Monthly Archives: July 2009

Walter Cronkite, 1916-2009

Posted on July 18, 2009 by Larry Cornies

There were many influences on my choice of journalism as a career, but one of them was surely Walter Cronkite. Cronkite was the avuncular, articulate and dispassionate TV news anchor who, for an entire generation of North Americans, acted as … Continue reading →

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Reading the signals on high-speed rail

Posted on July 17, 2009 by Larry Cornies

The public policy debate over high-speed rail in Canada was spurred earlier this year by a series of symposia by the lobby group High Speed Rail Canada in a number of cities. These included Kitchener on Jan. 30, Toronto on … Continue reading →

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Mennonites hold worldwide gathering in Asunción, Paraguay

Posted on July 16, 2009 by Larry Cornies

Many longtime readers of my newspaper columns are aware that I was raised in a Mennonite home and still identify with that faith tradition on a number of levels. When asked to define the term “Mennonite,” most people in North … Continue reading →

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Sporting events and national anthems: Do they mix?

Posted on July 15, 2009 by Larry Cornies

Once baseball fans in St. Louis came to terms with President Barack Obama sporting a Chicago White Sox jacket while tossing the ceremonial opening pitch at last night’s All-Star Game, the rest of the evening proceeded more or less predictably: … Continue reading →

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New media and the Bandidos trial coverage

Posted on July 14, 2009 by Larry Cornies

There isn’t a more dramatic criminal trial underway in Canada right now than that of six former Bandidos motorcycle club members, each charged with eight counts of first-degree murder, related to the grisly discovery of eight bodies in cars along … Continue reading →

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