http://politicsandpress.com/2009/newfoundland-geese-nigerian-bombers/ The interaction of the press and politics; public diplomacy, and daily absurdities. Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:22:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://politicsandpress.com/2009/newfoundland-geese-nigerian-bombers/comment-page-1/#comment-14633 Mackenzie Brothers Sun, 10 Jan 2010 19:16:25 +0000 http://politicsandpress.com/?p=406#comment-14633 Smack no more. The multi-billion dollar upgrade to the Sea to Sky Highway to Whistler has resulted in its being voted the most spectacular - and safe - highway in the world, and the new subway in Vancouver has convinced even the most auto-obsessed urbanites that the way to move city people around is under the ground not on top of it or even worse through it by cars on concrete. Smack no more. The multi-billion dollar upgrade to the Sea to Sky Highway to Whistler has resulted in its being voted the most spectacular – and safe – highway in the world, and the new subway in Vancouver has convinced even the most auto-obsessed urbanites that the way to move city people around is under the ground not on top of it or even worse through it by cars on concrete.

]]> http://politicsandpress.com/2009/newfoundland-geese-nigerian-bombers/comment-page-1/#comment-14630 Marilyn Fri, 01 Jan 2010 21:22:39 +0000 http://politicsandpress.com/?p=406#comment-14630 1. That would be Napolitano. 2. And the beaches of Cuba sound appealing, after you've spent six hours in a 1949 Buick bumping along from the airport to your hotel. And what do you eat once you've exhausted the citrus category? Goat? 3. Given the critique of US transportation policy and practice (an easy mark, I'll give you that!), I'm veritably smacking my lips in anticipation of transportation tales from the Winter Olympics. Let's keep in mind that Vancouver has no freeways worth the name, usually a good thing, but a questionable distinction in these circumstances. The transports to Whistler alone should warrant ample crow-eating. 1. That would be Napolitano. 2. And the beaches of Cuba sound appealing, after you’ve spent six hours in a 1949 Buick bumping along from the airport to your hotel. And what do you eat once you’ve exhausted the citrus category? Goat? 3. Given the critique of US transportation policy and practice (an easy mark, I’ll give you that!), I’m veritably smacking my lips in anticipation of transportation tales from the Winter Olympics. Let’s keep in mind that Vancouver has no freeways worth the name, usually a good thing, but a questionable distinction in these circumstances. The transports to Whistler alone should warrant ample crow-eating.

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