Profile of Russell Wangersky

Biography

Sometimes there's more to news than what catches the eye. Russell Wangersky, the Editor of The Telegram , reports on the seen and unseen each Tuesday and Saturday in his column. You can reach Russell at rwanger@thetelegram.com

All articles of Russell Wangersky

• The promise of things to come
  Apologies, ahead of time, for those who want politics. Because there's been sun here on this edge of the Atlantic, just a hint of sun bracketed, ...
• You be the judge
  You can, of course, understand the provincial government's complete frustration and anger with a recent decision by the RÉgie de la Energie in ...
• The provinces slippery position
  There's nothing quite as sad as finding an oiled dovekie dying on one of this province's beaches. Inevitably up at the edge of the landwash with ...
• Well, General Taylor gained the day
  Trevor Taylor, former cabinet minister and former MHA representing St. Anthony, wrote a letter to the editor to The Northern Pen to add his ...
• Shooting fish in a barrel
  Back in 2003, Jerome Kennedy - then a defence lawyer - gave a speech that created more than a few ripples in the legal community. "It's the trial ...
• Big deals and big mistakes
  "We have been asked to consider this in three days. I have heard the Honourable House Leader for the government basically state that this is the ...
• Must the show go on?
  The House of Assembly is open, so it must be time for someone to get a linguistic punch in the mouth from the diplomat that we call our premier. ...
• The war were well equipped to win
  One thing that you never realize is the water. The sheer amount of it. We're surrounded, of course, and that has defined parts of this province ...
• Cloudy, with a chance of torrential rain
  Sometimes, things get more significant just because you're paying attention: stories about financial collapse find their way into the news when ...
• Money for nothing, and cheques for trees
  Philosophers in the Middle Ages occasionally tangled themselves up in strange pursuits - such as considerable discussion about where spiritualism ...
• Seven premiers in 24 years
  I was in the media when Premier Brian Peckford was the king of the hill. And then, when it was (briefly) Premier Tom Rideout. I covered politics ...
• Government clean up your act
  It's an awful thing to prejudge a review before it's even started, but do you suppose it's reasonable to question the choice of a long-term ...
• Is there a government in the house?
  This is simple and arcane and, with one public opinion pollster trumpeting that recently Premier Danny Williams has the support of 93 per cent of ...
• Motherhood, apple pie ... and animal abuse
  If there's one thing you can say about the government of Premier Danny Williams, it's that it knows how to play the political game better than ...
• Pettiness, petulance and preferential treatment
  A couple of weeks ago in this space, I wrote that it wasn't the time - in the absence of information and with Premier Danny Williams about to ...
• The rush of the big thrill
  Prevailing Winds - There is that tremble. Perhaps you know it. Perhaps you're lying if you say you don't. It's the visceral reaction to sudden ...
• Province taking another gamble?
  "And it wouldn't be an ALC panel if we didn't provide the chance to win. Active panel members will be entered into various draws for cash and ...
• Some of it is none of your business
  Sometimes, you pick a pretty public job, and as a side-effect, a whole bunch of your life gets a darned sight more public, too. Chances are, if ...
• How much are we paying for face time?
  The prime minister sent me a picture of himself with Bill Clinton in Switzerland. Then he sent me a picture of himself with Bill Gates in ...
• A trip to bountiful
  Six months ago, I got the opportunity to spend a week on British Columbia's Sunshine Coast, courtesy of a literary festival and one of its ...
• May wonders never cease
  A road heads out of Small Point, there by the church. It's a dirt road, and it angles away from the ocean, straight back into the hills at the ...
• How to build a better Senate
  In the Canadian Senate, it's clearly time for something completely different. And not just different in terms of the political stripe of the ...
• This advocate would have real power
  There's been a lot of talk during the last few weeks about officers of the House of Assembly: the child and youth advocate's been canned, and the ...
• Making a mess of things
  So here's an interesting idea, courtesy of someone who knows politics: how about provincial PC party president John Babb for the next child and ...
• Midwinter nights dream
  I could write about politics, about the endless travails of a provincial government whose press releases always say "look how much we've done" ...
• A high price to pay
  They took the news well - for guys twho only get eight days off with their families before heading back out west, and who were just watching one ...
• Child abuse scandal sound familiar?
  First off, I hold no brief for any particular religion. I've attended Anglican services, United Church services, and even some Catholic services. ...
• Only time for a quick byte
  Standing in a shower of rain a week ago Wednesday, I got to see the change to snow coming towards me in a single white line, like a curtain ...
• It's a pretty sad commentary
  Prevailing Winds - Here's a question: do you ever go online and read the comments on news stories, letters or editorials? What did you think of ...
• Reality bites in many ways
  Years ago, when winter nights were pure and clean like a young conscience, I walked across a frozen pond with my former brother-in-law, Bob, and ...