Con(gressional) Air
On a Friday afternoon in July 2014, I sat next to Congressman Ron Kind (D-Wisconsin) on American Airlines FL 1118. This is my story. Click here for the full article
Tag Archives: Canada
thunder@bedard.com is yours if you promise not to go to USC
First written in 2013, this post stands on its own merits. That low-pressure area over Los Angeles County sucking – it’s USC. Click here for the full article
Antonio was here
The Germans attacked four times the night of 15 September, by the next day the 22nd Battalion was down to 200 men of the original 900. Click here for the full article
Remember Antonio Roy
On 2 November 1914, my grandfather, nineteen-year-old Antonio Roy, signed up to serve in the Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force. Click here for the full article
Henry Kaiser is our Tommy Douglas
Obamacare is here to stay. Henry Kaiser was a man of vision – our American Tommy Douglas – establishing healthcare as a basic human right. Click here for the full article
Canadian National Film Board New Boys – old school 1973 canoeing
They cut our hair, issued us clothes, and canoe gear. We boarded an old yellow rented school bus. I learned how to sleep sitting up that day. Click here for the full article
