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As a person who loves language, I am always intrigued when I hear or read an expression that perfectly captures something that I have thought or experienced myself. More ... Colin's brother, Gerard, was up on the roof, sweating over the steep angle of the peaks, trying to get to the chimney to clean it. The roof in question is atop our recently rented house in the Hockley Valley. Looking at and then into a nearby vent, Gerard called out, "There's a snake in the vent." He took a closer look. "It's a boa constrictor," he told us. More ... 100 YEARS AGO Thursday, November 28, 1907 • Dufferin County Council has voted an honorarium of $100 to warden James Armstrong, of Orangeville, in acknowledgement of his services during the year. More ... It means, "things said in passing" - a good heading for any OpEd page column. Everything said in newspapers and other periodicals has a "best before" date and suffers from "periodicity". What follows is said in passing. Among the increasingly competitive appeals for the support of many worthy causes the gross 'take' is up this year but the number of donors is down. More ... It is not entirely unfair to describe Canada's unelected Senate as "a taskless thanks." Yes, the Senate performs many tasks, some of which are even useful, e.g. they review new legislation, and over the years various senators have conducted lengthy investigations into matters of public interest. More ... You may not be able to find a doctor to help save your life, but you can get one in a heartbeat to make your lips more kissable. This is wrong, because the public spends a huge amount training doctors who should be where they are most needed - treating the sick. More ... We cannot escape the fact that fossil fuels, being finite resources, will run out! Our society depends on oil, natural gas, and coal, non-renewable sources of energy created thousands of years ago. The end of supply, and more than likely society as we know it, is inevitable. The question is not 'if' but 'when'. More ... Ihaven't read the book but I intend to now that it's received so much free publicity engendered by the Halton Catholic School board. It has not been banned, despite some headlines I've read. The hapless board is just following policy to pull a book if there is a complaint and then investigate. More ... |
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