I’ve had a passion for politics ever since I was 16 years old; that’s 67 years ago. In the beginning I held the view that humanity could and should achieve a utopian state where everyone was content and happy. As the years progressed I had to accept the reality that Utopia was both unrealistic and […] Read more
Stories by William Dascavich
Another election
So, we are into another federal election hoopla once again. On May 2 I will dutifully trudge to the poll, enter the polling booth and mark my X for the candidate of my choice, as I have since I was old enough to vote. That was back in 1945 when the Liberals, led by Mackenzie […] Read more
Farming progress brings new problems
William Dascavich is a farmer from Edmonton In the early years of western Canadian agriculture, fields were dotted with straw piles. They stood out like pimples on the Prairies. In the fall, when the grain was threshed, virtually every field had one. They varied in size and shape but generally appeared like miniature light-coloured mountains […] Read more
Producer cars
The announcement by Canadian National Railways to close 53 producer car sites … is a clear indication that western farmers are paying dearly for not having united into an effective farm union. The rationalization or centralization of grain delivery points was predicted in the 1970s, but the vast majority of farmers paid no heed. Throughout […] Read more
Job losses
“As job toll mounts, investors are waking up to the size of the crisis,” Edmonton Journal, July 7. Surprise, surprise! The economic recovery predicted by the financial gurus earlier this year has failed to materialize. In their effort to promote a positive attitude, the corporate media continues to avoid calling the current economic situation a […] Read more
