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Present Day Realities. Not Acceptable

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2 years ago

June 23, 2022

I’m Not too Crazy about Reality, But it is still the only place to get a Good meal(G. Marx)

Just got back from dropping my son off at the mall. He works there 1 hour short of a full-time position. Stopped off at the grocery store. The price for a bag of milk has gone up a lot. Items that cost $1.99 a little over two years ago have price increases of 2-3$. What gives here. Sure we are experiencing all sorts of problems affecting our economy, like supply shortages, and staffing issues but according to our elected officials we are economically back, stay safe, but yeah, we are back. So why are these prices escalating every damn day? I live in a nation that can produce energy resources like no other, gas, oil, and natural gas too. Why are we buying our energy from dictatorships and antiquated Kingdoms?

My fellow employees cannot afford to drive to work, and there are no reliable alternatives offered to them. No railway, subway, or bus system is extensive enough. Why? Because our unimaginative, cheap-ass politicians did not initiate or approve of these effective methods of transport. Canada was united historically by the vast railway systems of the past. Now you cannot take the train very far to Northern Ontario, or any other area’s in Canada. WE HAVE TO DRIVE! We need gas to do so.

When our fuel, food, services and other necessities become unbearably costly, what do Canadians do?
Well, they complain about it. Just that. Americans would freak out as their gas prices escalate much like their New York Stock Exchange. If our taskmasters, who formulate and manipulate our economy do not do something soon, we can assuredly believe “that bad things are coming our way”.

True Story: I knew a Franciscan Priest, a Father Anthony, born in Italy long ago. As a young priest (in Pre-WW2 Italy)Fr. Anthony was put in charge of the most progressively active Dioceses in Italy, just outside of Rome. At the time, Communist and Anarchist Forces openly agitated for strikes, protests and hopefully “revolution”. Mussolini’s Government needed cash(like our present-day governments), so they increased all sorts of taxes and prices of items they managed. The price of milk, eggs and bread increased drastically, and this enraged this concerned priest to a point where Fr. Anthony had to respond, and so he did. This Friar stormed into The Dictator Mussolini’s Office, whereupon this priest verbally challenged the leader of Italy to a fist fight. Two hours later, this priest returned to his church, certainly waiting for the police to arrest him. Instead, the price for milk, eggs and bread not only returned to their previous prices, but a further 10% was taken away.

The theme of Story: Complaining will get you NOWHERE. Become an active citizen, and protest the prices our Grocers, Gas companies, and Governments have unleashed upon us. We are talking about STRIKES, or perhaps we can stop going to those stores that seem most dishonest, profiteering upon our backs. How about the People Sanctioning the Profiteers and our Governments who seem unwilling to do anything about it.

If you do nothing, nothing will change. Be the solution Folks. Our leaders are leading us down the pathway to recession, depression and mass mental illness. Much of what happened before the Great Depression is happening now. Surely this shows us our elected leaders know nothing of history. After the Great War, many people became well off(the roaring ’20s), and there was a great deal of money flowing into the economy. Rich folks were making massive profits, so the average Joe also wanted in, but he had little money. Off to the bank, he went borrowing funds that were then used to buy stocks. Many of the stocks at that time were issued by firms with no real worth. Joe needed more money, so he borrowed more funds using his stocks as collateral. Then the Stock Market levels dropped. The Banks called in many loans. Joe lost everything. Apply this to what’s happening within our economy. People are severely indebted, over extended. They own homes, cars and things purchased using credit.

We have fallen into a vicious financial cycle that many of us will not be able to escape, much like Joe in the 1930s. We need to drive prices down. Only through the application of citizens’ efforts can this be done. Protest, March, Deny the profiteers your cash. Manage your debt responsibly, but most of all STOP being the Willing Victim. Pressure Governments to Act in your interest, not the present-day Profiteers.

Steven Kaszab
Bradford, Ontario
skasza@yahoo.ca

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Allen nets shutout as Devils burn Oilers 3-0

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8 hours ago

November 4, 2024

Anne Joseph

EDMONTON – Jake Allen made 31 saves for his second shutout of the season and 26th of his career as the New Jersey Devils closed out their Western Canadian road trip with a 3-0 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Monday.

Jesper Bratt had a goal and an assist and Stefan Noesen and Timo Meier also scored for the Devils (8-5-2) who have won three of their last four on the heels on a four-game losing skid.

The Oilers (6-6-1) had their modest two-game winning streak snapped.

Calvin Pickard made 13 stops between the pipes for Edmonton.

TAKEAWAYS

Devils: In addition to his goal, Bratt picked up his 12th assist of the young season to give him nine points in his last eight games and now 15 points overall. Nico Hischier remains in the team lead, picking up an assist of his own to give him 16 points for the campaign. He has a point in all but four games this season.

Oilers: Forward Leon Draisaitl was held pointless after recording six points in his previous two games and nine points in his previous four. Draisaitl usually has strong showings against the Devils, coming into the contest with an eight-game point streak against New Jersey and 11 goals in 17 games.

KEY MOMENT

New Jersey took a 2-0 lead on the power play with 3:26 remaining in the second period as Hischier made a nice feed into the slot to Bratt, who wired his third of the season past Pickard.

KEY RETURN?

Oilers star forward and captain Connor McDavid took part in the optional morning skate for the Oilers, leading to hopes that he may be back sooner rather than later. McDavid has been expected to be out for two to three weeks with an ankle injury suffered during the first shift of last Monday’s loss in Columbus.

OILERS DEAL FOR D-MAN

The Oilers have acquired defenceman Ronnie Attard from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for defenceman Ben Gleason.

The 6-foot-3 Attard has spent the past three season in the Flyers organization seeing action in 29 career games. The 25-year-old right-shot defender and Western Michigan University grad was originally selected by Philadelphia in the third round of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. Attard will report to the Oilers’ AHL affiliate in Bakersfield.

UP NEXT

Devils: Host the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday.

Oilers: Host the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 4, 2024.

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Mahomes throws 3 TD passes, unbeaten Chiefs beat Buccaneers 30-24 in OT

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8 hours ago

November 4, 2024

Anne Joseph

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes threw for 291 yards and three touchdowns, and Kareem Hunt pounded into the end zone from two yards out in overtime to give the unbeaten Kansas City Chiefs a 30-24 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday night.

DeAndre Hopkins had two touchdown receptions for the Chiefs (8-0), who drove through the rain for two fourth-quarter scores to take a 24-17 lead with 4:17 left. But then Kansas City watched as Baker Mayfield led the Bucs the other way in the final minute, hitting Ryan Miller in the end zone with 27 seconds to go in regulation time.

Tampa Bay (4-5) elected to kick the extra point and force overtime, rather than go for a two-point conversion and the win. And it cost the Buccaneers when Mayfield called tails and the coin flip was heads. Mahomes and the Chiefs took the ball, he was 5-for-5 passing on their drive in overtime, and Hunt finished his 106-yard rushing day with the deciding TD plunge.

Travis Kelce had 14 catches for 100 yards with girlfriend Taylor Swift watching from a suite, and Hopkins finished with eight catches for 86 yards as the Chiefs ran their winning streak to 14 dating to last season. They became the sixth Super Bowl champion to start 8-0 the following season.

Mayfield finished with 200 yards and two TDs passing for the Bucs, who have lost four of their last five.

It was a memorable first half for two players who had been waiting to play in Arrowhead Stadium.

The Bucs’ Rachaad White grew up about 10 minutes away in a tough part of Kansas City, but his family could never afford a ticket for him to see a game. He wound up on a circuitous path through Division II Nebraska-Kearney and a California junior college to Arizona State, where he eventually became of a third-round pick of Tampa Bay in the 2022 draft.

Two year later, White finally got into Arrowhead — and the end zone. He punctuated his seven-yard scoring run in the second quarter, which gave the Bucs a 7-3 lead, by nearly tossing the football into the second deck.

Then it was Hopkins’ turn in his first home game since arriving in Kansas City from a trade with the Titans.

The three-time All-Pro, who already had caught four passes, reeled in a third-down heave from Mahomes amid triple coverage for a 35-yard gain inside the Tampa Bay five-yard line. Three plays later, Mahomes found him in the back of the end zone, and Hopkins celebrated his first TD with the Chiefs with a dance from “Remember the Titans.”

Tampa Bay tried to seize control with consecutive scoring drives to start the second half. The first ended with a TD pass to Cade Otton, the latest tight end to shred the Chiefs, and Chase McLaughlin’s 47-yard field goal gave the Bucs a 17-10 lead.

The Chiefs answered in the fourth quarter. Mahomes marched them through the rain 70 yards for a tying touchdown pass, which he delivered to Samaje Perine while landing awkwardly and tweaking his left ankle, and then threw a laser to Hopkins on third-and-goal from the Buccaneers’ five-yard line to give Kansas City the lead.

Tampa Bay promptly went three-and-out, but its defence got the ball right back, and this time Mayfield calmly led his team down field. His capped the drive with a touchdown throw to Miller — his first career TD catch — with 27 seconds to go, and Tampa Bay elected to play for overtime.

UP NEXT

Buccaneers: Host the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday.

Chiefs: Host the Denver Broncos on Sunday.

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NHL roundup: Kuemper helps visiting Kings shut out Predators 3-0

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November 4, 2024

Anne Joseph

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Darcy Kuemper made 16 saves for his first shutout of the season and 32nd overall, helping the Los Angeles Kings beat the Nashville Predators 3-0 on Monday night.

Adrian Kempe had a goal and an assist and Anze Kopitar and Kevin Fiala also scored. The Kings have won two of their last three.

Juuse Saros made 24 saves for the Predators. They are 1-2-1 in their last four.

Kopitar opened the scoring with 6:36 remaining in the opening period. Saros denied the Kings captain’s first shot, but Kopitar collected the rebound below the goal line and banked it off the netminder’s skate.

Fiala, a former Predator, made it 2-0 35 seconds into the third.

The Kings held Nashville to just three third-period shots on goal, the first coming with 3:55 remaining and Saros pulled for an extra attacker.

Elsewhere in the NHL on Monday:

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DEVILS 3 OILERS 0

EDMONTON, Alta. (AP) — Jake Allen made 31 saves for his second shutout of the season and 26th of his NHL career, helping the New Jersey Devils close their western Canadian road trip with a 3-0 victory over the Edmonton Oilers.

Jesper Bratt had a goal and an assist and Stefan Noesen and Timo Meier also scored. The Devils improved to 8-5-2. They have won three of their last four after a four-game skid.

Calvin Pickard made 13 saves for Edmonton. The Oilers had won two straight.

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