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Empty ice, empty stands. Photo: Brian Dooley, CC some rights reserved
Ottawa hockey fans bemoan NHL lockout
Ottawa, ON, Oct 16, 2012 — It was a grim weekend in Canada and across hockey country. The National Hockey League canceled its first regular season games as players and owners face off in a lockout. At the Royal Oak Pub on Bank Street in Ottawa, fans were disappointed.
Some sided with the players, others with the owners, but everyone agreed the absence of hockey had left a big hole in their lives--and in some cases, in their businesses. One said, "I am a hardcore NHL hockey fan, and...right now I literally don't care. They've broken my heart, and I don't care." Go to full article
Some sided with the players, others with the owners, but everyone agreed the absence of hockey had left a big hole in their lives--and in some cases, in their businesses. One said, "I am a hardcore NHL hockey fan, and...right now I literally don't care. They've broken my heart, and I don't care." Go to full article
Counties face costs of jailing state parole violators
Watertown, NY, Oct 16, 2012 — Right now, county jails, and ultimately, local property taxpayers, are footing the bill for housing state parole violators while they wait for the state to pick them up. State Senator Patty Ritchie has proposed a solution to the problem. Go to full article
Hydrofracking supporters rally in Albany
Albany, NY, Oct 16, 2012 — The State Capitol has been the scene of numerous noisy demonstrations on hydraulic fracturing. But on Monday it was supporters of gas drilling, not opponents, who were protesting. Go to full article
Theatre Review: "Tempting Providence" at the 1000 Islands Playhouse
Gananoque, ON, Oct 16, 2012 — "Tempting Providence" tells the story of a remarkable nurse, Myra Bennett. She spent her life caring for the population of the bleak Newfoundland coast. By the time she... Go to full article
