The inauguration stories remind me of old stories of coronations: a festive air, people flocking to one place for the ceremony, lauded performances of musicians and storytellers, with the focal point a family member about to take power. It seems particularly appropriate that Barack Obama’s swearing in is the day after a national holiday celebrating [...]
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I can’t count the number of times I’ve heard Canadians say – whine in fact – why can’t our politics be as interesting as the politics in the United States? Where is our Barack Obama? I get a little angry about it to be honest – I mean for $750 million bucks (the cost of [...] There’s considerable speculation that after the US election people will be feeling more optimistic and this feeling will assist in turning around an economy in recession. It’s not enough for any leader in this economy to turn things around in a sustainable way simply by building on consumer and investor confidence. Yes, these things are [...] OK it’s true; getting rid of plastic shopping bags will not cure the world of all the evils associated with Global Warming! But it is a start! There is a lot of hypocrisy in the world when it comes to people (including myself of course) spouting opinions on how to make the world a better [...] By Emma Levez Larocque It was recently my nephew’s birthday, and I went over to my sister’s house half an hour before his birthday party to help with the preparations. I was greeted with a table set with gorgeous, brightly coloured cloth napkins and a bright cloth tablecloth. Impressed, I asked where they had come from. “Those [...] Cleaning house is a wonderful way to welcome spring to our homes – shaking winter cobwebs out of curtains, and polishing windows harbouring the tearstains of winter storms. But as you open your cleaning cupboard, take a close look at what you find inside. Are you using non-toxic cleaning products and practices? If you aren’t, [...] |
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