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Concussions call for clear thinking |
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Written by Lethbridge Herald
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Tuesday, 15 December 2009 |
Slowly but surely, sports organizations are beginning to think clearly about the issue of head injuries.
The Associated Press announced Tuesday that an NCAA panel is recommending a new rule aimed at strengthening the concussion policy in college sports.
The rule change, which would apply to all NCAA sports, would call for an athlete to sit out at least the remainder of the day if he or she loses consciousness or shows signs of fuzzy thinking after sustaining a head injury.
That follows a move last week by the National Football League to tighten its rules regarding concussions.
The league’s rule previously stated a player could return to a game after sustaining a concussion “if he is asymptomatic at rest and under exertion, and is cleared by a team doctor.”
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Few results from stimulus efforts |
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Written by Lethbridge Herald
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Monday, 14 December 2009 |
We can all hope Santa Claus is more efficient at handing out gifts this year than the federal government has been at delivering on job stimulus results.
According to a report released Friday by Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page, federal stimulus projects have been approved at a rapid clip but the money has been slow to actually create jobs and thus foster economic growth.
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War sometimes needed for peace |
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Written by Lethbridge Herald
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Friday, 11 December 2009 |
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It must have been one of the more unusual acceptance speeches in the long history of the Nobel Peace Prize: U.S. President Barack Obama, the newly minted Nobel winner, defending the use of war as he joined a list of such previous recipients as Martin Luther King Jr., a preacher who advocated achieving goals through nonviolent means.
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Truth must be brought to light |
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Written by Lethbridge Herald
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Thursday, 10 December 2009 |
Perhaps Tiger Woods can offer some advice for Canada’s federal officials about the difficulty in trying to keep the lid on a scandal once it has begun leaking out of the container.
If you’re going to attempt it, however, rule No. 1 is: Keep your story straight.
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Constructive criticism for RCMP |
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Written by Lethbridge Herald
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Wednesday, 09 December 2009 |
The federal watchdog overseeing the RCMP has chomped down hard on the Mounties over the 2007 Taser incident that led to the death of Robert Dziekanski.
In a scathing 208-page report from the Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP, chairman Paul Kennedy lambasted the officers who he said acted inappropriately in repeatedly shocking the Polish immigrant at a Vancouver airport.
While the RCMP has continued to defend the actions of the four officers, Kennedy said their repeated use of a Taser was wrong, and added their explanations were unconvincing.
It’s the latest indictment of a law enforcement system that has grown too quick on the trigger when it comes to using the so-called conducted energy weapons.
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