Guest Column

Items of notes and interest from the web.

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Blasphemy laws threaten North African Christians May 19, 2011

Voice of the Martyrs, Persecution and Prayer alert

Seven Practical Gifts for College Grads May 19, 2011

To help soften the real-world blow, here are seven practical gifts job-seeking college graduates will appreciate.

The Tar Sands Campaign and the Suppression of North America’s Energy Potential May 19, 2011

Environmentalism is attacking Alberta’s oil sands industry

Brazil: Amazon rainforest deforestation rises sharply May 19, 2011

Bio-fuels & eucalyptus-planting helping cause an eco-disaster

Vietnam: 14 Die as Troops Converge On Hmong May 18, 2011

“On completely false pretext, and wrong information, the military generals in Hanoi have sent more army troops to attack and arrest our freedom-loving Hmong people.."

The Unintended Consequences of Canada’s Equalization Program May 18, 2011

How Canada’s equalization program has some provinces more equal than others

Projecting the future of the Mexican drug war May 18, 2011

Mexico’s fate in the war against the cartels will likely be the same as Colombia’s

Rare military collection arrives in Calgary May 18, 2011

“Chicksands” Collection

Father’s Day 2011 Gift Ideas May 18, 2011

Columbia’s complete Spring 2011

Award-Winning Paint Accessory Proves Handy & Helpful For DIYers or Pros May 18, 2011

Paint Smart-Trayz Wins Top Prize In Recent Innovation Nation Invention Contest

Ease your pain at the pumps; Measure tire inflation monthly May 18, 2011

National Be Tire Smart Week

Young Toronto “Champ” Returns as Junior Counsellor at War Amps 2011 Ontario Seminar May 18, 2011

William Goessaert, 20, of Toronto

Why Hawking Was Wrong To Discount Life After Death May 18, 2011

Award-Winning Physicist Chastises Scientist For Decrying Religion

Strawberry Shortcake Fever May 17, 2011

Homegrown/Homemade

Six Retail Trends for 2011 May 17, 2011

With daily deals delivered via Twitter feeds and mobile-friendly sale sites, the retail industry is expanding in directions it would have been difficult to predict even five years ago.

The Titanic’s 100th anniversary May 16, 2011

Canadian icons and Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee all part of the 2012 Canadian stamp program

Illinois Democrats Unveil Budget Only Minutes Before Votes May 15, 2011

Chicago Democrats take a page from Obama's playbook

What is heaven like? May 13, 2011

Life, Death, Cancer

Even educated elite must feel the pain in an era that demands shared sacrifice May 13, 2011

Taxpayers deserve a break; public universities need to control costs; and faculty should shift more attention to their students.

Giving U.S. businesses a level playing field abroad will help jump-start our sputtering economy May 13, 2011

To create American jobs and level the playing field for trade, the moment has arrived for approval of the three pending trade accords and renewal of the Trade Adjustment Assistance program for displaced workers

Muslim attackers kill 17 Nigerian Christians May 12, 2011

Voice of the Martyrs, Persecution and Prayer alert

Obamacare Challenged in Court and by Members of Congress May 12, 2011

Both cases should reach the US Supreme Court by summer 2012

Open Letter Response to CFIB from OECTA May 12, 2011

Union Membership, partisan campaigns, bankrupting Ontario

Truly A Braveheart: Sgt John Peck WELCOME HOME! May 11, 2011

Sgt Peck returns home

Cat & Dolphin May 11, 2011

They seem like long lost friends

Is hCG Safe for Dieters? May 11, 2011

Cardiologist Reveals How Hormone Can Help Spark Safe, Rapid Weight Loss