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Bob Carswell’s father attended Lakefield College School during the prewar years
/0 Comments/in Newsletter/by Jaan PillI recently met for coffee in Toronto with Bob Carswell, who (as was the case for me as well) attended Malcolm Campbell High School in Montreal in the 1960s. Prior to the Second World War, Bob’s father attended Lakefield College School in Lakefield, Ontario. Bob has referred to 19 former students of Lakefield College School, that […]
Can you help with question regarding accident many years ago at Small Arms Ltd. plant in Mississauga?
/0 Comments/in Mississauga, Newsletter/by Jaan PillI’ve received an inquiry, from a site visitor, who has read one of my articles about the Small Arms plant at Dixie and Lakeshore. “Growing up we lived in the area,” the inquirer notes, “and my mom always said that her cousin worked at and had died as the result of an accident at the […]
‘Of course, bold socialists intent on destroying rather than reforming capitalism have brought about some rather unpleasant historical outcomes’ – Aug. 2, 2018 Atlantic Monthly article
/0 Comments/in Commentary, Newsletter/by Jaan PillAn Aug. 2, 2018 Atlantic Monthly article is entitled: “The Hunger for a Bold Socialism: The political preferences of two college professors, writing in a prominent leftist journal, are informed by the belief that ‘making people’s lives materially better isn’t enough.’” An excerpt from the article reads: “Of course, bold socialists intent on destroying rather […]
Monarch Butterfly Project now underway at Small Arms Inspection Building!
/0 Comments/in Mississauga, Newsletter/by Jaan PillA post at smallarmsbuiling.ca – which is the address of the Small Arms Society website – notes: Help us bring the monarchs back! The water tower field was once the stopping ground for monarch butterflies before they continued their path to Mexico. Help encourage the return of the monarchs by planting a portion of the […]
Jonathan Shay speaks of moral injury in Achilles in Vietnam: Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character (1994)
/0 Comments/in Commentary, Language usage, Mississauga, Newsletter/by Jaan PillA previous post is entitled: We Were Soldiers (2002) is a movie based on We Were Soldiers Once …. and Young: Ia Drang: the Battle that Changed the War in Vietnam (1992) At the end of the above-noted post, I’ve mentioned other books that I’ve been reading, in addition to “We Were Soldiers Once …. […]
Trump / Russia: A Definitive History (2018): An apt companion piece to Mr. Putin: Operative in the Kremlin (2015)
/0 Comments/in Commentary, Language usage, Newsletter/by Jaan PillTrump / Russia: A Definitive History (2018): An apt companion piece to Mr. Putin: Operative in the Kremlin (2015) Updates A July 13, 2018 Atlantic article is entitled: “The Russians Who Hacked the 2016 Election: Robert Mueller’s latest indictment reaches back to the origin story for the investigation into interference.” A Dec. 8, 2018 Guardian […]
The Order of the Templars was a powerful, militarized monastic order which arose during the Crusader wars: Introductory remarks
/0 Comments/in Commentary, Language usage, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillA recent post is entitled: Upgrades at Toronto Public Library website are highly impressive. At the latter post, Bert Eccles has shared a most interesting Comment, about how he likes to be reading many books at the same time, as that makes for a more interesting reading experience, than would otherwise be the case. I very […]