Every Vancouverite needs to see this.

http://rawstory.com/2009/11/amy-goodman-detained-in-canada/

Very sad.

“Some Baltimore area fans of such TV shows as the CW's Privileged and Fox's American Idol might not be able to watch their favorite shows after next Tuesday as WNUV-Channel 54 and WBFF-Channel 45 drop their analog signals and go digital-only.”

David Zurawik, Baltimore Sun Online, February 11th, 2009

Let's ditch the ideology (and while we are at it, 'the anti-semite' moniker for some of us who, with compassionate hearts, hate to witness death and destruction.)

There is dread in the air. It has a tangible, almost olfactory quality. Moreover, I am getting keener, more adept at detecting the necrotic notes that are now emanating out from the economy. Of late it seems as there are times when every market murmur contains a sleight-of-hand contrived to mask fiscal reality.

Friends,

The internationally renowned philosopher and theologian is appearing in Vancouver for a talk on the Bush Administration's involvement in the 9/11 false flag operation.
Hailed as a "prophet" by Canadian Barrie Zwicker, Griffin seeks to expose the achilles heel of the US Fourth Reich; by doing so, he believes positive steps towards environmental protection and social justice will follow.

Dear Mr. Ladner,
I have been asked by several of  my associates in the fledgling Vancouver Peak Oil Group to contact you regarding the implementation of a peak oil resolution in Vancouver. It has been brought to my attention that you have - allegedly - sought to maintain an attitude of indifference towards an issue that may well  be (in the short-term) be more egregious to the citizenry of the GVRD than climate change. Furthermore, to aid this missive, I will assume that this posture towards energy depletion is, indeed, your de facto stance. To this end, I look forward to being corrected; to being told that I am wrong; that the elephant in the room is under intense scrutiny so to speak.
Vancouver is striving to become a world class city. Politics notwithstanding, it is to play host to the Winter Olympic games in 2012. Yet, to occupy this echelon fully, it has to develop a top-notch strategy of concern towards epoch-defining issues such as peak oil (and the depletion of other energy sources such as natural gas.) Sadly, this is not happening. As such, Vancouver is truly being left behind; that is to say, as far as the metaphorical sprint is concerned, it risks being viewed as a "Cascadian Tortoise," outrun by the sprightly hares that are Portland and San Francisco - each of which have a working resolution already in place. Furthermore, Seattle is in the process of consolidating a proposal, as are Ashland, Oregon and Oakland, California. Even Burnaby, ordinarily in Vancouver's shadow, has nosed ahead.
A former Vancouver city councillor, Gordon Price ( now Director of the City Program for Simon Fraser University) writes succinctly in a blog entry of Burnaby's preeminence: 

"In my 15 years on City Council in Vancouver, I read a lot of reports. Ninety percent of them were not exactly stimulating: lane pavings, grant approvals, appointment of the external auditor … all the things that keep a city going. Occasionally, a report would appear that grabbed your attention – and on a very rare occasion, would actually change your understanding of the world, or at least your city. I’d like to say that such a report recently appeared on the agenda of the City of Vancouver. But it didn’t. It appeared in Burnaby – the municipality just to the east."

Mr. Leighton,
I must protest, as a (former) NDP supporter, at your party's siding, with the conservatives (of all people!) over the pull out-out of troops from Afghanistan. A leftist organisation and a reactionary right-wing one do not comfortable bedfellows make. I know your reasons for doing this, but in my mind they are extremely feeble-minded. Actually, it has the stench of political opportunism about it.

I wake up this morning, on this Earth Day, and know what? Global TV (Driving Television with Zack Spencer et al) are currently doing a comparison on Gas-guzzling SUV's. Am I the only one who thinks this is a bit off? Of course, I just e-mailed to complain.Maybe you would like to join me?
viewercontact.bc@globaltv.com viewercontact@globaltv.com

Women instinctively understand the pornography that is war. Yesterday, Cindy Sheehan said:
“When I started to speak out against George Bush, [my friends] started to disown me. They said, ‘But Cindy, he’s pro-life,’ ” she said. “And I said, ‘If he’s pro-life, how come my son is dead?’ ”