It's an opportunity for citizens who care about issues to communicate with lawmakers about what's happening in their communities. Without read more

It's an opportunity for citizens who care about issues to communicate with lawmakers about what's happening in their communities. Without that input, lawmakers might not be able to make informed decisions.

I do not want a plain box, I want a sarcophagus
With tigery stripes, and a face on it
Round read more

I do not want a plain box, I want a sarcophagus
With tigery stripes, and a face on it
Round as the moon, to stare up.
I want to be looking at them when they come
Picking among the dumb minerals, the roots.
I see them already-the pale, star-distance faces.
Now they are nothing, they are not even babies.
I imagine them without fathers or mothers, like the first gods.
They will wonder if I was important.

We'll do it with open arms, with a big heart [and] with a full understanding of the pragmatic challenges that read more

We'll do it with open arms, with a big heart [and] with a full understanding of the pragmatic challenges that are there,

why can't the average citizen? That's what I've been promoting in the last several years.

why can't the average citizen? That's what I've been promoting in the last several years.

[The pilot episode of Hatching, Matching & Dispatching (produced and co-written by Walsh) ran in January as part of a read more

[The pilot episode of Hatching, Matching & Dispatching (produced and co-written by Walsh) ran in January as part of a CBC test -- the broadcaster ran three shows and asked for public feedback before making any commitments. Walsh's show, about the Furey family who own a funeral home/wedding chapel/ambulance service, got the most response -- more than 4,700 calls and emails, 95 per cent positive.] I figured a certain portion of Newfoundland wouldn't like it because traditionally they don't, ... There's a pocket that didn't like CODCO , but the majority of the island absolutely adored it. There are always people saying we don't like the way you're representing us.

The president's decree to withdraw from the Council of CIS Defense Ministers does not mean that Georgia is withdrawing from read more

The president's decree to withdraw from the Council of CIS Defense Ministers does not mean that Georgia is withdrawing from the Commonwealth of Independent States.

[A spokesman for Andersen reiterated the firm's statement given on Wednesday.] Reaching out to the groups affected in this case read more

[A spokesman for Andersen reiterated the firm's statement given on Wednesday.] Reaching out to the groups affected in this case is consistent with our commitment to address the issues raised by Enron's collapse in a straightforward and constructive manner, ... We think it is in the best interests of all parties to deal expeditiously and responsibly with what has occurred.

We don't see Iraq the way you see it on TV. That's what we want to tell people. We're the read more

We don't see Iraq the way you see it on TV. That's what we want to tell people. We're the same as you, we can sing, we can speak different languages.

This is not a new network. It's a merged network.

This is not a new network. It's a merged network.