Dear Editor:

Someone needs to look into how this (CBS) council is spending money.

First off ,16 million dollars for the community centre – part paid by the provincial government. I am assuming that a lot of money was spent for the design of the balloon structure, and now the Town has gone and cancelled that because it was going to cost an extra $4 million.

Then they turn around and go with a steel structure that will cost 22 million dollars. Lookout public, taxes keep going up and you have absolutely no say in it.

Projects like this should be put to a vote by the general public – not by the mayor and a few councillors.

So many people are still waiting for water and sewer – that is what should be the priority.

Harry Tucker, CBS

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Work in Progress by Ivan Morgan

A long time ago my buddy and I had a gig on CBC national radio. It was a comedy show. We called ourselves The Awful Awful Men. It was a lot of fun, we had a good following across the country, and the money was great! Primarily it was based on the experiences and observations of two fortyish divorced dads. We were far from politically correct.

One thing we didn’t enjoy was the producers. Producers sat behind a desk deciding who would get on the air. Like every industry and profession there were good and great ones (you know who you are). There was also a goodly share of unimaginative bureaucrats who were heady with the power they perceived they had (as is always the case, you don’t know who you are).  This being CBC in St. John’s the amount of arse-kissing by some in “the arts community” to producers to qualify for lovely CBC money was revolting. Unlike private radio, good ratings (which, surprisingly, we had) were not a big factor.

I mention this because now we have social media with no producers. Now you just put yourself online and if you are good, you will attract folks and make money and if you aren’t you won’t. No mission statements, no ideology, no gatekeepers. Just happy, delicious freedom of speech.

An excellent example of this new trend is a local production on YouTube called “The Honourable and the Hack.” It’s a local political vlog hosted by Andrew Parsons, former Liberal minister of everything, and journalist Alex Bill. Full disclosure, I know both in passing and respect them as levelheaded capable fellows.

Run, don’t walk to your nearest screen connected to the Internet and dial them up. They are a must see.

These are two smart connected fellows. So far, their show covers all the bases. I haven’t watched all the episodes yet, but they’ve interviewed a good cross section of people. It’s an engaging watch.

Can you hear the but…?

This is not criticism. This is an encouragement. I want to see them begin to feel their oats.

The show is interesting, but safe. I have said this before, and I will say it again. Traditional mainstream broadcast media is toast. It’s dead but don’t know it yet. Whether funded by government, or by private corporations, in the age of social media they are increasingly irrelevant. Bill knows this – he runs a private online news outlet. I assume Parsons does too because he’s on board.

They are just getting started and I am anxious to see how they evolve. I have a few suggestions. Watch Megyn Kelly, Joe Rogan and a few others from south of the border. Not for the content but to see the latitude they have given themselves over time. No more producers, no more network pressures, no more party pressures. Gentlemen, you are free!

Megyn Kelly (interestingly also a lawyer like Parsons and Bill) is arguably one of the most influential American political podcasters, who outperforms legacy media by miles, with an estimated 100 million views a month. You might think that is good, or bad. That doesn’t matter, it’s a fact. I have seen her speak about the beauty of having no behind the scenes people telling her what to do or say any more. It’s worked for her.

My message to the Honourable and the Hack: you have no one watching over your shoulder. Spread your intellectual wings. Push the staid and predictable boundaries of Newfoundland politics so many of us are tired of. In my little corner of the universe, I get many responses from readers fed to the back teeth with same-old same-old. You two gentlemen have the platform, the connections and the intelligence to work outside the box. Fill yer boots!

I suspect you will build a strong following. Stop being so safe. Be edgy. You can do what you want on YouTube. Say what you want. Swear if you want (Parsons swore twice in the first episode!). You both know what’s wrong with our system – say it. Live a little.

The past is the past. Your podcast could very well be the future.

I’m already a big fan. To quote the TV character Frazier Crane (who I have been unfavourably compared to in the past), “I’m listening.”

Ivan Morgan can be reached at ivan.morgan@gmail.com

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First off, no disrespect to Dr. Pat Parfrey, briefly head of Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services (NLHS). From mutual friends I know him to be a fine doctor, and a good guy. Hell, he was influential in developing rugby in this province. I played rugby in my youth. He was the CEO of NLHS for just over a year, ‘til the new Tory government showed him the door and put their own guy in.

In a recent Rotary speech, Parfrey shared his thoughts on a new Health Accord he has had a hand in writing. He said nothing about the new Tory government giving him his walking papers.  He also mentioned how he would like to die. I wasn’t there for the speech, but it was reported in the media.

I have a lifelong aversion to medical stuff. Can’t read about it, don’t want to talk about it, put my hands over my ears yelling LA LA LA if the subject comes up. But I did read what he said. He spoke of the overmedicalization of death, of modern medicine keeping people alive when maybe it’s time to go. He said he does not see the appeal of spending his final days in a hospital room frail and confused. He spoke about how de-medicalizing death could save families money.

I understand what he was saying. I agree in principle with him. We are all going to die, he wants to die with dignity. Amen to that, brother.

Dying well? Yes. Saving money? Hang on a minute.

Parfrey spoke about Choosing Wisely Canada, a national medical think tank whose members call themselves the national voice for reducing unnecessary medical tests. That means saving money. Period. If you are interested, Google them. I did. As much as I cannot stand medical stuff, I read about them. They scared me (excuse the ironic phrase) half to death.

They make a point of saying they are not influenced by their financial supporters, which includes government.

Our province’s health bill this year is 42 per cent of our 2026 budget: $5.4 billion. They are partners with this outfit but nowhere on their website do they say how much government gives them. Red flag to me.

Maybe I come across as paranoid, but the minute I see government involved in cost saving measures for anything, I know who is going to suffer. It’s always the most vulnerable. I am not saying the folks trying to save money are evil. That’s ridiculous. But we have all seen how government neglects our most vulnerable – children in crisis, seniors, drug addicts, the homeless, you name it. Lots of money for salaries inside government but the people who need the help – really need the help – are often left out in the cold.  No need to take my word for it, look around.

That especially applies to health care. No one needs to be told our health care system is poorly run. We have all heard enough horror stories to know its many, many problems. We spend a fortune on it and yet people suffer. The money often doesn’t make it down to the patient. If we start de-medicalizing death, how long will it take before sick elderly folks are seen as an unnecessary budget expense? As a financial burden? The goal starts as concern for expenses, but the outcome makes people suffer. It’s already happening. 

Palfrey was only head for a short while, but I’m sure he knows how bad it is. Dying with dignity is what we all want. Getting kind, compassionate care during our last days is what we all deserve. Are there hundreds of angels in the system who deliver this? Yes. I have met many. But these caregivers, who are so good at looking over the people they serve, are in turn overseen by people charged with watching the money. This is how it starts, and it is a slippery slope.

The minute the system starts contemplating “cutting costs” and refusing tests, or deeming them “unnecessary,” I have to part ways with the good doctor. His intentions are admirable; I am more worried about the practical consequences.

There is an expression, “a society is judged by how it treats its most vulnerable.”  There is no room in end-of-life medicine for belt tightening or cutting. People who have been paying into the system for decades deserve better. Often, they can’t speak up for themselves, they can’t resist, and they soon won’t be able to vote. They are some of society’s most vulnerable people. Again, no one means ill will, but some see the system differently, and it might be you who suffers for their decisions.

The road to your hell could very well stem from their good intentions.

Ivan Morgan can be reached at ivan.morgan@gmail.com

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During a recent visit with my partner to a facility operated by Eastern Health, we were placed in a room and left alone for a period of time before and after a procedure. While waiting, a patient file was open and clearly visible on a screen in the room. At first, I assumed it belonged to my partner.

It did not.

What was displayed appeared to be another patient’s personal information, including identifying details and medical imaging. This information remained visible and accessible for the entire time we were left unattended, roughly 40 minutes in total.

What struck me afterward was not just the situation itself, but my initial reaction to it. Like many people, my first instinct was discomfort and even guilt, as though I had done something wrong by seeing information that was not mine. It took time, reflection, and conversations with others to recognize that the responsibility in a situation like this does not fall on the patient in the room. It falls on the system to ensure that private information is properly protected.

We often hear about privacy breaches in large, abstract terms, data leaks, cyberattacks, statistics. But sometimes it is much simpler than that. It can be a screen left open, a file not closed, a moment of oversight that leaves deeply personal information exposed.

Patients trust the healthcare system with some of the most sensitive details of their lives. That trust depends on more than medical care. It depends on knowing that their information is handled with care and respect at every step.

I did report this incident, and I hope it is taken seriously. Not to assign blame to any one person, but to highlight how easily these situations can happen, and how important it is to prevent them.

If there is one takeaway, it is this. Privacy is not just a policy. It is a practice that must be upheld consistently, even in the busiest moments of a clinical day.

Sincerely,

Pam Pardy, CBS

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Regarding the Public Hearing on the use of ATVs in CBS at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 12, with the independent commissioner – in my opinion, governments and the Conception Bay South Town Council should be promoting and facilitating walking as a healthy lifestyle for all citizens in the town.

It is strongly recommended not to accept ATV use as a legitimate mode of transportation in the Town of Conception Bay South.

More specifically, it is recommended that ATVs not be permitted to travel on roads and trails where citizens walk in CBS, because of the hazard, destruction, pollution, dust, and noise. Many of our roads still have open ditches, no sidewalks and very little shoulder, forcing citizens to walk on the streets with traffic. In addition, our road infrastructure is having difficulty handling the current level of traffic and the town is growing rapidly.

Who is liable if a pedestrian is injured by an ATV in CBS?

Ken W. Smith, Kelligrews, CBS

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When I was a younger fellow I had this drinking game. I would loudly declare Frank Moores the greatest Premier we ever had and then take on all comers. Okay, I hung out with political nerds. I knew the man a little. I campaigned with him, worked for him briefly as a chauffer/gopher (I was 18) and through my parents, being Joey fighters and Tory backroom folks, I saw all of what happened up front. In fact, he was friends with my parents and so I saw that side of him.

Having seen firsthand what it took to beat the Smallwood Liberals, and what he faced when he and his team took power, I felt I could always defend him adequately. While far from perfect (as are we all) I think he did a lot for this place.

Years later during Danny Williams’ tenure that game became increasingly difficult. When Danny had the top office people would mock me saying compared to Danny, Frank had been an Old School duffer. They argued Danny was far and away the better premier. They backed it up with plenty of evidence. A couple of times I felt my resolve weakening.

While working as a journalist I covered him and his administration. I was preoccupied with being unbiased (back when that was a thing) and worried my secret admiration for what he was doing would cloud my judgement and bias my work. I worked hard at staying professional.

I saw my role as a principled opposition, asking the tough questions. Besides, pissing him off was fun! Still my drinking game got tougher and tougher.

Muskrat Falls put me back in good form. After seven great years it seems he blew it going out the door.

Williams has been in the news lately saying he stopped the Liberal’s Churchill Falls deal with Hydro Quebec. In fact, he says it is his single greatest achievement since entering politics. The media was asking him about the $46,900 he donated to the current Tory party which is now in government.

Liberal MHA Fred Hutton was sent out to criticize Williams, saying his track record on hydroelectric deals was not very good. Williams once said former premiers should keep political opinions to themselves. Hutton said Williams should take his own advice.

Just more political blarney.

It made me think, however, why Williams is even bothering with this. I’m no spring chicken and he’s 10 years to the day older than me. Here’s my question: Is he trying to salvage his reputation from the debacle that is Muskrat Falls?

I think he genuinely cares about this place, and I think, like many of us, he saw the proposed deal with Hydro Quebec as our province getting snookered – again.

But here are other questions. Where was he during the developing Muskrat Falls disaster? It was his baby. To be fair, he hatched the scheme and then resigned. It was others who made a dog’s breakfast of it. But those people were his people, so he does hold part of the blame. So where was he? Why was he silent? We weren’t.

He announced his retirement on November 25, 2010, having just signed the Muskrat Falls project. Now 16 years later here he is back in the fray. Why?

Like it or not, Muskrat Falls tarnished his otherwise enviable legacy. Big time.

Were he to accomplish wrangling a better deal for us from Hydro Quebec, it would go a long way to mitigating his Muskrat Falls disaster. A disaster he knows, and we know, was his idea. A win at this late hour might help how history remembers him. Personally, I wish him well and hope his efforts help.

Even if it makes my drinking game hard again.

Ivan Morgan can be reached at ivan.morgan@gmail.com

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Canada is last in the ratings of countries with universal health care due to killer wait times. And wait times are all about having enough doctors.

We train half the doctors per year of other countries, and we now have a shortage of 23,000 family doctors. It is impossible to close that gap with Canadian trained doctors.

It is estimated that we have about 25,000 internationally trained doctors in Canada, which is more than the number we lack, but most will never be licensed and many will leave the country after a few years of futile attempts to qualify.

Only 10 per cent of internationally trained physicians qualify – why? Expensive, time consuming and impossible barriers have been set by provincial licensing bodies. These barriers include costly and time-consuming examinations and credential verification, limited residency spots, work requirements that are impossible to fulfill and systemic bias against internationally trained medical workers.

These medical workers are often coming from unstable or dangerous countries. They must sell all their belongings and move their families, with limited financial resources to a strange country that they do not understand. Many will struggle with the language and it will take time for them to understand our systems. It is a costly, difficult and frightening challenge based on hope for a better future.

But most developing countries have a few world class facilities and often those workers are the ones that immigrate. In these top tier hospitals, their experience, training and facilities are superior to that in our hospitals.  

Study after study has proven that only the brightest, the best and the most motivated people will risk a major international move. So, they come to our country very determined to meet all challenges. 

But often it turns out to be a great disappointment. Studies show that a number of the best educated immigrants leave Canada within five to seven years of immigrating. And they leave with a very negative impression of Canada. As a result, Canada now has a challenge in attracting medical workers because of our negative reputation for certification.

The fact is we need them much more than they need us.

The goal should be to bring workers into our system, rather than keep them out.  We need to develop systems that utilize as many of these workers as possible and provide an ongoing pathway to full certification. If a doctor cannot qualify immediately, certify them as a paramedic. Similarly, if a nurse cannot fully qualify, certify her as a nurse assistant, but provide employment and an ongoing pathway to certification. Ensuring employment in our facilities has many benefits. It will strengthen their English capability and allow them to become more familiar with our methods of treatment and practice standards.

This is the single most important change we can make to meet the needs of our health care program. There is no other source of medical workers as great as internationally trained staff.  Without this, we will never overcome killer wait times. By welcoming them into our system, we have a very real opportunity to double the number of available physicians each year, and you will finally be able to get a family doctor.

Please send your concerns or ideas to mardicollins7@gmail.com

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The crucible of creation is different things to different people. Democracy? Ancient Greece. Western civilization? Ancient Mesopotamia. Human beings? Africa. The beginning of life? Upper Island Cove?

I am big into science and especially paleontology – the scientific study of prehistoric life through the examination of fossils. We are very lucky here in Newfoundland that we have a paleontology unit at Memorial University full of (pun intended) rock stars, and I am one of their groupies.

In 2022 a local couple, Tammy and Justin Coombs, found what they suspected was a fossil on their land and posted it on Newfound Fossils on Facebook. A group of paleontologists including Dr. Duncan McIlroy, whose formal title is Research Professor at Memorial (I prefer what someone called him: a palaeontologist’s paleontologist) visited the site near Upper Island Cove and quickly realized some of the oldest fossilized evidence of animal life on our planet was lying there. They lifted some moss to uncover rock exposed by the last Ice Ace glaciers, and there they were, hundreds of them.

The discovery has upended what the world thought they knew about animal life back then. At a time when the term “world class” is used so much it has lost all meaning this discovery is truly world class.

Never mind the fossils date back 550 million years. Never mind what is now Upper Island Cove was then below the equator. Never mind that these animals lived in the bottom ooze of a very deep forgotten ocean, all life was in the sea, there was no life on land.

Understand these creatures were once alive and their fossilized remains now overlook Conception Bay. Scientists and students from our university immediately knew what they were and are now studying and protecting them. The work is hard and painstaking. They’re using wooden hand tools so as not to scrape the fossils. They work tirelessly for little or no pay. They don’t know how big a site they have.

They are dedicated. Want to know how dedicated? Dr. McIlroy bought the site with his own money. He and his students are protecting it. For now, the location is a secret to protect it from onlookers and skeets.

I’m not going too far into the science of all this. I think it’s fascinating, but many may not. Want the science? Dr. McIlroy has an excellent presentation on YouTube (Expanding the Kotlin Crisis: Extinction Across the Ediacaran Biota). Fill yer boots!

Basically, the discovery adds to our knowledge of the first major mass extinction of life on earth.  Most of us know about the Really Bad Day 66 million years ago when a massive asteroid struck the Earth and ended the age of dinosaurs, but there have been five major extinction events and the first one, called the Kotlin Crisis, now appears to have been the worst. And the proof lies on a hill near not too far from Harbour Grace. Pretty damn cool.

This discovery has raised more questions than answers, but such is the nature of science.

We should all care about the amazing work these dedicated folks are doing, expanding the knowledge of how life came about.

They are also helping the local communities they are working in. Most of us know of Mistaken Point, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This may be another.

I was over the moon when I went to Dr. McIlroy’s lecture at the Geo Centre several weeks ago (standing room only) to see local municipal politicians from the area were there. Like most municipal politicians, they are on the ground and know what’s on the go. They see the value of all this for their communities.

Dr. McIlroy has started a non-profit to finance the site (as everything to date has been coming out of his pocket) and the goal is to erect a building to cover and protect the site. Science aside, this means economic activity for an area that really needs it.

What bothers me is that the people currently in charge of our university don’t seem to see the value of this work. To even contemplate selling the Geo Centre is as tragic as it is offensive. The people doing this work, and others, make the Geo Centre what it is, a jewel in our academic crown, not a bargaining chip with a cash-strapped government over funding.

It’s hard when you see the energy, the enthusiasm, the dedication and passion of the people involved, and then see the nonsense the university administration is getting up to.

Makes me think of what was said about the soldiers who fought in World War One and their leaders: lions lead by donkeys.

Ivan Morgan can be reached at ivan.morgan@gmail.com

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There’s a flap about the federal Liberals poaching MPs from the Conservatives as they work slowly towards a majority. Conservative MPs are crossing the floor to join the Liberals. The media is full of the usual opinions on the practice – good and bad. All sorts of motives have been attributed to the goings on. All sorts of solutions to the “problem” are offered.

I love the debate about elected people crossing the floor (joining another political party) because it cuts to the heart of our democracy. It’s a very old debate. It is a very human debate, about a very human system, designed over the centuries by us very human beings.

I have witnessed floor crossings firsthand; I think I have something to add to the ongoing racket.

Why do people cross the floor? Any number of reasons. Despite the media and press releases, it’s rarely pure or simple.

I have seen people cross the floor because they were treated badly by the party they got elected with. Treated with contempt. I mean mocked, degraded, made fun of and humiliated. Not just by their elected colleagues, but by staff and unelected party members. Had I not seen it with my own eyes I would not have believed it. To my mind they were driven out of the party.

Political parties are many things to many people. To some they reflect a set of beliefs that all members share. To others it’s a pseudo religion, pure and simple. To others it is a social club. To others it’s a team. All these different viewpoints see floor crossers through different lenses.

Political parties will try to demonize their opponents to win your vote. Sadly, nowadays that is too common. They will try to convince people the world is black and white, good and evil. The world isn’t that way, so when a satanic enemy decides to change his strips and come aboard, attitudes have to be adjusted.

Parties view floor crossings as good or bad, depending on how it affects them. If someone left another party and joined the party I worked for, they were seen to have come to their senses, seen the light if you will. Viewed as wonderful people. If they left our party to join a rival, they were traitorous, back-stabbing liars and scumbags. And that’s just the stuff I can say in a community newspaper. I’ve seen it be the same person on two separate occasions: when they joined us and when they left. Santa Claus then Satan.

In my own time I did not see anyone cross the floor for ideological reasons. Some, like current Speaker Paul Lane, left parties on principle.   

I have also seen people switch because they could not get along with the people in their party (and visa versa). I have seen folks cross because they were ambitious and saw the party they were a member of going nowhere fast.    

In Ottawa today I see Tories joining the Liberals thinking they are going to save their own hides. Remember their jobs only last at best four years before they need to re-apply. I suppose they feel they have a better chance with the new crowd. Or a better offer. Ideologically, the Carney Liberals are for all intents and purposes a progressive conservative government, which makes it easier for mainstream Tories to join.

Former English Prime Minister Winston Churchill, a hero to many of my generation, crossed the floor a few times in his career. He marched to is own drummer. Locally we see a few of those.

Lane did it twice, choosing to do what he thought was right, instead of doing what he was told.  He then sat as an independent and got re-elected. Doesn’t seem to have hurt him.

Lela Evans, currently the PC minister of Health and half a dozen other portfolios crossed a few times. Hasn’t hurt her.

Interestingly, Evans and Lane (I know them both) have one thing in common. Evans may have flirted with various parties, but she was always all about the people of her district, Torngat Mountains. Ditto for Paul Lane in Mount Pearl South. Both are dedicated to the people who elected them, not to any political party.

I think that shows what most voters think about political parties. Here’s hoping that’s the future for politics in this place.

Ivan Morgan can be reached at ivan.morgan@gmail.com

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Back in the day I had three different shows on CHMR, otherwise known as MUN Radio, but my student number starts with 77 so we can all agree that wasn’t yesterday.

I thought about my own ties with CHMR recently when I read there was a flap over the current student union deciding to cut funding for the station. Having graduated almost 45 years ago, I have no intention of second guessing the decision these young people made. I loved my time at the station but that was then, and this is now.

I always loved MUN Radio (a channel I suspect most of you never listened to) ironically for many of the same reasons I love streaming and social media now. The station offered liberation from corporate control: liberation from the “Top 40” control of the music industry; liberation from annoying ads and DJs, and an introduction to other types of music and programming.

MUN Radio never made sense, never had much of an audience, and rarely spoke for the majority of students it claimed to represent, most of whom never listened to it. When I was there it was a cesspit of infighting, cronyism and radical political bickering – in short, like most places. I learned early on to keep my mouth shut, get to the studio, not hang out with the regulars (who seemed to always be there) and close the door to the booth when I started my show. Once the show was over, just leave. The odds of anyone in charge listening to your show was very small. That worked for me.

Is CHMR still relevant? Was it ever relevant? Was it ever supposed to even be relevant? These are not questions for me to answer. It was relevant for me when I was part of it, giving me a chance to develop on air chops which helped in my various careers and led, eventually, to a national radio comedy show which ran four and a half years. Just sayin’.

But things are changing. I see traditional radio and television broadcasting dying. Not broadcasting itself, just the venues. Commercial broadcasters will give you their market share, but not their numbers, which I suspect are dwindling. Regular readers may remember my phone book rants; they get smaller and less relevant every year, but no decision made yet to discontinue them. But who uses them? I think radio and TV broadcasting are going the same way.

In the age of social media where people are free to broadcast what they want and listen to what they want when they want, all from your kitchen table, why would you want to listen to or work at an old-fashioned radio station? And more to the point, why would those at the student union keep funding it with precious dues from students? Just asking.

Things are changing for sure, but the skill of broadcasting is still a vital one. An argument can be made that with social media more and more people are broadcasting. So maybe the current venue is dying but the content isn’t. Nor will the need for training dwindle. Like hundreds of others, I didn’t know what I was doing my first night. That was the point of CHMR to me. I learned there.

CHMR may need this latest challenge to shake them into remodelling what they do. Get with the times, so to speak. Who better than a student organization to embrace the future?

People say newspapers are a thing of the past, but you are reading one right now. While the old MUN Radio might be a dying concept, I am excited to see what will be next. News articles on the issue last week quote staff and supporters saying they are not going anywhere. Good for them. As the cliché goes, where there’s a will there’s a way.

Maybe old-style radio is a thing of the past. Maybe old-style TV is a thing of the past. I’m excited to see what comes out of this new experiment called social media. Do I mourn the old way of doing things? Maybe a little in a nostalgic way, but I am chomping at the bit to see what’s next.

Having said all that, long live VOWR!

Ivan Morgan can be reached at ivan.morgan@gmail.com

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