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Canadian politics just like three-down football
Think of federal politics these days and it’s startling the similarities there are to the...
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The small-town adoption of Karen Cockburn
A friend was asked where he was from most recently.

“Stouffville” came the...
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Another world on other side of border
We recently returned from a memorable holiday in Yankee land.

We took the long...
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Winds blow Team Ontario chances off course
Last week, we left off describing the pre-fishing preparations for the Ontario Bass...
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Our perceptual filters, lenses shape the world

If presented with the autopsied brains of a diverse array of people, no expert would...
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Sponsors make key contribution to youth sports
The youth baseball season is coming to a close for my two sons and I must say I’m going...
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Bar band sounded right to Guess Who, too
Professionally, socially and by pure geographic coincidence, I have come to hear a mega...
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Lifetime in Scouting moulded many boys
Lord Robert Baden Powell has long been recognized as the founder of the world Scout...
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Preparing for Gibson bass tournament
As I write this during the week of Aug. 18,  I am busy preparing for the largest...
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Library column goes beyond Google
Most of  you use a search engine such as Yahoo!, Dogpile or Google when searching...
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German politician shows green changes possible
In 2005, I attended an international conference in Montreal on the Kyoto Protocol. There,...
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Teenagers’ long showers can take toll on hydro bill

Environmentalists tell us appliances such as refrigerators, stoves, air conditioners...
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Back-to-school shopping trip not too painful
It happens every year.

I sit my kids down and tell them I will buy them each...
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A little knowledge served up with your madness

Heading downtown for a little madness tonight?

Moonlight Madness that is,...
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Everyone loved Stouffville's Mickey
Young or old, he was everyone’s friend.

Everyone privileged to know him.
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Skills gone, not forgotten
I know I was never invited to ball games when I used to knit. 

In fact, I...
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