tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post1095752668632631531..comments2023-10-22T09:18:16.885-04:00Comments on Far and Wide: A Breath Of Fresh AirSteve Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-58319628975489675432008-08-14T23:24:00.000-04:002008-08-14T23:24:00.000-04:00ipIt was more the column, and I just threw in the ...ip<BR/><BR/>It was more the column, and I just threw in the location, because its pretty hard to find any good press coming out of the prairie provinces. I check out the Journal a fair bit, this point of view stuck out for me, sort of the way I see it.Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-90307540698171902662008-08-14T21:09:00.000-04:002008-08-14T21:09:00.000-04:00All right, it's certainly an overgeneralization to...All right, it's certainly an overgeneralization to say that Ontario bloggers in general tend to do this, and I apologize for that implication. But when it <I>does</I> happen, it does inevitably seems to be Ontario bloggers who do it. I'm talking about the exact same wording appearing in Scott Tribe's blog and James Bow's a little while back (one acknowledged the error, the other dug his heels in further, and I'll leave it up to the reader to guess which was which).<BR/><BR/>In any case, Ontario blogger or not, it's incorrect to imply that it's unusual for one of the most Liberal-dominated papers in the country to publish something in favour of a Liberal policy, so it would seem that some reexamination of your opinions of that paper are in order.Idealistic Pragmatisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18296481430598981678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-84730474613381708362008-08-14T15:55:00.000-04:002008-08-14T15:55:00.000-04:00"that it would be awfully nice if Ontario bloggers..."that it would be awfully nice if Ontario bloggers would learn a bit more about my fair city before trying to score cheap points by referring to it)."<BR/><BR/>IP please with the Ontario bloggers nonsense. I've lived out west on two separate occasions, so stop with the unfounded assumptions. It seems you're the one with the regional bias here.Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-3432517061487770382008-08-14T13:31:00.000-04:002008-08-14T13:31:00.000-04:00in an Edmonton paper no less*throws up hands*Okay,...<I>in an Edmonton paper no less</I><BR/><BR/>*throws up hands*<BR/><BR/>Okay, seriously, right up there toward the top of my wish list for the Canadian blogosphere is for Ontario bloggers to stop acting like the <I>Edmonton Journal</I> is anything but a Liberal paper, through and through. Because it is, to the extent that the Alberta Liberals' <A HREF="http://alc.whitematter.ca/index.php/alc/content/alberta_liberals_welcome_new_director_of_communications/" REL="nofollow">current director of communications</A> was hired directly away from his position as an editor at the <I>Journal</I>.<BR/><BR/>Note: this is not to take away from the substance of the article--it's a good article. I'm just saying that a piece like that in the <I>Edmonton Journal</I> is nothing at all special (and that it would be awfully nice if Ontario bloggers would learn a bit more about my fair city before trying to score cheap points by referring to it).Idealistic Pragmatisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18296481430598981678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-51790438225802980442008-08-12T01:57:00.000-04:002008-08-12T01:57:00.000-04:00frankly canadian,Sorry to hear about your negativi...frankly canadian,<BR/><BR/>Sorry to hear about your negativity rash flaring up like that. Go see a doctor, rest and plenty of fluids should clear that up.<BR/><BR/>Steve,<BR/><BR/>I agree that this is a good thing. Let's see whether there is truly an opportunity for rapport or whether it is just a wish.<BR/><BR/>TommAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-20339473425580246832008-08-11T20:53:00.000-04:002008-08-11T20:53:00.000-04:00I just mailed a short letter to the editor saying ...I just mailed a short letter to the editor saying how pleased I was with Jared Milne's column and his recognition that we are all going to be affected by environmental issues and climate change whatever our political stripe. Don't know if it will be printed but I thought he deserved kudos for a thoughtful articleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-66913092612587451332008-08-11T19:44:00.000-04:002008-08-11T19:44:00.000-04:00Perfect, this is exactly what we should see more o...Perfect, this is exactly what we should see more often from the media. I understand there will be article's portraying different arguments but lets have some balance. Kudos to the Jared Milne and the Edmonton Journal for giving us some real journalism by investigating the other side of the argument or the different point of view. Again, good blog Steve, you probably won't get many C.R.A.P. trolls slamming this one.Frankly Canadianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09939737123658813199noreply@blogger.com