We will miss Rex, and his willingness to speak out. Another journalist unafraid to speak her mind was Christie Blatchford, with whom I enjoyed an e-mail friendship. Sadly she is also gone now.
It is important beyond words that there are writers who are contrarian. Even when they are in the wrong, we need people who go against the grain in…
We will miss Rex, and his willingness to speak out. Another journalist unafraid to speak her mind was Christie Blatchford, with whom I enjoyed an e-mail friendship. Sadly she is also gone now.
It is important beyond words that there are writers who are contrarian. Even when they are in the wrong, we need people who go against the grain in order to test our points of view against theirs. How else shall we know when we are the ones in the wrong?
Christie and Rex were the voices of common sense in Canada. Both punctured the pompous and the inane with wit and humor. They are truly missed. Will we see their like again?
We will miss Rex, and his willingness to speak out. Another journalist unafraid to speak her mind was Christie Blatchford, with whom I enjoyed an e-mail friendship. Sadly she is also gone now.
It is important beyond words that there are writers who are contrarian. Even when they are in the wrong, we need people who go against the grain in order to test our points of view against theirs. How else shall we know when we are the ones in the wrong?
Christie and Rex were the voices of common sense in Canada. Both punctured the pompous and the inane with wit and humor. They are truly missed. Will we see their like again?