This will be my column in Monday’s Gazette. As tax deadline approaches and you curse that bottom-line (Line 44, actually) figure, ponder what you get for your money. Bashing government and griping about taxes are popular pursuits, especially this time of year. I could write at length about the need for reform in each of [...]
Archive for April 11th, 2009
Death and taxes? I’ll take taxes
Posted in National issues, Personal, tagged Joe Biden, Taxes on April 11, 2009 | 28 Comments »
The heart: one of journalism’s best tools
Posted in Ethics, Journalism, Media issues, objectivity, tagged Allan Thompson, genocide, Nick Hughes, Rwanda on April 11, 2009 | 9 Comments »
The best journalism comes from the heart. And sometimes it breaks your heart. That’s why I want to tell you about Allan Thompson’s heart-wrenching story, “The father and daughter we let down,” published today in the Toronto Star (and called to my attention on Twiter in a simple but eloquent tweet by my friend Roger [...]
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