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Just before the death of actor W.C. Fields, a friend visited Fields' hospital room and was surprised to find him thumbing through a Bible. When asked what he was doing with a Bible, Fields replied, "I'm looking for loopholes. More ... Watch for our lineup of events - Don't miss out! Our Barrier Free Access Campaign is ongoing and the Barrier Free Access Committee wishes to inform you that construction is coming along and that the elevator should be up and running by the end of next week. More ... It was an announcement that sent tremors through the national psyche. It was the cause of intercontinental consternation and polarized the population. Was it the latest global deficit forecasts? Nah. Were there rumours of yet another deadly influenza outbreak? Hardly. More ... My mother belonged to the generation that knew girls who had danced with men who had danced with girls who had danced with the Prince of Wales. Edward, that is, not Charles. The mystique attached to the descendants of the tightly inter-married families that once ruled Europe, most of them for the past century grandchildren of Queen Victoria, endures. More ... I am currently reviewing events throughout my life . My friend Constance Scrafield Danby (a frequent contributor to the Citizen) is preparing a life history picture book for me. In the process I am realizing that I have lead a rather unusual life, different from that of anyone I know. That means I'm unique. Does that mean my life differs from normal? More ... To hear U.S. President Barrack Obama tell, Sonia Sotomayor, his nominee for the Supreme Court, simply "misspoke" and opted for a "poor choice of words" when she said a woman or Latino would make a better and more compassionate judge than a white man. More ... Ontario's Progressive Conservatives need to inject some optimism into a leadership campaign that has gone badly off track, and the governing Liberals suddenly are providing it. More ... 125 YEARS AGO Thursday, June 12, 1884 • Some big catches of the speckled beauties have been made during the last few days. The brooks are visited almost every day by sportsmen who return laden with them, sometimes to the extent of 25 or 30 pounds, as did Messrs. D. Fisher and Wesley Shields on Friday last. On the same day, Joseph Allen caught 257 by actual count. More ... |
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