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MARGARET RILEY DAVIS AND BOW PARK FARM: The Theft
NEWS BRANTFORD – Rumours have haunted Oxbow Road for decades... A prominent thread running through the narrative of the Grand River Saga...
Author Minsos
Jul 5, 20247 min read
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THE CHARTER AND THE NASTY KIDS
Londonderry Junior High Teacher Takes a Stand for Canada’s liberal democracy Last year TikTokers viewed a Londonderry Teacher (the...
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Jul 4, 20247 min read
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PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION IN CANADA? NO WAY. (PR is especially bad for liberal democracies)
PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION IN CANADA? NO WAY. (PR is especially bad for liberal democracies)
Author Minsos
Jun 8, 202414 min read
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ACADEMIA AND BOTFUCKERY
Answer: "You" are a thing. Experts weigh in on AI . "'OpenAI is really excited about building AGI (artificial general intelligence) and...
Author Minsos
May 26, 202420 min read
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THE HORROR, THE HORROR: Unforeseen consequences of neural AI.
Cast your imagination back to the turn of the last century. You rode a horse, a magnificent creature. Alternatively, you drove a horse...
Author Minsos
May 23, 20247 min read
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RUTHVEN HALL: Grand River Saga Novels, Setting and Villains
Photos below show the actual river and mansion referenced in the Grand River Saga novels. Continue scrolling to see the images of John...
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May 2, 20242 min read
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THE ABILITY TO STEREOTYPE: The no-good horrible gift of Homo sapiens tells us when its time for Canada to cut and run
The much maligned human ability to stereotype helps us understand power structures. Our observing who–stereotypes–whom , plus our making...
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Apr 7, 202410 min read
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MALE PERSPECTIVES: Charles Adler and Dean Blundell
Charles Adler and Dean Blundell , on December 13, 2023, explore the implicit question Why Do [Some] People Hate Trudeau? NB: The fearsome...
Author Minsos
Dec 31, 20236 min read
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The CONVERSATION: Canada and the British Monarchy, 13 May 2023
Published 13 May 2023. Republished 30 Dec 2023 " But Britannia still rules the flag waves. The personal standards of Britain's royal...
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Dec 30, 20235 min read
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LOOK OUT, CANADA: America's little shop of horrors come for you
Healthcare funding based on past lifestyle choices would turn into a bureaucratic nightmare. Life is a pre-existing condition. POLONIUS....
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Sep 14, 20236 min read
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OUR FRAGILE LIBERAL DEMOCRACY: Obey the Law
Londonderry Junior High Teacher Takes a Stand for Canada’s liberal democracy Recently, TikTokers viewed a Londonderry Teacher (the...
Author Minsos
Jun 30, 20237 min read
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ON THE FOLLY OF STEREOTYPING ONE'S PREJUDICES: SQUIRE DAVIS AND THE CRAZY RIVER, BY JEROME MARTIN
A publisher seldom writes an introduction to a book: but I want to share my thoughts about this novel [ Squire Davis and the Crazy River*...
Author Minsos
Dec 23, 20223 min read
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THE GRAND RIVER. OUSE. TINAATOUA.
T he Grand River is situated in southwestern Ontario. From its source near Wareham it flows southeast through the Grand valley–Fergus,...
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Nov 13, 20221 min read
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DAVIS VS STYRES, AND DAVID THORBURN
Squire Davis had several run-ins with the authorities. Was he a forerunner of #IdleNoMore, or a scofflaw, or both? Squire’s claim to...
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Nov 11, 20226 min read
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BRUCE EMERSON HILL: THE GRAND RIVER NAVIGATION COMPANY SCANDAL
"The Grand River project was unique in one particular way. It was the only major project in Canadian history financed by Indian funds. ....
Author Minsos
Nov 11, 202210 min read
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PAULINE JOHNSON AND THE (MISSING) WAMPUM BELT
From the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology – final note on the return of the wampum belts Pauline Johnson...
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Nov 11, 20222 min read
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CAROLINIAN FOREST AND THE GRAND RIVER
In 1791 a few years after the end of the American rebellion – and to handle the ensuing flood of American-speaking displaced persons...
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Nov 11, 20221 min read
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Elements of The Grand River Saga
Learn about the researched material, times, places, and more information, that helped inspire The Grand River Saga novels.
Click on Book Elements - Grand River Saga below.
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