Tim Russert Coverage: The Backlash Begins

Of course there has been a lot of coverage about the death of Tim Russert. When a figure in the public eye passes away, especially suddenly, (remember Heath  Ledger?) it is going to get a lot of coverage.But...

Remembering Tiananmen Square

Remembering Tiananmen Square In 2008 Events to be held around the world this week May 30, 2008 (CSN) -- It is that time of year for the annual commemorations and memorial observances to remember the freedom fighters...

Ontario Police Pay Tribute To Fallen Comrades: Remembrance - Heroes In Life N...

Thousands of police officers from across the province gathered at Queen's Park in Toronto today, as three names were added to the Police Memorial during the Ninth Annual Ontario Police Memorial Foundation Ceremony.43...

Remembrance of Things Pastor

"I think that Barack Obama's presidential campaign has been fatally damaged by the revelations of the extreme statements of his pastor, Jeremiah Wright. A couple of examples:"The government gives them [African Americans] the drugs, builds bigger prisons, passes a three-strike...

Thousands mourn New Brunswick basketball players

The public funeral for the seven teenaged basketball players who died in New Brunswick over the weekend was on Wednesday.  Our condolences."Students held hands and sang songs in front of a packed arena in Bathurst, N.B., where thousands of mourners gathered to remember...

The Montreal Massacre, 18 years later

Eighteen years ago today, at L'Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Marc Lepine opened fire and killed fourteen women and inured several others before turning the gun on himself. His reason seemed blunt and horribly...

Campaign to save Remembrance Day Parade goes online

A CAMPAIGN the save the remembrance day parade in Horwich has gone online.Jean Rostron, aged 60, from Hope Street North, Horwich, has set up the online petition to be sent to Gordon Brown because she is outraged that the Horwich parade will not ahead this year.In previous...

War Heroes Insulted as Remembrance Day Parade Cancelled over Fears of Being Sued

Just when you thought you'd seen everything, this story shows how the health & safety brigade, along with the litigation culture, is now ruining every aspect of life.Now, organisers of the annual Remembrance Sunday parade are having to cancel their plans to to fears of...

Dessau says no to Nazis

Day of remembrance for Alberto AdrianoDessau, Germany 11th June 20077 years after his death at the hands of right-wing extremists in Dessau, the town remembered the Dessau citizen, Alberto Adriano. The ceremony, held...

Memorial and Veterans Day Hypocrisy

"Because both days are related, they’re discussed together. The first, Memorial Day, is commemorated on the last Monday in May and was first observed in 1866 and called Decoration Day beginning in 1868. Usage of Memorial Day wasn’t common until after WW II and wasn’t...

Sign up to walk a grueling 270 mile walk!

Sign Up Now to Participate in 2008 Beirut Remembrance Walk. This is a 23 day walk that will go from Virginia Beach , Va. to Jacksonville, NC. The walk is 270 miles long, honoring the 241 servicemen who lost their lives in the 1983 Beirut Bombing, as well as another 29...

NEVER FORGET!

"A video I made showing everyone what the "2008 Beirut Remembrance Walk" is all about."

Robert Altman, a Remembrance

I found this really great post remembering a Vancouver moment in 1970 when Julie Christie, Robert Altman and Warren Beatty were here shooting "McCabe and Mrs Miller".  "I was a chauffeur for Julie Christie during the filming of McCabe and Mrs. Miller in Vancouver in...

Legendary Rock Club Edwards No. 8 Catches Fire

"Edwards No 8, a popular rock club in the city centre of Birmingham set on fire in the early hours of Remembrance Sunday. 500 clubbers were evacuated calmly and without incident. The fire blazed throughout the night,...

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