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Larry Cornies is coordinator of the print journalism, broadcast journalism and new media programs at Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning in Kitchener, Ont. He also teaches journalism ethics at the University of Western Ontario in London. Previously, he was an A-section page editor at The Globe and Mail, Toronto, and Editor of The London Free Press, London, Ont. From 2006-2008, he held the Maclean-Hunter Chair of Communication Ethics at Ryerson University's School of Journalism in Toronto. He continues to write a weekly column for The London Free Press, as well as features and columns for a variety of other publications and websites.-
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Tips for reporters on dealing with grief-stricken families
At 2:20 a.m. on Aug. 24, 1997, 20-year-old Catherine Newton stepped onto busy Richmond Street in downtown London, Ont. The bars had closed and she had skipped ahead of her girlfriends, anxious to meet up with her waiting boyfriend, Rob. … Continue reading
Driving Miss Daisy at Sarnia’s Imperial Theatre
It is a taut 88-minute show with a cast of three and not a car in sight, but Driving Miss Daisy at Sarnia’s Imperial Theatre is imbued with a delightful chemistry that makes it well worth a road trip on … Continue reading
Posted in Arts and culture
Tagged Driving Miss Daisy, Imperial Theatre, Michael Learned, Sarnia, Walter Borden
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Three tornadoes caused Leamington-area destruction
Environment Canada has confirmed it was three tornadoes — not one — that wreaked havoc in southern Essex County during the early morning hours of June 6. The first, rated an F1 on the Fujita scale, touched down near Harrow, Ont., … Continue reading
The amazing reach of UWO’s astronomy department
When it comes to community involvement and making impressions on young minds, it’s tough to beat the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Western Ontario. For many years, the astronomy faculty and students, supported by volunteers from … Continue reading
Posted in Life in general, Science and nature
Tagged astronomy, Cronyn Observatory, Margaret Campbell-Brown, UWO
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