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Byline |
Date |
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The school of abstract expressionism and what’s happening with RIM…..
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John Gardiner |
2012/1/31 |
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The falling standard of living and celebrating my Mom’s birthday
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John Gardiner |
2012/1/24 |
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Those really smart old Greek guys and jamming with my daughter….
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John Gardiner |
2012/1/17 |
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I visit Disneyworld; and saying good-bye to Philip Shaw…..
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John Gardiner |
2012/1/10 |
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The future of cktimes; and performing in Toronto
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John Gardiner |
2011/12/20 |
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Hyper Parenting 101; and Christmas shopping wit the masses
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John Gardiner |
2011/12/13 |
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Scrapping the computer and a lack of creativity in TV land…..
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John Gardiner |
2011/12/6 |
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How dumb are we? And……the fabulous Sixties…..
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John Gardiner |
2011/11/29 |
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Why do the police have to be so tough? And when poor people don’t act like poor people…..
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John Gardiner |
2011/11/22 |
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Getting published in the Globe; and Christmas throughout the year…..
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John Gardiner |
2011/11/15 |
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Hippies and the Occupy protest; and pure beauty in life……
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John Gardiner |
2011/11/8 |
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When numbers trump children; and when is 7 billion too much…..
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John Gardiner |
2011/11/1 |
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The difference between rich and poor; and is bigger always better?
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John Gardiner |
2011/10/25 |
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The passage of time and Christmas Tales and Tunes…..
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John Gardiner |
2011/10/18 |
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Occupy Wall Street; and the Index of Durable Goods……
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John Gardiner |
2011/10/11 |
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Boys’ weekend; and a distinct lack of choice…..
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John Gardiner |
2011/10/4 |
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Stuck in a quandary; and wishing for a simpler time…..
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John Gardiner |
2011/9/27 |
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The legacy of Terry Fox; getting to the bottom of things; and a real miracle
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John Gardiner |
2011/9/20 |
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Listen to Warren Buffet; Watching old movies; and playing with the band
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John Gardiner |
2011/9/13 |
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My parents’ 60th; and bringing down the price of gas…..
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John Gardiner |
2011/9/6 |
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One more kick at the Capitol….and another Gardiner grandchild….
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John Gardiner |
2011/8/30 |
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Kids and technology….and celebrating an Al Mann moment in Wallaceburg….
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John Gardiner |
2011/8/23 |
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A little ultra violence….non stop elections…..and way to WAMBO Wallaceburg
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John Gardiner |
2011/8/16 |
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The world economic crash…..and seeing John Mayall…..
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John Gardiner |
2011/8/9 |
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There’s gotta be a better way….my friend Rick Fines….and violent neighbours…..
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John Gardiner |
2011/8/2 |
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Death by stardom….and going postal….
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John Gardiner |
2011/7/26 |
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Ranting about the rich and the beauty of the human condition…..
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John Gardiner |
2011/7/19 |
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Strange Brew rocks on; and memories of a high school musical……..
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John Gardiner |
2011/7/12 |
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Strange Brew reunion; privileged, spoiled people; and getting gouged and loving it
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John Gardiner |
2011/7/5 |
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The house is sold…..and what’s going on with the arts and culture in Chatham-Kent….
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John Gardiner |
2011/6/28 |
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Power to the people; and sharing the wealth…..
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John Gardiner |
2011/6/21 |
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The busyness of life; those old rock guys; and looking forward to seeing the family
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John Gardiner |
2011/6/14 |
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Mountains of dumbness; the choices we make; and good growing weather…..
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John Gardiner |
2011/6/7 |
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On getting old; the rape and pillage of ordinary citizens; and gray, textureless pablum….
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John Gardiner |
2011/5/31 |
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Pick me, Stevie! Pick me!!!!!; and when music isn’t music…..
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John Gardiner |
2011/5/24 |
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Creating positive vibes; good for the goose; and the return of Strange Brew…..
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John Gardiner |
2011/5/17 |
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The time of our lives; and it’s not always about bad choices……
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John Gardiner |
2011/5/10 |
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Backing away from civilization; killing and more killing; and the Strange Brew reunion
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John Gardiner |
2011/5/3 |
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Honouring the past; more advertising lies; and sick of the election
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John Gardiner |
2011/4/26 |
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Let’s have some ungrowth; the nature of music; and let’s get moving….
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John Gardiner |
2011/4/19 |
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The end of greatness; the end of decency; and a couple of great arts events….
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John Gardiner |
2011/4/12 |
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Wealth and privilege; the end of nation states; and the same old, same old……
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John Gardiner |
2011/4/5 |
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The Marathon of Hope; mudslinging at election time; and tiny, little hookers……
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John Gardiner |
2011/3/29 |
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Beam me up, Scotty; learning to swagger; and showtime in Bothwell…..
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John Gardiner |
2011/3/22 |
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The National Energy Policy; the Canadian dream; and the poor people of Libya….
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John Gardiner |
2011/3/15 |
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Arts and culture in Chatham-Kent; the dependable, old safety razor; and the Capitol
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John Gardiner |
2011/3/8 |
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The mysteries of life; the power of fate; and criminal companies…..
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John Gardiner |
2011/3/1 |
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Bigger ain’t better; in search of freedom; and selling good news…….
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John Gardiner |
2011/2/22 |
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Celebrity culture debunked; rampant world capitalism; spending time at home
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John Gardiner |
2011/2/15 |
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One fine young man; chaos could be coming to a country near you; and King of the Hill…..
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John Gardiner |
2011/2/8 |
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What’s with kids’ movies; the big printer/toner scam; and saying goodbye to more of your money……
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John Gardiner |
2011/2/1 |
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On being turned to a pillar of salt; your tax dollars at work; and changing times…..
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John Gardiner |
2011/1/25 |
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All life is precious; Big Brother; and boring old me……
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John Gardiner |
2011/1/18 |
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Getting rid of computers; thoughts of my Dad; and living in caves…..
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John Gardiner |
2011/1/11 |
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Where has it gone; what you should remember; and the end of a long career…..
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John Gardiner |
2011/1/4 |
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Collecting air miles; the Spott Farm Christmas record; and Happy Christmas…..
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John Gardiner |
2010/12/21 |
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The great Canadian snow tire scam; more on government advertising; and the Christmas show…
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John Gardiner |
2010/12/14 |
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The colour of intimidation; why nobody votes; and living in the bush…..
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John Gardiner |
2010/12/7 |
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On getting along; on using local talent; and on writing this column….or blog…or whatever….
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John Gardiner |
2010/11/30 |
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A little criminal activity; more criminal activity; and re-reading a little philosophy
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John Gardiner |
2010/11/23 |
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World-wide stupidity; the story on the economy; and my grandson Isaac
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John Gardiner |
2010/11/16 |
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My Uncle Ray; the way to do business; and great fall weather
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John Gardiner |
2010/11/9 |
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Away back in 1971; leave your underwear at the gate; and get out the shovel…..
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John Gardiner |
2010/11/2 |
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And the rich get richer; the broken U.S. political system; and looking toward the budget
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John Gardiner |
2010/10/26 |
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A sea of negativity; using some common sense; and painted ladies
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John Gardiner |
2010/10/19 |
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The house at 436 6th Avenue; the changing times; and Power to the People
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John Gardiner |
2010/10/12 |
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On being frustrated; turbines in the wrong place; and Lindsey Lohan……
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John Gardiner |
2010/10/5 |
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When a young person dies; double dipping; and human nature
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John Gardiner |
2010/9/29 |
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The boys’ weekend; herding us along; and talking and seeing on Skype…..
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John Gardiner |
2010/9/21 |
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Vanity sizing; let them eat meat, and working in advertising……
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John Gardiner |
2010/9/14 |
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The house at 436 6th Avenue; hipiefest 2010; and my grandson Isaac…..
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John Gardiner |
2010/9/7 |
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A couple of quality guys; where government should go; and the end of the world
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John Gardiner |
2010/8/31 |
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The Essay on Civil Disobedience; a plethora of crime; and more criminal activity….
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John Gardiner |
2010/8/24 |
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Thinking you’ve got choices; Ontario the Bad; and the Battle of the Blues Bands…..
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John Gardiner |
2010/8/17 |
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Organized crime at the government level; the Kitchener Blues Festival; and what’s art…..
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John Gardiner |
2010/8/10 |
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Two great notes; bottled water; and rockin’ in Chatham-Kent!!!!!
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John Gardiner |
2010/8/3 |
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Skyping with the grandkids; living in a material world; and the big contest!!!
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John Gardiner |
2010/7/27 |
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Workers of the world unite; seeing Stratford in Chatham-Kent; and unhappy voters
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John Gardiner |
2010/7/20 |
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A stupid economic system; what old hippies talk about; and playing at Ribfest….
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John Gardiner |
2010/7/13 |
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My trip north; on being too connected; and the G20…..
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John Gardiner |
2010/7/6 |
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Maybe I’m an anarchist; Mr. McGuinty’s legacy; and heading north…….
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John Gardiner |
2010/6/29 |
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Universal consciousness; end of days; and playing my guitar…..
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John Gardiner |
2010/6/22 |
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Running for office; creating positive vibes…..; and hewing to the line….
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John Gardiner |
2010/6/15 |
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Ranting about the media; and the politicians; and the pool pump!!!!!
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John Gardiner |
2010/6/8 |
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More than a little yogurt; a less than crowded bus service; and the Capitol lineup……
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John Gardiner |
2010/6/1 |
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On sexualizing ourselves; a fairly stupid situation….; the road to recovery
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John Gardiner |
2010/5/25 |
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Why I’ve been lying low; and warp drive……
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John Gardiner |
2010/5/18 |
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A lock for the NDP; a little controversy; and wondering about life…..
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John Gardiner |
2010/5/11 |
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Just tell me what it costs; cultural activity in East Kent; and being pampered…..
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John Gardiner |
2010/5/4 |
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Time for a Big Bang; the old band days; and the life of a dinosaur……
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John Gardiner |
2010/4/27 |
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Remembering Pappa; the miracle of life; and the way we feel…..
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John Gardiner |
2010/4/20 |
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Hey…Hey…Hey…it’s Fat Albert; a lucky fellow; and being great!
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John Gardiner |
2010/4/13 |
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The family homestead; the prophet of doom; and getting civilized
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John Gardiner |
2010/4/6 |
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A few words about Wallaceburg…….
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John Gardiner |
2010/3/30 |
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A bit of a reunion; conservative maniacs; and frozen fish
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John Gardiner |
2010/3/23 |
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Holes in my life; taking ourselves too seriously; and developing a plan…..
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John Gardiner |
2010/3/16 |
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Thinking about Tony……
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John Gardiner |
2010/3/10 |
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Thinking about Tony……
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John Gardiner |
2010/3/9 |
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Changing my tune; the UFO explained; and fun with cktimes…….
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John Gardiner |
2010/3/2 |
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Government advertising; close encounters; and making the right choice….
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John Gardiner |
2010/2/23 |
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Spaceship Earth; trying not to rain on the parade; and my basement “man cave”
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John Gardiner |
2010/2/16 |
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Pride in the Glasstown; some interesting TV; and another ginormous blockbuster…..
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John Gardiner |
2010/2/9 |
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Remembering service; some strange surgery; and having grandchildren…..
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John Gardiner |
2010/2/2 |
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The Sixties debate; Doing what’s fair; and raining on the Olympic parade…..
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John Gardiner |
2010/1/26 |
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Digging deep for Haiti; All day Kindergarten; and a little dumbing down…..
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John Gardiner |
2010/1/19 |
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Dangerous bike lanes; learning to skate; and dumb, dumb, dumb…..
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John Gardiner |
2010/1/12 |
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Living science fiction; Court of the Crimson King; and Bell Canada….
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John Gardiner |
2010/1/5 |
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My winter boots; the trouble with global warming; and say hello to the HST
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John Gardiner |
2009/12/15 |
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Back from the edge; memories of Sam; and remembering others……
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John Gardiner |
2009/12/8 |
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Making us pay; the end of a tradition; and trading our way to oblivion
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John Gardiner |
2009/12/1 |
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Lots of local talent; what I was really saying; and remembering Janis…..
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John Gardiner |
2009/11/24 |
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Wanton stupidity at Queen’s Park; doing the math; and making people feel better
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John Gardiner |
2009/11/17 |
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Worrying about the flu; false advertising; and Professor William Christian…..
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John Gardiner |
2009/11/11 |
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H1N1 fiasco; an unsustainable system; and the lack of sports in my life…..
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John Gardiner |
2009/11/3 |
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What’s wrong with local TV; welcoming a new radio station; and on needing warp drive
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John Gardiner |
2009/10/27 |
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Humanizing Harper; waiting for Karl Marx; and power to the people…..
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John Gardiner |
2009/10/20 |
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Awarding the “peace” prize; playing cribbage; and my old friend Dwight….
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John Gardiner |
2009/10/13 |
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Wanting my share; checking my makeup; and Larry Towell…..
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John Gardiner |
2009/10/6 |
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Letting government ruin your life, government propaganda and bad negotiating…
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John Gardiner |
2009/9/29 |
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Struggling with technology, Big Brother is watching, Archie Dempster’s party and a couple of gigs…..
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John Gardiner |
2009/9/22 |
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Planned obselesence, my little sister and boys’ weekend at Sauble Beach…..
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John Gardiner |
2009/9/15 |
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Computer problems, Lord of the Rings, too much democracy and political posturing
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John Gardiner |
2009/9/8 |
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To the stars and beyond; one big arts and music festival and more positive vibes.....
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John Gardiner |
2009/9/1 |
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Keeping the children safe, ranting and raving and justifiable homocide........
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John Gardiner |
2009/8/25 |
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The fading Sixties; my favourite 1960's experience; and where to from here.....
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John Gardiner |
2009/8/18 |
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On being nostalgic, doom and gloom, rainy Saturday and hope for the future.....
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John Gardiner |
2009/8/11 |
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Hardwiring young brains, inventing something useful and a plan for the ages.....
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John Gardiner |
2009/8/4 |
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Back to the Sixties, back where it all began and wondering if I should be worried....
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John Gardiner |
2009/7/28 |
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Right under our noses, consultant heaven and working for a living.....
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John Gardiner |
2009/7/21 |
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iPod heaven, West Side Story and the world of haute couture......
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John Gardiner |
2009/7/14 |
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The King of Pop, may the fates be with you and some big holes in my life.....
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John Gardiner |
2009/7/7 |
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Just a whole lot of band news....No, Pepsi is not okay and the trouble with technology,,,,,
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John Gardiner |
2009/6/30 |
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The Woodstock Arts and Music Festival, the shrinking planet and time with the kids....
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John Gardiner |
2009/6/23 |
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Giving quiet thanks, frustrated and bitter and spinning out of control.....
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John Gardiner |
2009/6/16 |
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One for the Mann Files, legendary bluesman and recreating the Glasstown
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John Gardiner |
2009/6/9 |
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How low will we go? the miracle of life; NHL hockey.....and the passing of a dear friend....
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John Gardiner |
2009/6/2 |
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Senseless death......sore hands and old junk......
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John Gardiner |
2009/5/26 |
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On having a non pregnancy, Cultural Crawl in Wallaceburg and mosaic or melting pot....
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John Gardiner |
2009/5/19 |
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The Decade of Love; Made in America, some criminal behaviour and staying home.......
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John Gardiner |
2009/5/12 |
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Just how morally depraved?; what is smart business? and mixed emotions.....
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John Gardiner |
2009/5/5 |
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Here I go again, Save Our Sydenham and the Sunshine Club......
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John Gardiner |
2009/4/28 |
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My outing with Isaac, tribute to a good friend and ordering Stratford tickets......
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John Gardiner |
2009/4/21 |
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A little darkness, the technological fix and the family home at 436, 6th Avenue
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John Gardiner |
2009/4/14 |
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Passion and energy, sleeping in and more nostalgia.........
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John Gardiner |
2009/4/7 |
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It just could happen, a few words about the Capitol, good vibrations and getting old........
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John Gardiner |
2009/3/31 |
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What's wrong with CBC and what's wrong with planned obselence......
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John Gardiner |
2009/3/24 |
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Playing the guitar, how long is too long and when do you get old.....
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John Gardiner |
2009/3/17 |
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The art of podcasting, an insidious plot, the Afghan war and bonuses for failure......
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John Gardiner |
2009/3/10 |
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Protecting smaller communities, world economic meltdown, apologies and podcasts.....
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John Gardiner |
2009/3/3 |
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And around we go, homeless stats, communist millionaires, Create CK and I'm on youtube again
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John Gardiner |
2009/2/24 |
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A great night in Thamesville, a really nice place, on getting flooded and Create CK....
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John Gardiner |
2009/2/17 |
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Is bigger, better?, hope halfway 'round the world and Stories and Songs for Sweethearts....
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John Gardiner |
2009/2/10 |
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More on Emerg, why I do it, great writing talent and Stories and Songs for Sweethearts....
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John Gardiner |
2009/2/3 |
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Just my humble opinion, fresh fish from around the world and running out of resources.....
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John Gardiner |
2009/1/27 |
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Putting pressure on Obama, customer unfriendliness and death to telemarketers......
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John Gardiner |
2009/1/20 |
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Remembering Henry David Thoreau, parallel universes, Barack Obama and Aaron Hall
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John Gardiner |
2009/1/13 |
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A little peace and harmony....and.....optimism and needing a hobby.....
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John Gardiner |
2009/1/6 |
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Christmas memories, the death of a cousin, doing some reading and column or blog......
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John Gardiner |
2008/12/23 |
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Oh Christmas lights, oh Christmas lights, more job losses, new economic direction and me on youtube.....
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John Gardiner |
2008/12/16 |
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Hippies on youtube, the Sugar Camp, rowing in the same direction and blues for Christmas
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John Gardiner |
2008/12/9 |
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The bloodless coup in Ottawa, things in Hanover and the hippe road hockey games....
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John Gardiner |
2008/12/2 |
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Whimpering sheep, watching with amusement, the Last Waltz and Christmas
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John Gardiner |
2008/11/25 |
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Don't we ever learn, passion and energy in music and 007 rides again.....or still!!!
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John Gardiner |
2008/11/18 |
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Saluting our troops, energizing society and my weary old body.....
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John Gardiner |
2008/11/11 |
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Red letter day, our own King Arthur, Ontario the Good and the Big Bang Theory
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John Gardiner |
2008/11/4 |
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Great Chili Cookoff, consulting fees, the role of the CCC and babysitting the granddaughters...
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John Gardiner |
2008/10/28 |
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Schoo-Schoo Man, changing the world, remembering service organizations and here comes Christmas
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John Gardiner |
2008/10/21 |
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A favourite piece of stuff, holding family dear and the pedulum swings back
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John Gardiner |
2008/10/14 |
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Who's to trust, on being a communist, the Capitol soldiers on and creating something tangible
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John Gardiner |
2008/10/7 |
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Economic armaggedon, Dave's last column, blues revival and up in Bayfield
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John Gardiner |
2008/9/30 |
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Grapejam success, really bad TV, money meltdown and what I think of attack ads
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John Gardiner |
2008/9/23 |
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cktimes celebrates 6 years, plenty of election talk, Grapejam is almost here
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John Gardiner |
2008/9/16 |
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Listening to opera and playing bridge, worn-out mantras, digital TV and Sarah Pallin.....
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John Gardiner |
2008/9/9 |
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How do you spell boring, life on high speed, my old guitar and government collusion....
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John Gardiner |
2008/9/2 |
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Gambling mania, getting a kick while feeling calm, some great theatre and my melon patch
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John Gardiner |
2008/8/26 |
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Watching the Olympics, a great NEW movie, Rockstock success and waiting for Mr. Plummer's performance
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John Gardiner |
2008/8/19 |
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It's just the thing to do, best country in the world, the old philosopher guys and Michael's column.....
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John Gardiner |
2008/8/12 |
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Chasing the bucks, changes in the music biz, 20th WAMBO and crappy TV
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John Gardiner |
2008/8/5 |
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Seeing old friends, subliminal advertising, my tough job and Back When We Were Famous.....
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John Gardiner |
2008/7/29 |
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The Gardiner family vacation, paying to visit with Mother Nature and the rains of summer
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John Gardiner |
2008/7/22 |
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A local visionary, the "beautiful" people and re-naming James A. Magee school
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John Gardiner |
2008/7/15 |
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The time of my life, playing the blues and coporate vultures.....
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John Gardiner |
2008/7/9 |
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Canada Day, 1968, Grandchildren and the weather
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John Gardiner |
2008/7/2 |
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Unmaking the nuclear family, the technological fix and rocking the Cultural Centre.....
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John Gardiner |
2008/6/24 |
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More great writing, tremendous Stratford theatre, unrest among the masses and Sadie Mae Glutz
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John Gardiner |
2008/6/17 |
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Big moment for arts community, new broom to sweep clean, Stratford reviews, why I play and it's funny, but sad
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John Gardiner |
2008/6/10 |
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Depravity at CBC TV, screwing up a screw on cap and the hippie reunion
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John Gardiner |
2008/6/3 |
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Watchng the world go by, the old home town, a Beatlesque gig and summer jobs.....
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John Gardiner |
2008/5/27 |
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A bunch of nuts, stupid people, more stupid people, remembering the past, the Stratford Festival and full frontal nudity!
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John Gardiner |
2008/5/20 |
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Pondering the future....where have all the great people gone.....and the National Energy Policy......
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John Gardiner |
2008/5/13 |
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Some really good work, the world of clutter, roller skating, playing for Peyton and good vibrations
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John Gardiner |
2008/5/6 |
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Thanks for giving me the blues, a record comeback, cheering on Barack nd Miley Cyrus (sp.)
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John Gardiner |
2008/4/29 |
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The Partridge Family, cornering the vinegar market, gas gouging and Masai hamburger....
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John Gardiner |
2008/4/22 |
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Ode to Dad, Battle of the Blues Bands, a Capitol project and happy birthday, Isaac....
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John Gardiner |
2008/4/15 |
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The passion of life, now that's incredible, under the weather, farewell Pastor Bob and yardwork
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John Gardiner |
2008/4/8 |
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Cold and miserable, getting on with the Capitol, letting government off the hook and Isaac
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John Gardiner |
2008/4/1 |
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Some thoughts about bacon cheeseburgers, the story in Iraq, a couple good movies and back from the south
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John Gardiner |
2008/3/25 |
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Unique gifts, a bunch of cynics, getting no smarter and my problem with sports.....
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John Gardiner |
2008/3/18 |
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A lack of security, our brutal past, the Young & Impressionable........
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John Gardiner |
2008/3/11 |
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Jeff Healey and Willie P. Bennett, Battle of the Blues Bands, lousy weather and going south
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John Gardiner |
2008/3/4 |
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The miracle of life, jousting at windmills, Plummer at Stratford and Whiskey Howl....
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John Gardiner |
2008/2/26 |
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A thirty-year habit, correctly spelling Barack Obama, Paul Butterfield and Black History Month
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John Gardiner |
2008/2/19 |
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Rockstock, some great local theatre, more on the Capitol, U.S. politics and being a rock star
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John Gardiner |
2008/2/12 |
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Things To Do, checking out Rags, great writing, the Capitol and life ain't fair.....
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John Gardiner |
2008/2/5 |
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The Blenheim Legion, the Wallaceburg Sports Hall of Fame, Bakura Obama and same old, same old
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John Gardiner |
2008/1/29 |
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Rewarding mediocrity, the big meltdown, true joy in art, feeling like an old guy and freezin' football
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John Gardiner |
2008/1/22 |
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Abraham, Martin and John, on being negative, the lost Beat writers and where has Brian Mulroney gone?
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John Gardiner |
2008/1/15 |
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The lofty heights of capitalism, some great reading, Melancholy Man on-line and why communism won't work.....
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John Gardiner |
2008/1/8 |
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Some Christmas magic, on being a communist and Woodstock....
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John Gardiner |
2007/12/26 |
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Learning to backroad, a Walton Family Christmas and some mixed emotions.....
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John Gardiner |
2007/12/18 |
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A summer of great tunes, avoiding the issue, jail for the rich, my past and skating with grandchildren
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John Gardiner |
2007/12/11 |
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Hanna Montana, small town shopping, the CHRISTmas season and some philosophy....
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John Gardiner |
2007/12/4 |
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Baring my soul, good friends and good music, Santa Dennis and th new world order.....
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John Gardiner |
2007/11/27 |
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Great writing, out of the loop, Jim and Philip, Dr. Enamul Haque, Help and democracy
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John Gardiner |
2007/11/20 |
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Cooperation for the nation, the Longest Day, making pies and seeing Isaac
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John Gardiner |
2007/11/13 |
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Lest We Forget, more great columns, tilting at windmills, lots to do and plenty of war
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John Gardiner |
2007/11/6 |
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Modern marketing, Quartette for Christmas, the boys weekend, Beam Me Up and helping others.....
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John Gardiner |
2007/10/30 |
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The News dies again, a muddy deal, what's wrong with the Liberals, degrees of torture and my weekend with the boys.....
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John Gardiner |
2007/10/23 |
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Liberal congratulations, the Southwest Blues Review, the Glass Onion, local theatre, hippiefest and Quartette.....
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John Gardiner |
2007/10/16 |
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Possible changes, Thanksgiving weekend, days of future passed, yawning our way to the polls and the Loonie.....
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John Gardiner |
2007/10/9 |
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300,000 and counting, the Rondeau Optimists, a moving documentary and on being wired
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John Gardiner |
2007/10/2 |
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A great day for Tilbury, a wonderful community, hawking goods, Grapejam success and a lack of talent...
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John Gardiner |
2007/9/25 |
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Just a whole bunch of stuff about being five years old........
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John Gardiner |
2007/9/18 |
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And they're off, great music from the 70's, the Blenheim Open, and an anniversary
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John Gardiner |
2007/9/11 |
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Strange Brew, congratulations to the Richies, Facebook, com and cultural mapping.....
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John Gardiner |
2007/9/4 |
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On hitting a groove, a real wonderment in Highgate, Monterey Pop and the brotherhood
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John Gardiner |
2007/8/28 |
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Community building, My One and Only, insincere sincerity, Ma and Pa Kettle and congrats to the Chatham Concert Band
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John Gardiner |
2007/8/21 |
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Simply two great events, great wine at Cedar Springs, the trouble with consultants and the way gas prices work
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John Gardiner |
2007/8/14 |
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Back on track, eking a living out of the capitalist system brother Brian turns 50 and look who's a communist.......
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John Gardiner |
2007/8/7 |
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Where are the recreation programs, rock 'n' rollin', living in the future and passion and energy.......
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John Gardiner |
2007/8/3 |
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On doing more, the brilliance of live theatre, Dr. Strangelove and Clockwork Orange
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John Gardiner |
2007/7/24 |
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Cell phone mania, the medium not the message, a real hippie and wobbling your way through life
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John Gardiner |
2007/7/17 |
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Let's help Daniel out, let's break up the union, a great bunch of columnists, congrats to John and Of Mice and Men
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John Gardiner |
2007/7/10 |
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Some big numbers, helping out Stu, Canada Day Celebrations, the best country in the world and playing the blues
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John Gardiner |
2007/7/3 |
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Thoughts of another time, raving about Stratford, an interview with me and In Memory of Glen
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John Gardiner |
2007/6/26 |
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On liking Michael Moore, saying good-bye to a friend, over nad over and some great blues
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John Gardiner |
2007/6/19 |
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Freedome 55, Chatham-Kent Think Tank, aging musicians and the crime of the century
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John Gardiner |
2007/6/13 |
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The big deal, back to the future and from one extreme to the other......
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John Gardiner |
2007/6/5 |
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Thanks to Wallaceburg, lack of political will, fighting a losing war and cell phones
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John Gardiner |
2007/5/29 |
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Walking the tracks, congrats to John McGregor folks, supersize me? and out of the loop.....
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John Gardiner |
2007/5/22 |
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My hopes and dreams, really smart people, gambling mania and Beork (sp.)........
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John Gardiner |
2007/5/15 |
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Dorothy Shaw, Radio Ray, back farming and the legaxy of the Sixties.....
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John Gardiner |
2007/5/8 |
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The Summer of Love, the graying of society, send in your stuff and an optimistic soul
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John Gardiner |
2007/5/1 |
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The elephant rockers, a final farewell to a friend and Blues on the Ridge.....
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John Gardiner |
2007/4/24 |
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My good friend Glen, scarey times, Kurt Vonnegut and the Yorkville scene
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John Gardiner |
2007/4/17 |
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Remembering the Leafs, when parents get old, what a great country and welcome Daniel Donaldson
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John Gardiner |
2007/4/10 |
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Who can you trust? speaking of health cards, old movies and my grandson Isaac
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John Gardiner |
2007/4/3 |
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The Agridome man, cktimes' excellent columnists, serious discussion, sending out my novel and the evils of gambling
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John Gardiner |
2007/3/27 |
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Your local community newspaper, my old cowboy boots, Easter trivia, Back When We Were Famous and the fall of Iraq
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John Gardiner |
2007/3/20 |
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Bustin' It With the Blues, Dave's column, fighting the good fight and take care
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John Gardiner |
2007/3/13 |
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Our community newspaper, I'm a Luddite, the hippie in history and bustin' It With the Blues
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John Gardiner |
2007/3/6 |
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Night of the Living Dead, a planet of grumblers, Canadian comedy and pillars of salt
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John Gardiner |
2007/2/27 |
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Rush, rush, rush, massive extremes, on being a communist, a little Fame and Blues on the Ridge
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John Gardiner |
2007/2/20 |
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A shocking confession, a trendy new virus, the Rick Fines Trio and dealing with winter
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John Gardiner |
2007/2/13 |
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A word about my Mom and doing battle with bureacrats
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John Gardiner |
2007/2/6 |
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What the world needs now, a society that pollutes together, smoking and gambling and painful parking
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John Gardiner |
2007/1/30 |
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The dregs of winter, a musical debate, looking to the ladies and Star Trek
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John Gardiner |
2007/1/23 |
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Bravo cktimes' columnists, buying a truck, one really big company and the natural way of things
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John Gardiner |
2007/1/16 |
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Doing good deeds, good news from the front, new fangled technology and a little confusion on my part
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John Gardiner |
2007/1/9 |
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Happy 2007, the message of peace, getting C-K moving, Janis and a couple of thoughts
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John Gardiner |
2007/1/2 |
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All worn out, wishing I was king, helping people feel better and dressing creatively!
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John Gardiner |
2006/12/27 |
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Christmas week, a little about Sam Kinsman, one magic Christmas and remembering the less fortunate......
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John Gardiner |
2006/12/19 |
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An unrepentent rant, great columns, pure energy in a personand get along this Christmas
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John Gardiner |
2006/12/12 |
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Time flies by, Christmas Carol success, my new CD, and a pretty good movie.....
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John Gardiner |
2006/12/5 |
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Thirty long years, the perfect weathercaster, A Christmas Carol, Christmas Memories and Dave's blog
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John Gardiner |
2006/11/28 |
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Make the poor pay, Blues on the Ridge, career planning, the star culture and looking for a ledge
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John Gardiner |
2006/11/21 |
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Hope for Chatham-Kent (sorry), farewell to Diane, message for George and friends, one really bad movie and a lack of passion
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John Gardiner |
2006/11/14 |
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Death to the tyrant, A Dickens of a Christmas, women and weather and election fever
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John Gardiner |
2006/11/7 |
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Great local columns, striving for greatness, on being out of the loop, the Glass Onion and Christmas is coming
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John Gardiner |
2006/10/31 |
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Getting my socks shocked off, community news, amusing but tiresome ads, the Philosophical Society, total everything and new columns!
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John Gardiner |
2006/10/24 |
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Valdy, Shae-Lynn, fall fashions and our diverse community........
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John Gardiner |
2006/10/17 |
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Happy Thanksgiving, the wonder of children, my buddy Richard and a tough decision
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John Gardiner |
2006/10/10 |
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Great columnists, two value systems, over population, hope for Chatham-Kent and off into cyberspace
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John Gardiner |
2006/10/3 |
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GrapeJam, modern TV, the oil lobby and using Ontario corn
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John Gardiner |
2006/9/26 |
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The loss of the "Faire", Stories & Songs for Peace, GrapeJam Music Festival, Valdy and Made in China
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John Gardiner |
2006/9/19 |
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The little paper that could, our little tourist area, great writing, GrapeJam and the end of summer
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John Gardiner |
2006/9/12 |
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Lightening up, my grandson, a plan for the Capitol, Afghanistan, the Renaissance Art Gallery and GrapeJam
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John Gardiner |
2006/9/5 |
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A veritable plethora of candidates, some griping about amalgamation, a successful blues fest and GrapeJam
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John Gardiner |
2006/8/29 |
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A world of experiences, bathing in great literature and Car 54 where are you?
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John Gardiner |
2006/8/22 |
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Summer festivals over, the aging baby boomers, the end of CBC
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John Gardiner |
2006/8/15 |
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The travellin' man, what a community!, Canadian peacekeeping, a long history of trouble and longing for the old days
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John Gardiner |
2006/8/8 |
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Community spirit in Blenheim, saving the Renaissance Art Gallery and a word of encouragement for our elected officials
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John Gardiner |
2006/8/1 |
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An old-fashioned community newspaper, a diverse community, crushed by globalization and supporting the arts
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John Gardiner |
2006/7/25 |
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Violence begets violence, how happy are you?, being passionate about life and having the blues
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John Gardiner |
2006/7/18 |
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Hope for humanity, getting our community going, acoustic blues and you are what you eat!
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John Gardiner |
2006/7/11 |
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Junk! Junk! Junk, the high cost of eating healthy, across Chatham-Kent and more military hardware
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John Gardiner |
2006/7/4 |
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Some blenheim social news, doctor recruitment and one really big cheque presentation!
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John Gardiner |
2006/6/27 |
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They're after our cars, aruging on emotion, don't get caught and cheers to the Captiol
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John Gardiner |
2006/6/20 |
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Arts Awareness Night, the Stratford Festival, Odette at the Shaw and strange happenings for Canada.....
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John Gardiner |
2006/6/13 |
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What's a Canadian?, community spirit in Tilbury, surpassing another milestone and playing the blues
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John Gardiner |
2006/6/6 |
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Chatham-Kent's community newspaper, scared stupid, the times they are a changin' and the summer is here!
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John Gardiner |
2006/5/30 |
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A longer than usual rant, bringing back the oldies and saving life at 201 Margaret
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John Gardiner |
2006/5/23 |
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Somebody help me please, Canadian peacekeepers, the Glass Onion, living in the past, Doors Open and a farm boy from Dresden
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John Gardiner |
2006/5/16 |
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A tragic event, dumb and dumber, going with the flow, collusion and Gardening with Terri
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John Gardiner |
2006/5/9 |
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Four generations of Gardiners, the little paper that could, the age of Camelot passes and the sale of the century!
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John Gardiner |
2006/5/2 |
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Goodbye to Grandma, the ebbing and the flowing of life, watching TV in Iraq and blues on the computer
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John Gardiner |
2006/4/25 |
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Pappa John, on being a Gardiner, going home again and playing the blues........
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John Gardiner |
2006/4/18 |
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Controversy in cktimes?, hospital parking lots, my buddy Phil and Grandpa John
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John Gardiner |
2006/4/11 |
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Fixing the world, miniBush strikes again, some gross numbers, why I whine and Phil in Ottawa
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John Gardiner |
2006/4/4 |
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The little paper that could, racing with technology, support your local farmer and opening our borders......
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John Gardiner |
2006/3/28 |
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Toss your junk, Beam me up, is this Canada? living through history and my personal failure
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John Gardiner |
2006/3/21 |
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Changing the world, primping and preening, our own George Bush and TV dinners
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John Gardiner |
2006/3/14 |
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Yea, I'm bragging and looking for good news, Gardening with Terri, beam me up Scotty, and the generous community of Wallaceburg
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John Gardiner |
2006/3/7 |
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Hits and hits galore, multiple perspectives, the NEP and does anybody know where we're going?
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John Gardiner |
2006/2/28 |
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My buddy Phil, watch us grow, frivilous living, rampant capitalism and rockin' 'n' rollin'
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John Gardiner |
2006/2/21 |
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Stories & Songs, slippery roads, Premier Mike, the Olympicsand the Great One!
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John Gardiner |
2006/2/14 |
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Another record for cktimes, spelling patronage, the school of Bush, the Pastoral Lens and Mom, Dad and Brenda
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John Gardiner |
2006/2/7 |
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And the meek shall inherit......, more conservative bashing, is it art? and hello Wendy!
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John Gardiner |
2006/1/31 |
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Hail to the Harper, exciting East/West news, on being a community newspaper, finding your function and holidaying amongst the poverty
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John Gardiner |
2006/1/24 |
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A little politics, Stories & Songs for Sweethearts, the Sports Hall of Fame and my parents
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John Gardiner |
2006/1/17 |
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Bullying in cktimes, economic barbarism, the conservative agenda and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
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John Gardiner |
2006/1/10 |
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Fighting the system, dumbing down society, some great Kate and beam me up, Scotty
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John Gardiner |
2006/1/3 |
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Christmas throughout the year, New Year's resolutions, leading edge, Tales & Tunes and sales and marketing help!
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John Gardiner |
2005/12/28 |
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Now that it's Christmas, praying for the poor, Tales & Tunes and Oh Canada!
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John Gardiner |
2005/12/20 |
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Christmas Tales & Tunes, my high school ring and road hockey games in Pinewood Park
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John Gardiner |
2005/12/13 |
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Thinking about the future, the evil empire, integrity in government and great local writing
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John Gardiner |
2005/12/6 |
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Wildly out of control, sick and depraved, allowable torture and a lack of sports
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John Gardiner |
2005/11/29 |
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Competitive or cooperative, a morasse of poverty, eh, Paul?, a black day for Black and thanks to one of my favourite people
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John Gardiner |
2005/11/22 |
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Eating the internet, pre-programmed consumers, what do they sell? and Christmas Tales & Tunes
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John Gardiner |
2005/11/15 |
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And the poor shall riot, where there's smoke, homegrown talent and a Canadian election
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John Gardiner |
2005/11/8 |
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The Gomery yawner, Donald Duck for president, Christmas Tales & Tunes, some big numbers and welcome Canadian Tire aboard!
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John Gardiner |
2005/11/1 |
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A grouch in winter, a big road trip, civil disobedience, old movies and the passage of time
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John Gardiner |
2005/10/25 |
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Floating out to see, vice is nice, new columnists, a strange notion of chastity and an odd situation
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John Gardiner |
2005/10/18 |
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The headless chicken, CBC Radio, putting bums in seats and what's with that!
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John Gardiner |
2005/10/11 |
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Some very good friends, Canada Steamship Lines, rampant capitalism and more Sun!
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John Gardiner |
2005/10/4 |
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Thinking deep thoughts, remembering Pastor Brian, highway robbery, hockey and more robbery
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John Gardiner |
2005/9/27 |
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Third anniverary celebrations. Captain Kirk, Terry Fox, Home Depot and the death of rock
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John Gardiner |
2005/9/20 |
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Growing a little each week, getting in touch, an angry good news guuy and remembering 9/11
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John Gardiner |
2005/9/13 |
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Thanks to Laura, a few special moments, New Orleans is sinking and letting us eat cake
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John Gardiner |
2005/9/6 |
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The server was down, strange scheduling, power to the people, community spirit and a lack of Canadian news
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John Gardiner |
2005/8/30 |
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A letter from England, a fine Stratford season, charity from the ground up and exciting developments
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John Gardiner |
2005/8/23 |
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National Energy Policy II, a richer Bush, torturing rats, my sister and Pard Martin
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John Gardiner |
2005/8/16 |
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News on the sales front, great community suppporters, a spiritual experience and more
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John Gardiner |
2005/8/9 |
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Computer problems, playing in the band, Cultural Musings on youth and calling all Chatham-Kent philosophers
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John Gardiner |
2005/8/2 |
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A lot of whiteout, a few worries, the war on terror an the wonderment of life
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John Gardiner |
2005/7/26 |
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Vacationing in the Muskokas, spelling RIPPED OFF, comments on Live 8 and violence begetting violence
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John Gardiner |
2005/7/19 |
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On being the good news guy, big news for Chatham-Kent, chained under the arena and Sir Elton\'s dog
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John Gardiner |
2005/7/12 |
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Media frenzy, the price of a ticket, a great Canada Day and thanks to some friends!
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John Gardiner |
2005/7/5 |
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An impending wedding, home of my youth, another Viet Nam, an unfair system and healthy poor people
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John Gardiner |
2005/6/28 |
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I wanna be a Hilton, going backwards in life, council recognition and it was 40 years ago today
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John Gardiner |
2005/6/21 |
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On meeting a CanLit pioneer, seeing a theatre legend and the Capitol Theatre
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John Gardiner |
2005/6/14 |
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Sincerity, great people, appearance, baby diapers and disposable plates
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John Gardiner |
2005/6/7 |
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Supporting the local boy, successful events, a special surprise party and farewell to Jon!
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John Gardiner |
2005/5/31 |
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Receiving an honour, integrity out the window, can you say redneck and the gambling epidemic
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John Gardiner |
2005/5/25 |
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Graft and corruption, the Man of La Mancha, the art of media manipulation and why I don\'t like Oprah
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John Gardiner |
2005/5/17 |
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Victory in Europe celebrations, Happy Mother\'s Day, big bingo news and thanks for your support
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John Gardiner |
2005/5/10 |
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Concerned business people, William Hutt as Prospero, on being a slave and homespun philosophy
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John Gardiner |
2005/5/3 |
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Remembering Doc\'s Emporium, a little something about awards and a big crowd for Rotary Sunrise of Chatham
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John Gardiner |
2005/4/26 |
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Working for eight-bucks-an-hour, the Highwayman came riding, riding, plenty of action in C-K and a political desert in Canada
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John Gardiner |
2005/4/19 |
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Lots of extra junk, plenty of dying Africans, a whole bunch of luck and your conscience
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John Gardiner |
2005/4/12 |
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Another batch of great writing, the value of life and the problem with SDH
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John Gardiner |
2005/4/5 |
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Hurtling out of control, it was all a mistake, sister JoAnne and more on the Capitol
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John Gardiner |
2005/3/29 |
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Back to 1968, how did we survive?, you call this news? and all the news that fits
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John Gardiner |
2005/3/22 |
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Strange Brew, an ill-conceived plan, and leaving a little to the imagination
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John Gardiner |
2005/3/15 |
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National award winner at cktimes, a REALLY dumb idea, pitiful, Jed, just pitiful and Marlon
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John Gardiner |
2005/3/8 |
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Plenty of great reading, a lack of acting, plastic women and the spread of Western culture
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John Gardiner |
2005/3/1 |
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Farewell to Mike, a lack of passion, a paranoid neighbour, more bad news and the original gonzo journalist is shot dead by himself!
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John Gardiner |
2005/2/22 |
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A special dedication for a fallen friend
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John Gardiner |
2005/2/15 |
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Rick Fines, diversity of opinion, doing good work, East/West and the Capitol
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John Gardiner |
2005/2/8 |
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Big box retailing is strange, a great evening in Wallaceburg and rubbing salt in it
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John Gardiner |
2005/2/1 |
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New affliction strikes the young, cktimes going national, the king of late night and wasting money
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John Gardiner |
2005/1/25 |
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If life is a highway, great car chases, the mess in iraq and George\'s big bash
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John Gardiner |
2005/1/18 |
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Perspectives on aging, one reader at a time, news from God\'s country and helping cktimes.ca
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John Gardiner |
2005/1/11 |
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Writing about disaster, Shrek 2, the straight scoop and the end of men
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John Gardiner |
2005/1/4 |
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More bad news, wonderful Christmas memories, Greg\' favourite people and more
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John Gardiner |
2004/12/29 |
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Spreading good cheer, White Christmas, sick video games and changing the world through positive vibes
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John Gardiner |
2004/12/21 |
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Tales & tunes in Ridgetown, Doc Maclean, counting the days and a gaggle of great writing
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John Gardiner |
2004/12/14 |
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Tales and tunes, East/West, the ruin of NHL hockey and Christmas boxes
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John Gardiner |
2004/12/7 |
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A tired old horse, Christmas Tales & Tunes, a culture of paranoia and making it happen!
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John Gardiner |
2004/11/30 |
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Life in a refugee camp, a successful Glass Onion, the rich and the poor and missing the NHL or not!
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John Gardiner |
2004/11/23 |
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Third biggest week, a not so durable good, worn out tires, being too sexy and a Christmas show
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John Gardiner |
2004/11/16 |
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A great lineup, reporting from Duart, Christmas in November, flashing video and so much more
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John Gardiner |
2004/11/9 |
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The grand experiment, Election Day, Christmas is coming and the media
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John Gardiner |
2004/11/2 |
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Welcoming new Canadians, rockin\' at Roxxy\'s, Trivia night in Ridgetown, house concerts and other projects
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John Gardiner |
2004/10/26 |
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Our luck is changing, Janis, Colgate Total and the Gilberts
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John Gardiner |
2004/10/19 |
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Missing home at Thanksgiving, slugging it out, classic vinyl and Woody Guthrie
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John Gardiner |
2004/10/12 |
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Strong numbers, finishing the Capitol, the boys\' weekend and the Faire at the Forks
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John Gardiner |
2004/10/5 |
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The soaring loonie, politics south of the border, old vinyl and being great
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John Gardiner |
2004/9/28 |
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Whatever it takes, in need of good news, King John at Stratford and slowing down
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John Gardiner |
2004/9/21 |
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Wonderful people, abuse of democracy noted, negative news, Blind Faith and a lack of creativity
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John Gardiner |
2004/9/14 |
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A new adventure, dirty deeds, huge weekend in Buxton and there goes Bob again!
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John Gardiner |
2004/9/7 |
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Looking for a marketing person, rock and roll legends, the Olympics and the Safety Squad!
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John Gardiner |
2004/8/31 |
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Being happy with a fourth, a bad, bad school board decision, more useless junk and great columns!
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John Gardiner |
2004/8/24 |
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Man versus beast, a bit of Chatham-Kent in Stratford and a really big golf tournament in Blenheim!
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John Gardiner |
2004/8/17 |
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Positive vibes, great columns, excellent movies and wonderful events what a week!
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John Gardiner |
2004/8/10 |
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A great group of writers, the big homecoming, making a cktimes\' deadline and spreading the word!
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John Gardiner |
2004/8/3 |
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A soggy summer, monkey-see, monkey-do, life in the big city and the loss of a good friend who was a good guy
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John Gardiner |
2004/7/27 |
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A busy week, some truly classic cars, the Black Goose and creating positive vibes
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John Gardiner |
2004/7/20 |
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Huge numbers, a bad back, congrats to Roots organizers, letters to the editor and stuff
|
John Gardiner |
2004/7/13 |
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Plenty of action in Chatham-Kent, East/West, plenty of bad news and Shane
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John Gardiner |
2004/7/6 |
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A slap on the wrist, a grim movie, plenty of Chatham-Kent events and the Stratford Festival
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John Gardiner |
2004/6/29 |
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Good luck at Ryerson, some sincere writing, a vote for the right, and the truth really is stranger than fiction
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John Gardiner |
2004/6/22 |
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Politics in cktimes, a daughter graduates, democracy in Canada and Rock Shop!
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John Gardiner |
2004/6/15 |
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Another great week, jammin\' with the hippies, remembering D-Day and rescuing the Stanley Cup!
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John Gardiner |
2004/6/8 |
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Being more positive, a Renaissance in Ridgetown, Remembering Rena and knights in shining armour
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John Gardiner |
2004/6/1 |
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Yawning through the election, a thinner paper, Dr. Fred Vaughn and Oprah in Africa
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John Gardiner |
2004/5/25 |
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Another week of great columns, carrying on the dream, the walking dead and a tax on the poor
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John Gardiner |
2004/5/18 |
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Good News Report on the move, some really bad dudes, ranting about TV and the original six
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John Gardiner |
2004/5/11 |
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The hits keep on coming, bunnies and people, stressed out drivers and putting it to the poor
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John Gardiner |
2004/5/4 |
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Dazed and Confused, a great guest speaker, the good news guy and young female drivers
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John Gardiner |
2004/4/27 |
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Let them consume, hockey playoffs underway, it\'s good news week and tadpoles by the thousand
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John Gardiner |
2004/4/20 |
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New website design, Easter with the family, needed jobs in the \'Burg and bad news abounds
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John Gardiner |
2004/4/13 |
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Plenty of hits, reading East/West, frustrating people, playing marbles and some thankyous
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John Gardiner |
2004/4/6 |
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A good week, Greg's Dad, Michael Pickett in Classic Vinyl and how big companies work
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John Gardiner |
2004/3/30 |
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Who elected you king?, the strange world of retail, great writing talent and Hidalgo
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John Gardiner |
2004/3/23 |
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Average Joe, Monty Python on the news, classic vinyl and touching Oprah
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John Gardiner |
2004/3/16 |
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Good news gains popularity, the Queen of the Hippies, Extreme Makeover and Martha dearest
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John Gardiner |
2004/3/9 |
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Good news in cktimes, a reading in Ridgetown, cktimes forums, and scandals and more scandals
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John Gardiner |
2004/3/2 |
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The power of the media, Classic Vinyl and the Times, landfill your TV and plastic women
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John Gardiner |
2004/2/24 |
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Time for a little civil disobedience, partying at Branch 18, corporate accountability and thugs in artists' clothing
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John Gardiner |
2004/2/17 |
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the zen of blues listenership, flying over the Cuckoo's Nest, turnin' up the heat and old records
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John Gardiner |
2004/2/10 |
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My peculiar brand of journalism, where's our pipeline, shoelaces that don't work and the Big Chill
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John Gardiner |
2004/2/3 |
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Forgetful Canadians, growing up with the Beaver, a Space Odyssey and thanks from cktimes
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John Gardiner |
2004/1/27 |
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Computer woes, who says a Liberal can't be a conservative, the French Connection and the meaning of life
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John Gardiner |
2004/1/20 |
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Opeing Pandora's Box, Youth Perspective, mad cow disease and Maureen Geddes
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John Gardiner |
2004/1/13 |
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Living in the Plastic Age, dialogue between the worlds, RM Classic Cars and Jim Williams
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John Gardiner |
2004/1/6 |
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Man of La Mancha, underwear for elves, poor little rich girls and modern technology
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John Gardiner |
2003/12/30 |
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A magic Christmas moment, cktimes in the new year and the potential for greatness
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John Gardiner |
2003/12/23 |
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Ad hoc planning, Pay It Forward, feeding the hungry, taking on the media and more
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John Gardiner |
2003/12/16 |
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A curious situation with bingo, writer's hell and thanks to Brian Mulroney
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John Gardiner |
2003/12/9 |
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On being a communist, AIDS in Africa, Roasting Rex and Hockey Night in Wallaceburg
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John Gardiner |
2003/12/2 |
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Hitchhiking to Kitchener, an end to greatness, more Memories for Sale, et. al.
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John Gardiner |
2003/11/25 |
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Sydenham Hospital alert, lunch with Greg, Michelle Wright and information overload
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John Gardiner |
2003/11/18 |
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Great writing, congrats to council, my Uncle Ray and remembering Phil Oches
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John Gardiner |
2003/11/11 |
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Jim Gilbert's Musings, a big week for cktimes, politics in C-K and playing the guitar
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John Gardiner |
2003/11/4 |
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Star Trek uncovered, violent movies, The Humanist Manifesto and Buxton Historic Site
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John Gardiner |
2003/10/28 |
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Keepin' on truckin', the Regressive Conservatives, a really fine column and giving a Dickens
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John Gardiner |
2003/10/21 |
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Remembering Storybook Gardens, Vietnam, John Lennon and my friend Glen
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John Gardiner |
2003/10/14 |
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Reunion at the Beach, why I'm a lousy businessman, and welcome back to Jeff Wesley
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John Gardiner |
2003/10/7 |
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Father of the Bride, farewell to Matt and Mary, thanks to Phil and down with Evil Ernie
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John Gardiner |
2003/10/1 |
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Our new look, marketing help for cktimes and our 1st anniversary
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John Gardiner |
2003/9/23 |
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Mike, Ernie, Dalton and Howard, mixing it up in Blenheim and Scarborough Fair
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John Gardiner |
2003/9/16 |
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What happened to our leisure time, a death in the family and that crafty Elaine Lewis
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John Gardiner |
2003/9/9 |
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Art and ABBA, some great columnists and thanks to Brian Mulroney.....
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John Gardiner |
2003/9/2 |
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Don Laprise, John Wilkinson and Bob Rae, eating out in Stratford and going to Buxton
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John Gardiner |
2003/8/26 |
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The economics of power, Good Morning Starshine and farewell to Meagan
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John Gardiner |
2003/8/19 |
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A coming wedding, Dig the Pig V and another great WAMBO
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John Gardiner |
2003/8/12 |
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Blues magic in Chatham, a soggy start to the Roots Festival and where have all the flowers gone?
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John Gardiner |
2003/8/5 |
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Summer in the City, feedback to the Garage, the smoking gun and farewell to Jeff
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John Gardiner |
2003/7/29 |
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A little about the radio auction, a tour of Chatham and the moral decline of society
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John Gardiner |
2003/7/22 |
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Good news, agriculture in cktimes, hello to Mary Miletic and Stargazers visits the Rose City
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John Gardiner |
2003/7/15 |
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A magical evening, more magic in Stratford and a pat on the back for cktimes columnists
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John Gardiner |
2003/7/8 |
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Taking the ROCK Committee seriously, Katherine Hepburn, the Bard and Charles Dickens
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John Gardiner |
2003/7/1 |
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Another busy week, Lobsterfest at Mitchell's Bay and helping make cancer history
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John Gardiner |
2003/6/24 |
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Dwarf tossing, building a better community and Chatham-Kent goes to Stratford
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John Gardiner |
2003/6/17 |
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cktimes about to reach milestone, Scott Aarssen comes on board and fins and feathers
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John Gardiner |
2003/6/10 |
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Good news, Charles Dickens and where are those weapons of mass destruction....
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John Gardiner |
2003/6/4 |
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A little Stargazing, a Wallaceburger on Canadian Idol and Wittich's Bread
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John Gardiner |
2003/5/27 |
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A trip to see the grandkids, the war in Iraq and some great live music
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John Gardiner |
2003/5/20 |
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Across Chatham-Kent, a literary tour and the Dresden Raceway
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John Gardiner |
2003/5/13 |
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Talking about music, a goofy smoking law and living our dreams
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John Gardiner |
2003/5/6 |
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A bad cold, the Glass Onion and Michelle and Karen in the spotlight
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John Gardiner |
2003/4/29 |
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Wonderful people, sports salaries and the meaning of great
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John Gardiner |
2003/4/22 |
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Don't forget to fulfill your social responsibility buy a couch!
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John Gardiner |
2003/4/15 |
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My cousins from Ottawa, bridge closings and trapped in a sci-fi movie
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John Gardiner |
2003/4/8 |
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And the memories keep flooding back
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John Gardiner |
2003/4/1 |
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This is where women's lib went wrong
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John Gardiner |
2003/3/25 |
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Things don't seem to add up in Chatham-Kent and war on the horizon
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John Gardiner |
2003/3/18 |
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And what about the power of positive thinking???
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John Gardiner |
2003/3/11 |
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Some politics in cktimes and where has all our power gone?
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John Gardiner |
2003/3/4 |
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On throwing up, Vice City and meeting some great people!
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John Gardiner |
2003/2/25 |
Coke, Diet Coke and whatever that other stuff is!
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John Gardiner |
2003/2/18 |
Eating pasta with the Capitol Theatre crew
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John Gardiner |
2003/2/11 |
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So, what's wrong with mainstream media?
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John Gardiner |
2003/2/4 |
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Flowers, beads and great events in Wallaceburg and Tilbury
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John Gardiner |
2003/1/28 |
But are we really all that intelligent???
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John Gardiner |
2003/1/21 |
And the hits just keep on coming!!!!!
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John Gardiner |
2003/1/14 |
Diverse opinion is a big part of cktimes
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John Gardiner |
2003/1/7 |
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For me, Christmas means slippers from Mom
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John Gardiner |
2002/12/31 |
Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!
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John Gardiner |
2002/12/24 |
Accumulation for the Nation
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John Gardiner |
2002/12/17 |
Gadgets and widgets and everything in between
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John Gardiner |
2002/12/10 |
Does the air feel thicker to you?
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John Gardiner |
2002/12/3 |
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The grassroots is where it begins.....
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John Gardiner |
2002/11/26 |
Remembering the Age of Camelot
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John Gardiner |
2002/11/19 |
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What's with those darned TV commercials?
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John Gardiner |
2002/11/12 |
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Inside every person is a story waiting to be told
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John Gardiner |
2002/11/5 |
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Was Brian Tobin in Dresden for the IODE Fashion Show?
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John Gardiner |
2002/10/29 |
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Why even my good friend Bob Leach is on the internet!
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John Gardiner |
2002/10/22 |
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Just one more great week.
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John Gardiner |
2002/10/15 |
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Another great week for cktimes.ca
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John Gardiner |
2002/10/8 |
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It's really not that far.
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John Gardiner |
2002/10/1 |
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Exciting Times for CKTimes!!!
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John Gardiner |
2002/9/24 |
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A very busy and exciting time
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John Gardiner |
2002/9/17 |
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Welcome to the first edition of the Chatham-Kent Times
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John Gardiner |
2002/8/8 |
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