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To support the argument in favour of funding private religious schools - currently the hot topic of the day - the fact that there is funding for Catholic schools is used as the prime rationale. The one point that seems frequently to be omitted is that Catholic schools are public schools. More ... For those who take comfort in the Biblicallybased notion that all things happen in threes, they will be gratified to know that we are now witnessing the third time in modern history that the issue of funding faith-based schools has become a major election campaign theme. More ... Many voters are saying that there are so few differences in policies between the two main parties in Ontario's Oct. 10 election they are having difficulty choosing between them - but they should look a little closer. More ... The Sun smiled warmly on the cluster of musicians, surrounded by a circle of excited spectators tapping their toes to a breakneck rendition of "Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms". More ... Iline up at the box office hoping to get a good last minute seat. It is a bright sunny day, the kind I always choose for a drive down through Dorking, Hesson, Millbank. Poole and Gadshill to Stratford. Occasionally I find myself sitting in the theatre beside someone who says, "You are sitting in my daughter's seat. She had to cancel just this morning". More ... As I told you last week, I spent the Labor Day weekend locked in a large bookstore with eleven other writers, under the watchful eyes of cameramen and television production people. Those who think my grasp of reality is tenuous at best, think it is rather odd that I would end up on a reality-TV series. More ... 100 YEARS AGO Thursday, September 19, 1907 • The coroner's jury into the death of Richard Bell of Shrigley, a victim of the Caledon railway disaster, has returned a verdict that the wreck "was caused by the criminal negligence" of engineer George Hodge and conductor Matthew Grimes "and further . . . More ... This month the Senior Spotlight is being aimed squarely at the debilitating disease that is Osteoporosis. In Canada, approximately one out of four women and one out of eight men over the age of 50 have osteoporosis. It can cause painful fractures, disability or deformity. Osteoporosis is often referred to as "the silent thief" because bone loss occurs without symptoms. More ... On the corner of William Street and First Avenue stands the Royal Canadian Legion with its new roof glistening in the sunshine. Gathered around the flag pole stands a dozen men and women in Legion jackets with medals jingling in the cool breeze. More ... Legion Week is well underway and all are reminded that they are welcome to drop by the Branch to learn more about our organization. We also have a display at the Orangeville mall until Friday. More ... |
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