November subscription drive We had great fun at our subscription drive party Sunday. A couple of photos: It was a wonderful night, with a large crowd, and everyone seemed happy. I enjoy hosting the annual subscription party, not just to have fun and meet people, but also to acknowledge that this enterprise would not exist […]
The Chronicle Herald is terrible
Morning File, Tuesday, June 12, 2018
News 1. Cruise ship “smoke and mirrors” “Cruise tourism has grown rapidly in Maine over the past decade, with ship visits to Portland more than tripling,” reports Colin Woodard for the Portland Press-Herald: Industry promoters and city officials have long touted the primary purported economic benefit: each passenger, on average, spending over $100 ashore every […]
An alarming number of people have gone overboard from the cruise ships that visit Halifax
Morning File, Tuesday, May 29, 2018
News 1. Lost crew from cruise ships Lawyer Jim Walker points us to a recent (December) “man overboard” incident from the cruise sip Vision of the Seas. An investigation of the incident was conducted by the Commonwealth of the Bahamas because that’s where ship owner Royal Caribbean Cruise Line registers its vessels. The investigation found that a […]
Revolutionary – Burnley “Rocky” Jones: Examineradio, episode #82
Halifax Examiner Saturday columnist El Jones speaks with Jim Walker, a noted History professor at the University of Waterloo and a member of the Order of Canada. Walker is the co-author of a recent (auto)biography of iconic black activist and lawyer Burnley “Rocky” Jones. Also, The Borg Ship has stalled out on Argyle Street, with an […]