by John Horn | Aug 23, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories, Aboard the Editor's Pirate Ship
[Editor’s Note: in 2006 I hosted an event that was playfully called “Mervillemania” – in a nutshell, a few dozen friends camped-out on my parents’ estate/compound in Merville, British Columbia during the August Long Weekend. One of my...
by John Horn | Aug 1, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
Last week my friend, Dr. Jim Clifford, shared an article by William Pannapacker on Slate.com that painted a pretty grim picture about the plight of graduate students. First, you should watch this video montage, which is brilliant: Second, the above video is only...
by potential | Feb 23, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
Elections constitute an essential part of democracy, however it is not limited to voting once in a while. A democratic system is based on the idea of “polis”, i.e. a community in which every citizen must participate in debates and discussions to decide the faith of...
by potential | Nov 18, 2010 | 1000 Community Stories
David Lloyd Johntson seems like a good guy. Three names, Cambridge grad, a mediator. Not a bad guy for the job. Oh, what job you ask? He’s the appointed member of Canadian government has the power to prorogue, is the chief of chiefs, the regal legal head of our...
