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It's first thing Monday morning, and I am sitting at my desk ready to write an article on Thanksgiving. I turn on my computer and...it won't start Windows. Great. 2 hours later, I decide to switch to another computer so I can get this written. Nothing like a computer to test your "attitude of gratitude". More ... Our Branch attended the District Convention at Penatangushene this past weekend and we are very proud to learn that our own Marilyn Murray came first overall in the Province for her Scrapbook. She also finished in third place in the Bulletin Competition. More ... Idropped in on the gun show at the Orangeville Fairgrounds Sunday of last week to take a few photos and chat with a few exhibitors. I was greeted at the front by a woman who asked, in a pleasant and jocular manner, "are you pro-gun or anti-gun? More ... When Prime Minister Stephen Harper surprised and apparently delighted a high-end audience by playing the piano and singing at Ottawa's National Arts Centre gala on the weekend alongside renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma, his choice of the Beatles' classic "With A Little Help From My Friends" surely couldn't have been an accident. More ... Professor Mark Slouka, cited here recently, is an awardwinning teacher and writer. He directs the writing program at the University of Chicago, where the Encyclopedia Britannica has had its headquarters for the past century. Originally published in Edinburgh, it is now another U.S. global enterprise. More ... Dalton McGuinty keeps churning out more laws to protect residents than any previous Ontario premier, but some do not do their job well and others raise the question why he took so long. More ... Michael Moore has created food for thought in his recent movies. He has questioned many 'truths'. One might ask why after 911 Saudi Arabian aircraft took off for the far east though we were led to believe all aircraft were grounded over the U.S. (Fahrenheit 911). More ... 125 YEARS AGO Thursday, October 9, 1884 • A meeting at Allen's Hall in Horning's Mills has been held to consider how to check the increasing taxation being imposed on ratepayers in Melancthon's Old Survey. With some of the most heavily taxed present, the meeting was told of auditors' reports from several townships. More ... |
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