Editorial
Vegas built on mob’s Cuba model
September 1st, 2010
Has anyone ever seen a poor citizen of the gambling state of Nevada? You know? Really poor. Too poor to afford a car. Riding two on a bicycle down city streets? Raising a pig in the front yard or maybe a micro cow in the back to slake the pangs of hunger because food is always scarce? Read More…
Stalled engine kills Zamboni dream in Chelsea, Quebec
August 25th, 2010
The dream began to slip away 14 months ago, when the Yes faction narrowly squeaked past the Negatories in the Chelsea, Quebec Referendum of 2009. Read More…
Thank you, Cantley, Quebec fighters
August 18th, 2010
If readers see Serge Galipeau or Christine Landry of Cantley, Quebec, give them a big thank you, a hug, maybe even a round of applause - for they are our heroes. Read More…
Ottawa police union raises bar on incompetence
August 11th, 2010
We are above the law because we are the law. Read More…
Our prissy police no men of Steele
August 4th, 2010
Am I the only one who remembers Sam Steele, the founding figure of the RCMP? Read More…
The Emendless Summer rerun plotline drags
July 28th, 2010
By Martti Lahtinen
We’ve asked the question before: Hot enough fer ya? No, not the weather, the census debate. If the hot topic were a movie, it would be called The Emendless Summer, with surfing the media replacing the seemingly eternal riding the waves on a plank.
It’s guaranteed a long run in Canada. Where else could a simple head count held every five years spark a raging controversy that was already eaten into four weeks (and counting) of mosquito season. We invite being bugged. Read More…
We’ve hit the ‘next’ disturbing social interaction
July 21st, 2010
By Nikki Mantell
Hey parents, it’s 12 a.m., do you know where your children are on the chatroulette lineup?
For those poor country-bumpkin readers who just managed to figure out what YouTube, MySpace and Facebook were all about, there is a yet another new social networking site ready to hit your home computer.
Pairing up the World Wide Web’s freedom of chatting online with anyone from anywhere, and the randomness of the gambling game, chatroulette.com is the next thing to make you utter the words: “I have no idea what is going on, anymore.” (Or, as the younger and more succinct members of your family might put it: “WTF!”) Read More…
End of a remote interest in exercise
July 14th, 2010
By Art Mantell
I’ve lost my pet peeve and it’s almost like losing an old friend. Years ago I read about this 84-year-old man who swam 2.4 miles, bicycled 112 miles, then ran 26.2 miles in an Ironman triathlon. He did it all in under 18 hours and was lauded for his physical stamina. Just reading about him made me steaming mad.
Now, to my way of thinking, no man in his right mind is going to subject himself willingly to what amounts to physical torture. His effort apparently called for four hours a day, every day, of super-intense training. Four hours a day! How can the besotted soul find time for television or making new friends on the Internet, I asked myself from my recliner armchair, drink in hand and remote at the ready. Read More…
Aftershocks of ADD catastrophic
July 7th, 2010
By Martti Lahtinen
When Low Down staffer Trevor Greenway and partner Paulina Ciechanowska’s newborn, Cora, landed with a thud during the earthquake on June 23, I got to thinking what an impact new little people have on families.
My daughter Kalli gave birth eight months ago - Sawyer is my grandson’s name - and the event, though not as seismic as Cora’s coming into the world, has not been without aftershocks. I’m now a grandfather, and I can’t get my head around being called “Grandpa.” Read More…
Throwing bricks and bouquets
June 30th, 2010
By Nikki Mantell
Congratulations to Theatre Wakefield whose inspired, and seemingly tireless, volunteers put on yet another successful Piggyback Fringe Theatre Festival. The plays this scribe saw were professional, well acted, and very entertaining. From the concept, marketing, organization and promotional piggy posters and participation among local businesses, the whole thing cast Wakefield village in a glowing pink light. It’s another example of this small village punching above its weight (nearly 30 performances -the biggest Fringe fest, per capita) and just a downright oinking good time. We throw a bouquet to Theatre Wakefield. Read More…
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