Dear Radical Reader,

After twelve years of publishing alternative news I have decided to take a break in order to recoup the financial losses incurred over the past dozen years.

Dire and constant poverty and endless debt is not something I desire or promote but due to circumstances this is where I now find myself.

As a result I’ve decided to find employment that pays a regular income and puts food on the table and fuel in the vehicle and covers the normal monthly expenses that refuse to go away no matter how hard I try to avoid them.

My position over the years that “I’ve done so much with so little for so long, that now I can do anything with nothing” no longer holds true. Were I a hermit living alone in some solitary cell where my food and drink were provided to me daily most likely I would carry on doing what I’ve been doing for all these years but such is not the case.

My immediate family, my livestock and animals, my basic credit, my debts to friends and my ability to cope with the incessant demands made upon me necessitate doing what I must in order to meet these commitments.

Those who are familiar with this business will know already that it takes hours upon hours of steady, daily effort to keep abreast of the issues in order to present information that is reliable and truthful. And in order to spend all those hours reading, editing, researching, writing, corresponding and defending oneself from the usual verbal and legal attacks that accompany any presentation of alternative viewpoints contrary to the status quo a person has to be in a financial position wherein they can work all those long hours and still meet the basics of everyday living.

Since my legal problems with B’nai Brith Canada began in November of 2007 I’ve not only had to spend an inordinate amount of time and energy defending myself (on top of everything else) but I also lost valuable ground that I had gained running a small carpentry business that did provide a relatively secure income and also permitted me time to carry on with my main focus, that being of course, the publishing of news and opinions and articles normally unavailable in the Jewish dominated media.

All this said I suppose one could say that I’m retreating rather than giving up the battle. For how long I don’t know. If I win the lottery tomorrow then I’ll be back at it with my usual fierceness and fury I’m sure.

To all those who’ve offered financial support over the years I thank you. Some have been constant and extremely generous at times which is likely why I’ve been able to hold out for this long. But, as we all know, the bills never cease in this society and the cost of living never goes down and when one gets so far behind that even the dust is no longer visible on the horizon then it’s time to reassess one’s priorities.

If nothing else the site will stand (provided I can pay my internet bill which is now outstanding) as a reservoir and a library of important information pertaining to the main causes of global strife. I’m hopeful that it will be useful for those new seekers of truth who are only now beginning to set foot upon the path to greater political and spiritual enlightenment.

I’ve borrowed (once again) money to place ads in the local newspaper for work and I’m awaiting a response but obviously there are no guarantees. If anyone wishes to assist me at this time with a donation of any amount rest assured that it would be put to good use. My snail mail address is:

The Radical Press
4633 Barkerville Highway
Quesnel, B.C. Canada
V2J 6T8

There is also a PayPal button on my home page which is available at: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=4466120

In the meantime I will be still receiving email at radical@radicalpress.com . Feel free to write with ideas and suggestions and, as always, continue to…

Shine your Light for Love, Peace & Justice for All,

Arthur Topham
Publisher/Editor
The Radical Press
Canada’s Radical News Network
“Digging to the root of the issues since 1998″
http://www.radicalpress.com
radical@radicalpress.com