Graham Thomson writes on political issues for The Journal.
A graduate of the University of Waterloo's English co-op program, Graham has worked in radio, television and print as a reporter, producer and political writer. Since starting work with the Edmonton Journal in 1995, he has reported on assignments in various parts of the world including Russia and Mexico and has been embedded with Canadian troops for two tours in Afghanistan. Graham has won a National Newspaper Award, a national B'nai Brith award for human rights reporting and was a Canadian Journalism Foundation fellow at the University of Toronto in the 2008-2009 school year.
More literature was added to the syllabus Thursday for the marathon civic chautauqua on the downtown arena district, as city administrators released their Update on Advancing the Downtown Arena.
There's no shortage of Edmontonians who believe the proposed arena project will fail to revitalize the downtown and that the financing of the deal will "screw the taxpayer."
Sister Patricia Kaliciak looked at the clock when she was wheeled into a University of Alberta Hospital operating room for a double-lung transplant.
It is the not the legacy he wants; it is perhaps not even the legacy he deserves. But it is his legacy, nonetheless.