From the editor…
The last issue of the gazette was put together only by the grace of the computer gods…as my old desktop was seriously on its last legs. After that issue was safely published, I immediately bought a new tower and what a joy this has been to work on! But...
From the Editor…
I nearly had a nervous breakdown yesterday when my desktop computer, the one I am writing this very column on right now, decided to start dying. It’s not like it hasn’t lasted a long time…this elderly Dell PC is about 10 years old, which in computer years is probably...
Table Talk
From the Editor… One of our primary objectives in producing this little paper is to connect people within our communities, foster connections and discuss ideas mainstream media doesn’t bother with. This is 2012… a year that is packed with prophecy and significance for cultures all across the globe. The...
Table Talk
from the editor During a visit to the Perth Library last week I checked out Joe McGinniss’ recently published book about Sarah Palin titled “The Rogue.” I’m an ex-pat American who has watched with a kind of fascinated horror at the fascist police state of a train wreck the...
From the Editor…
As I sit down to finally write the editorial this week I am unsure where to begin. I recently read the Flood Mitigation Report for Perth-Andover and Tobique First Nation as well as many news articles about the report and its recommendations. I have heard and read many comments...
Scamsters & Con Artists
From the editor… Conning innocent and naïve folks out of their hard earned bucks has been a perennially popular method to rob people while avoiding all that drama that a stick-up entails. The con artist gets the money, the victim gets robbed and frequently also gets a little moral...
From the Editor…
The Perth-Andover Rotary Club invited me to speak about the Blackfly Gazette at their Monday lunch meeting last week. I got to explain a bit about how and why Jonny and I created this local newsletter. I thought I’d write a bit about that here for our readers, to...
On Citizens, Idiots & Politicians….
A comment I ran across somewhere not long ago said the word “idiot” originated in Greece and meant “someone not interested in politics.” That was pretty funny, I thought, and so I made myself a little sticky note to check that out sometime. The time came for me to...
Be Careful What You Ask For…
Many times we look to Governments for leadership only to be disappointed with the result. When it comes to community involvement in being as self sufficient as possible, we the public will have to take the lead. In the Harper Government’s rush to turn the keys to Canada over...
Why I Hate “Survivor”
From the editors… I know I know, bazillions of people think “Survivor” is the greatest thing since the invention of the wheel. Personally, though, I can’t bear to watch it. It celebrates all that is venal, selfish and cruel in the human psyche. To “win” on this “show”...