we give them such weight. (And I think 80% of Canadians would back me up on that. According to a poll I just did... OK, I asked my cat...) It...

Ms. O'Grady does make the leap - twice, in fact - to say that political posturing is leading public opinion. (As if we needed politicians to think for us...) I don't think that's accurate, or at least it's a huge misreading of the climate. B

I want my daughter to know that service isn't something other people do. You step up. And there are other reasons... B

Thanks everyone for the advice. It's much appreciated. Being of Scottish descent, I tend to respond to problems with a certain amount of singlemindedness (and, when warranted, throat punches...), but Robbie, your warning is well taken. I'm going to follow up with my reserve recruiter and my...

Hey everyone - just received crushing news. My application for the reserves just got turned down because of medical issues. Let me explain - I'm over 30 and I take blood pressure medication due to a family history. I've never had any problems myself, but it was a precautionary decision on my...

I've been reading some of the poetry people have been posting, and it got me thinking about one of the best poems I know that could describe the Canadian soldier. Just thought I'd share it, for no particular reason, on this fine winter day. Hope that's OK. Note the last verse especially. B...

"The problem is that in a brief period in mid February one ‘real’ story was overwhelmed by two poorly conceived and frivolous pieces.  On balance Canadian journalism fails, again, to meet the low standards it sets for itself." I have to disagree that it's journalists who set the standards...

Does anyone knew if/where you can still see that Bell commercial where the grandson phones his grandad from Dieppe? Just thinking about that one still kills me, and I haven't seen it in years. Brendan

All, I'm new here and I've been trying to be the 'grey man' and keep a low profile, but this pi@@ed me off. I wrote this letter to the G&M, but I know they'll never publish it online. Just FYI: With respect, John Doyle needs to sit in his "TV cranny" and shut the hell up. He’s so obviously...