Archive for October, 2012

Relocation Roulette: New York Islanders Do Right By Fans with Brooklyn Move

October 25, 2012 Comments
Relocation Roulette: New York Islanders Do Right By Fans with Brooklyn Move

Ever since the NHL lockout began in September, fans have been clamoring for their favorite sport to return to the ice. Twitter posts bemoaning the lack of hockey being played have become as commonplace as those whining about excessive political ads during this brutal election season, and this hunger for any positive news on the [...]

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The Seeds of War . . . and the Prospects of Peace

October 18, 2012 Comments
The Seeds of War . . . and the Prospects of Peace

A popular historical precept holds that the seeds of a war are sown in the peace that ends the last conflict.  The onerous terms of the Treaty of Versailles signed at the end of World War I contributed in large part to the emergence of World War II, and the partitions of territory in the [...]

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O My God Canada: Hockey Is Lost Without You

October 3, 2012 Comments
O My God Canada: Hockey Is Lost Without You

Only Canada could produce players raised on demanding codes that insist you earn your place with every shift.

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