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Sometimes, not every month, but every few months, I come over all Victorian and have pains in my stomach and want to spend a day lying on the couch reading Jerry Pournelle. When I feel like that there really are very few books that satisfy me—I want black-and-white military fiction with good and bad clearly delineated, guns, obstacles, military training, things blowing up, glory, death, and the good guys definitely winning. Also, it has to be written to a certain standard. I don’t want rubbish just because I’m in that particular mood. It isn’t only Jerry Pournelle that scratches this ...

POLITICO Meanwhile, in Canada: Politicians face fury of nation after holiday travel "Rationality has been replaced by rage" against politicians who have espoused one set of rules for Canadians that they then don't follow, says one political observer. Ontario Finance Minister Rod Phillips. | Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP, File Updated: Link Copied OTTAWA — The finance minister of Ontario was the first to go, forced to resign after it was revealed he'd spent much of December in the Caribbean — even as he praised other Canadians for staying safe at home. “I know that this Chri...

POLITICO Get POLITICO Canada's Corridors newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. 01/06/2021 10:00 AM EST Welcome to 2021 and this year’s first issue of Corridors. I’m your host, Maura Forrest. In today’s edition: the prognosis for 2021, including Covid-19 infections (rising), vaccinations (coming?) and an el...

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New Hampshire schools decide between remote learning or snow day Share Updated: 11:08 PM EST Dec 16, 2020 Share Updated: 11:08 PM EST Dec 16, 2020 Hide Transcript Show Transcript WMUR'S JEAN MACKIN SHOWS US HOW SOME OF THOSE DECISIONS ARE BEING MADE (SNOW FILE) THERE'S A NEW TWIST TO THE OLD SNOW DAY SHOULD SCHOOL BE IN SESSION REMOTELY, OR JUST PULL THE PLUG EVEN THE GOVERNOR TWEETED ABOUT IT: SNOW DAY EQUALS SNOW DAY. I HOPE KIDS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE WILL GET THE CHANCE TO GET OFF THE SCREENS AND INTO THE SNOW TOMORROW. ONE OF THE TRUE JOYS OF BEING A NEW HAMPSHIR...