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The untold story of the congresswoman Giffords?
The untold story of the congresswoman’s struggle, her husband’s faith, and their long, hard road to recovery. The scheduled launch this month of the space shuttle Endeavour has aroused public interest at a level not seen since NASA’s glory days—not because of the mission itself, but because of one potential spectator at [...]
Inequality: The 1% solution
MY COLLEAGUE and I have something in common: we both think concentrations of power in alliances between gargantuan business instititutions and gargantuan government institutions are generally terrible. My colleague and I don’t have much in common in how we analyse the formation of those concentrations of power, or what we think [...]
Canada’s housing market is destined to slump
I found this article in the Globe and Mail recently and the reporters analysis of the Canadian housing market. It is his contention that there are some strong parallels between the economic indicators of today vs. the housing markets of the 1970′s and the 1980′s – which saw a big drop in the housing prices… [...]
Meaford Hosts Two All Candidates’ Meetings
With the General Election set for May 2nd, 2011, the Meaford & District Chamber of Commerce is inviting members of the public to attend and participate in two separate All Candidates’ Meetings. The first event will be held on Tuesday, April 26th, 2011 beginning at 7pm. This meeting will be held at the Meaford & St. Vincent [...]
OHIP Changes to Out of Country Care
The Globe and Mail reported on a case where an Ontario Tarlov Patient had won an appeal to be covered under OHIP’s Out of Country Care (OOC) program. The news story informed readers of the four day winning battle Rose had fought and also provided comments from a local, Ontario Neurosurgeon, Dr. Charles Tater [...]
Great Events at Meaford Hall
Madison Violet alt-Country/ City-Folk Thursday May 12, 8pm $30 Both hailing from Scottish small towns in Canada, Brenley MacEachern (from Kincardine) and Lisa MacIsaac (sister of Canadian Celtic legend Ashley MacIsaac) have chosen another musical path; one that channels their parent’s vintage record collection that comprised of the likes of Neil Young and [...]
Youth Juried Art Show at Meaford Hall
www.meaford.ca High school students of Grey Bruce and Simcoe Counties will have their own juried show at Meaford Hall. Two categories: fine art and photography will be selected by local artists to win prize money and hang in the Galleries at Meaford Hall. Sponsored by the Meaford Hall & Culture Foundation and Meaford Hall Gallery [...]
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