sites i like to check out ...

Here is a compendium of websites of interest that I personally like to take a look at.  They've been organized by category for your browsing pleasure.  If you have a site you think should be added, I have a section called "Friends' Linx" - just email me at greg(at)ritallin(dot)com and I'll make the requested changes to the list!

Personal Favourites
Politics and News
Sports
Friends' Linx
Other Linx

Personal Favourites

Ritallin @ Coffeehouse My page on Coffeehouse, Canada's fast-growing network of artists and poets!  Check it out and spread the word!

Ritallin @ MySpace.com My artist's page on MySpace, one of the world's largest online artistic networks, has info on upcoming shows, sample tracks, photos, links to other great musicians and poets, and more! Make sure to take some time and visit!

BeWrite An online collective of writers and poets that I joined ... go and check out the poetry!
Black Ottawa 411 This site is the information hub for goings-on in the Black Ottawa community ... go to this site for event listings, The Spectrum, and more!
Blogger.com This is where I built my weblog ... if you don't blog you should think about it -- so check out the site!
Flow 93.5 Canada's first (and best) all-urban music station
Freeservers The place that enabled me to have my first-ever webpage ... get your web presence started for free here!
Inter-university Capital Alumni Network (ICAN) The local network of alumni associations that organizes events ... come and see when the next ICAN event is happening!
MudsharkAudio The premier choice for mobile audio recording in the Ottawa area. These guys recorded Live at Capital Slam 2005 and are awesome at what they do. Check it out!
OBHS Online A wealth of Canadian Black History information from the Ontario Black History Society
Queen's Alumni Ottawa Branch The webpage for local alumni for Queen's with recent and upcoming events ... keep up to date, check the page!
vanörange records The independent record label producing recordings of Ottawa's best spoken word artists

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Politics and News

Common Dreams Breaking progressive news and views.
The Globe and Mail Canada's national newspaper (don't start with the Post, please ...)
The Guardian Best daily newspaper on the World Wide Web.
Macleans The most widely-read Canadian newsmagazine
Maisonneuve Eclectic curiosity
The Nation Unconventional Wisdom Since 1865.
New Internationalist online magazine Reports on issues of world poverty and inequality, and debates and campaigns for radical change.
Rabble.ca News for the rest of us.
THIS Magazine Canada's alternative magazine of politics and culture
The Toronto Star Canada's most-read newspaper.

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Sports

Canadian Football League Canada's national professional gridiron league
CNNSI.com The American version of the sports news
National Basketball Association Get caught up on the latest hoops news
Toronto Raptors My team, their news
TSN Canada's sports leader
Waymoresports The Toronto Star's sports pages

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Friends' Linx

Dwayne Morgan His company, Up From The Roots, is Canada's most successful spoken word poetry-based organization. Big ups to the dean of Canadian spoken word!
Elle @ Coffeehouse The talented poet/photographer Elle on Coffeehouse - check it out!
Graceful Publications My insanely talented writer-friend Heather's homepage -- check it out!
Jennifer Haase Not only does her name rhyme with "classy", she's a class act out of NYC!
John Akpata The reigning 2005 Capital Slam Champion ... here's his web presence being felt!
Jōkko A multi-ethnic reggae/soul/funk/dub band making waves in Ottawa's music scene
Kevin Matthews The national director of the Spoken Word Canada Network - check him out!
Rodney Ronquillo One of the most talented Filipino-Canadian artists working today!
Steve Sauvé Ottawa's funniest poet has a blog with tons of great poetry info!
Youth Leadership Camps Canada Operated by my friend Stu Sanders, a great leadership opportunity!

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Other Linx

City of Ottawa Get on here to find out more info on municipal government services
Government of Canada Get on here to find out more info on federal government services
Government of Ontario Get on here to find out more info on provincial government services
Ontario College of Teachers My professional association, for educators in Ontario

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