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FROM THE LCC ARCHIVES ~ FIRST SCREENED SIX YEARS AGO
"The more things change, the more they stay the same"

I've been watching, reading about, and listening to the Republican candidates campaigning for their party's presidential nomination. They are a truly dreadful cluster of people who would only make matters worse. President Obama, elected as the Man for Hope and Change, has become -- for me -- the Great Disappointer. "Voting is no substitute for the eternal vigilance that every friend of freedom must demonstrate towards government. If our freedom is to survive, Americans must become far better informed of the dangers from Washington -- regardless of who wins the Presidency." -- James Bovard in Voting is Overrated
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CLEAR THE AIR, MR. PRIME MINISTER
Posted 02.03.12
FRED RYAN

SHAWVILLE, QUEBEC | The Prime Minister made headlines flutter over a week ago, accusing the opposition to that pipeline of being, basically, puppets of the US environmental movement and for interests in the US who do not want Alberta's tar sold to China
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DON'T FEAR THE LEAKER -- YOU, TOO, CAN PLUMB, BOB!
Posted 02.02.12
ROSS MURRAY

Friends, homeowners, handymen, lend me your shears, in addition to any other proper tools you might possess. Do so, for my toolbox lacks the means to effectively carry out my home repairs, specifically the subjugation of the drips, the clogs, the inefficient double-flushes that plague this abode. Give me your pliers, your pumps, your muddied wrenches yearning to set free the stuck things.
Ross Murray is a freelance writer living in Stanstead, QC. He can be reached at Ross_murray@sympatico.ca

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PSST! LOOKING FOR A QUICKIE?
TODAY IN HISTORY
Posted 2.2.12
THOUGHT FOR TODAY
Posted 02.02.12

THIS SUCKS
Posted 02.03.12
I WISH I'D SAIDTHAT
Posted 01.30.11

I WISH I'D SAID THIS TOO
Posted 01.30.12

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HOWARD AND "AL" ~ STILL CROSSING THE US-CANADIAN BORDER

GORDON ALEXANDER

DERBY LINE, VERMONT | Howard Langdon, 74, of Tomifobia, Quebec, says he " has no trouble getting through either US or Canadian border check points with my old fashioned rig -- Al and I get plenty of smiles."
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FREE TAX RIDE FOR CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS?
Posted 01.31.12
FRANK BERNHEISEL

I was listening to C-SPAN radio while shaving the other morning and the discussion was about Mitt Romney's tax return, the President's speech, and the deficit. A man named Charles called in and pointed out that Mitt had deducted $7 million for charitable contributions for 2010 and 2011. Of this, $3.1 million went to the Mormon Church. Charles made the statement that allowing this tax deduction for Romney made him (Charles) pay more taxes and effectively forced him to support the Mormon Church.


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AFTER THE WAR CAME LEARNING
Posted 01.29.12
ELISHA PORAT

The sights and sounds from the burning Golan Heights and the shelled enclave haunted me not only at night, but during the day as well. And even writing poems about memories of the war, to which I became addicted for a short time, didn't help. I walked around my house and the kibbutz like a sleepwalker -- until I took my friends' advice and went up to Jerusalem.
Elisha Porat writes on a kibbutz in Israel.


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THE WAR ON TERROR SHOULD COME HOME
Posted 01.25.12
FRED RYAN

SHAWVILLE, QUEBEC | Smoking is also big business, and tobacco corporations make millions from the drug, millions they can use to insulate their drug from criminal investigation. Imagine what the cocaine and heroin dealers could accomplish if they followed tobacco's political pressure tactics.
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IS THAT A PROBE OR ARE YOU JUST GLAD TO SEE ME?
Posted 01.24.12
ROSS MURRAY

The space junk fell in my back yard late Sunday evening. The family was sitting around the TV watching our new favourite reality show, "So You Think You Can Sail a Cruise Ship...," when we heard the dog barking outside.
Ross Murray is a freelance writer living in Stanstead, QC. He can be reached at Ross_murray@sympatico.ca

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GENEALOGY: YOUR ANCESTRY
Posted 01.22.11
DAVE LEPITRE

Dave's latest Your Ancestry column and history photographs are posted regularly on the LCC.
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BUILD THE PIPELINE, BUT...
Posted 01.21.12
FRANK BERNHEISEL

Now Exxon Mobil, which owns the pipeline, says that they are going to bury the pipeline deeper where it crosses the river so it won't rupture again. So why wasn't it buried deeply in the first place?
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THERE'S A HOUSE WORD FOR THAT
Posted 01.17.12
ROSS MURRAY

Language is culture. Yogurt is also culture. Beyond that they have nothing in common. It's language -- certainly not yogurt -- that binds us.
Ross Murray is a freelance writer living in Stanstead, QC. He can be reached at Ross_murray@sympatico.ca

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THE REAL NITTY-GRITTY OF PROGRESS
Posted 01.15.12
FRED RYAN

SHAWVILLE, QUEBEC | It's popular to insist that schools and colleges teach specific skills -- like plumbing, circuit-board design, or nursing. These can lead to a job, quickly. But when the job changes, grows obsolete, or becomes cheaper in China or Mexico, that skill-based education suddenly is a constriction. It is flexibility, vision, knowledge of history, and the ability to create absolutely new combinations that will see us through, and which will be our tools to use what the complex modern world throws at us. These skills help us grab the ball and run with it.
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ECONOMIC GROWTH?
Posted 01.11.12
FRANK BERNHEISEL

Could this be the light at the end of the tunnel?
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OBLIGATORY POST-LOTTERY INTERVIEW
Posted 01.09.12
ROSS MURRAY

That evening, we all gathered in the family room as one of the kids went online to retrieve the winning numbers. He started reading them out. I got one number. Then I got another, and then the numbers kept coming.
Ross Murray is a freelance writer living in Stanstead, QC. He can be reached at Ross_murray@sympatico.ca


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JOHNNY MUSN'T GRUMBLE
Posted 01.04.12
JOHN MAHONEY

Good Old Mitt Romney wins large!
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TIPPED OFF
Posted 01.01.12
FRANK BERNHEISEL

On December 20, the Wall Street Journal ran the following article, "Inside Capitol, Investor Access Yields Rich Tips". From my point of view, the following paragraphs from the article are indicative of how corrupt the links between members of Congress and the financial community are.
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THE YEAR OF THE DOG
Posted 12.29.11
ROSS MURRAY

The Man wants me to talk about the Year. He says people like to talk about time like it has a beginning and an end. I do not think that time has a beginning and an end. A bag of dog food has a beginning and an end. I am sad when the bag of dog food ends. But then there is another bag and I am happy again. I like dog food!
Ross Murray is a freelance writer living in Stanstead, QC. He can be reached at Ross_murray@sympatico.ca

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2011 -- ONE BIG YEAR
Posted 12.27.11
FRED RYAN

SHAWVILLE, QUEBEC | We are nearing the end of the first year in which our society is being remodeled: the Boomers are stepping aside.
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YOUR LOBBYISTS AT WORK
Posted 12.16.11
FRANK BERNHEISEL

This year, 12,792 professionals lobbied for influence in the American capital, according to First Street Research Group in an analysis that tracks lobbyists. There are, by law, 435 voting members of the House of Representatives and 100 Senators. That computes to 24 lobbyists for every elected representative of the people.


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RESEARCH -- WITH CREDENTIALS?
Posted 12.14.11
FRED RYAN

SHAWVILLE, QUEBEC | "Privatize Hydro-Quebec" is a favourite idea of the Montreal Economic Institute. This think-tank argues that, to cut to the chase, hydro rates are too low in Quebec, but in corporate hands, the rates would go up and investors would earn more profit, making Quebec a more profitable place for investment.

Great logic, from this tank so generously funded by those very investors who want to save Quebec by charging us more.
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THE GIFT OF THE MAD GUY
Posted 12.12.11
ROSS MURRAY

How are the reindeer? Honestly, I don't know why I ask that because I can't imagine any possible answers other than "cantankerous" and "smelly."
Ross Murray is a freelance writer living in Stanstead, QC. He can be reached at Ross_murray@sympatico.ca

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NEW POEM: THE RETURN HOME OF SGT. GILAD SHALIT
Posted 12.09.11
ELISHA PORAT

They waited for him to come home:
Elisha Porat writes on a kibbutz in Israel.

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POLITICS -- IT'S ALL ABOUT PEOPLE
Posted 12.08.11
FRED RYAN

SHAWVILLE, QUEBEC | There are people who believe politics are everywhere and in everything. Every club, team, movement, even every family, has its politics. And on an abstract level, they feel every view, belief, attitude, outlook, even jokes and art, have a political content, make a statement, or support a political theory.
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BY THE SPLITTING OF MY THUMB, SOMETHING WINTERY THIS WAY COMES
Posted 12.05.11
ROSS MURRAY

HERE'S A PREDICTION: WINTER IS COMING.
Ross Murray is a freelance writer living in Stanstead, QC. He can be reached at Ross_murray@sympatico.ca

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I'M SEXY AND I KNOW IT -- BUT PEOPLE STILL DOESN'T
Posted 11.30.11
ROSS MURRAY

As you are by now aware, I have once again been passed over as People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive in favour of one Bradley Cooper, an actor of moderate renown with a certain douchey quality that appeals to a distressing number of women.
Ross Murray is a freelance writer living in Stanstead, QC. He can be reached at Ross_murray@sympatico.ca

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OUR COMPLAINTS INDUSTRY
Posted 11.28.11
FRED RYAN

SHAWVILLE, QUEBEC | We've had a pleasant autumn, after a great summer -- so why all the complaining across our city? Councilors are exchanging accusations, the media is heaving barbs as if that's the only way to sell newspapers, and regular citizens are up in arms about every subject -- from stoplights and dog parks to the lack of doctors and crowded classrooms. Editorial-writers and talk-show hosts, we self-appointed complainers, are getting drowned out. What's going on?
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FOR TWO CENTS EACH, THAT'S WHY
Posted 11.22.11
FRANK BERNHEISEL

This ship is the Emma Maersk, built in Denmark in 2006. She and her seven sister ships are the longest container ships constructed and the longest ships in service. She is 1,302 feet long and has one of the largest internal combustion engines built. developing 109,000 HP.
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Posted 11.22.11
ROSS MURRAY

For the past two months, I have patiently stood back (or alternatively peeked hesitantly through my bedroom blinds) as you've taken over my back lawn with your protests and encampments. As someone who considers himself to be politically left-leaning and still somewhat bitter for having missed out on the sixties by just that much, I have been sympathetic to your movement and your demands, as vague as they've been.
Ross Murray is a freelance writer living in Stanstead, QC. He can be reached at Ross_murray@sympatico.ca


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Posted 11.18.11
FRED RYAN

SHAWVILLE, QUEBEC | Christmas also calls out the thieves and scam-artists -- those scum-bags who climb out of their gutters not to admire the lights but to rob the weakest and least-alert of our neighbours. Already we have had several letters and calls about scams hitting local people, seniors mostly, via the telephone or Internet.


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Posted 11.14.11
ROSS MURRAY

When, for example, does a dude sporting a ponytail go from "keeping it real" to "creepy for real"?
Ross Murray is a freelance writer living in Stanstead, QC. He can be reached at Ross_murray@sympatico.ca

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Posted 11.12.11
FRANK BERNHEISEL

The people of Mississippi -- those who voted -- rejected the ballot measure that would define a legal person as existing from the moment of conception.
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HOW TO MAKE FLU VACCINATIONS DIFFICULT
Posted 11.10.11
FRED RYAN

SHAWVILLE, QUEBEC | The elderly and the ill are supposed to arrange their own rides, to and from, and also to wait during the line up and then rest in observation after the shot? The elderly and infirm likely don't or can't drive; can they find a family member to spend the afternoon, or can they figure out the bus routes and transfers totake a city bus, or can they pay for across the city?
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CANADA: DEAD POEM SOCIETY
Posted 11.08.11
ROSS MURRAY

Prime Minister Stephen Harper has unveiled the next stage in his government's ongoing transformation of the Canadian political and social landscape, promising new and comprehensive legislation to get tough on rhyme.
Ross Murray is a freelance writer living in Stanstead, QC. He can be reached at Ross_murray@sympatico.ca

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REUNION REVELATIONS
Posted 11.03.11
BARBARA FLORIO GRAHAM

These biographies have provided a fascinating glimpse at what made the most significant impressions on these vulnerable kids, many of who came from dysfunctional families. Although their parents were rich and sent them to excellent universities, many described bouts with alcoholism or drugs, one or more divorces, and quite a few failed attempts to find a suitable profession.
Barbara Florio Graham is the author of Five Fast Steps to Better Writing, Five Fast Steps to Low-Cost Publicity, and Mewsings/Musings
www.SimonTeaKettle.com.

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IN QUEBEC, WHO'S CELEBRATING BEING AN ANGLO?
Posted 11.02.11
FRED RYAN

SHAWVILLE, QUEBEC | The francophone majority has plenty of public mouthpieces, from Quebec nationalists and political parties to cultural watchdogs like Imperatif français -- not to mention the entire Quebec government with its often nationalistic civil service.


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AN AGE-INAPPROPRIATE HALLOWEEN TALE
Posted 10.30.11
ROSS MURRAY

Warning: The following story contains gruesome scenes and high sugar content; may cause queasiness and cellulite
Ross Murray is a freelance writer living in Stanstead, QC. He can be reached at Ross_murray@sympatico.ca

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GOODBYE TO ALL THAT LONG-GUN RUBBISH, AND GOOD RIDDANCE
Posted 10.28.11
JOHN MAHONEY

I'm no fan of Prime Minister Harper and Canada's Conservative government, but they are doing one thing right: scrapping the country's long-gun registry.


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YES, PREMIER CHAREST, A QUEBEC INQUIRY
Posted 10.27.11
FRED RYAN

SHAWVILLE, QUEBEC | Let me add another voice supporting a public inquiry into corruption in the construction industry in Quebec. Premier Charest announced one, but given his original insistence that an inquiry will never happen, his lack of details is not encouraging.
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YOU'LL GET YOURSELF A REPUTATION
Posted 10.25.11
ROSS MURRAY

As the saying goes, reputations are like soufflés: tough to make, easily ruined, not good with tequila.
Ross Murray is a freelance writer living in Stanstead, QC. He can be reached at Ross_murray@sympatico.ca


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TWO CHEERS FOR BIPARTISANSHIP
Posted 10.23.11
FRANK BERNHEISEL

So the Obama Administration is blameless, right? No! The Obama Administration failed to do the due diligence that any venture capitalist needs to do before investing in a project.
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ALL YOU NEED IS LUNCH
Posted 10.16.11
ROSS MURRAY

With 180 school days each year, and with my youngest daughter having attended five years of school so far, that means she's gone to school for approximately 900 days -- not counting when she's supervised at school during planning days, which in Quebec amounts to something like 72 a year.
Ross Murray is a freelance writer living in Stanstead, QC. He can be reached at Ross_murray@sympatico.ca

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FARMING REGULATIONS, CLIMATE CHANGE
Posted 10.13.11
FRED RYAN

SHAWVILLE, QUEBEC | In our densely populated world the only alternative to government regulation is self-regulation. The rant that "the only good government is no government" leads nowhere.
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I THANK, THEREFORE I AM. CANADIAN.
Posted 10.09.11
ROSS MURRAY

As holidays go, Thanksgiving has never really taken off. And by "taken off," I mean I don't recall any Thanksgiving presents coming my way, so that's not much of a holiday, is it?
Ross Murray is a freelance writer living in Stanstead, QC. He can be reached at Ross_murray@sympatico.ca

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GETTING WHAT YOU PAID FOR
Posted 10.06.11
BARBARA FLORIO GRAHAM

It's not only in entertainment where we don't get what we think we're paying for. But it's unsettling to think that national institutions we ought to be able to trust are sometimes ripping us off.
Barbara Florio Graham is the author of Five Fast Steps to Better Writing, Five Fast Steps to Low-Cost Publicity, and Mewsings/Musings
www.SimonTeaKettle.com.

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RUN ON
Posted 09.30.11
ROSS MURRAY

Hmmm... well, this is a self-indulgent rule-breaker -- one sentence and one paragraph, 725 words long. Sorry, readers.
Ross Murray is a freelance writer living in Stanstead, QC. He can be reached at Ross_murray@sympatico.ca

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US WAR ON DRUGS A FAILURE
Posted 09.26.11
FRANK BERNHEISEL

Let's be clear, the War on Drugs -- started in 1971 by President Nixon -- has failed. It's time for a new approach.
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A LETTER TO THE CATS FROM MOE, WHO WENT MISSING
Posted 09.13.11
ROSS MURRAY

When I first wandered into the family house, I figured I'd give it a year, two years tops, long enough for me to work off the kitten fat, get up to my cat-fighting weight, live in the lap of luxury for a while -- live in it, snuggle in it, do that freaky kneading/suckling thing that I can't help doing... what is it with the kneading? You guys know what I'm talking about, right?
Ross Murray is a freelance writer living in Stanstead, QC. He can be reached at Ross_murray@sympatico.ca


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THE CAT'S PYJAMAS AND THE MOUSE'S SWEATPANTS
Posted 09.05.11
ROSS MURRAY

Our house has a longstanding save-the-critter policy. Many a bumblebee has been captured under glass and released into the wild. Sundry spiders have dangled from fingertips and been whisked quickly out of doors. Toads are strictly catch-and-release.
Ross Murray is a freelance writer living in Stanstead, QC. He can be reached at Ross_murray@sympatico.ca
His archived columns are HERE

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I SMELL ERRATA
Posted 08.25.11
ROSS MURRAY

My column about the futility of lawn care ("Look out back in anger") made the baseless claim that Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper's stand on climate change had caused my grass to turn brown. Moreover, the author's tone was unjustifiably snippy. We apologize for the allegation and graciously ask the Conservative Party to call off its lawyers.
Ross Murray is a freelance writer living in Stanstead, QC. He can be reached at Ross_murray@sympatico.ca

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IF YOUR CHILD STEALS, WHAT WILL YOU DO ABOUT IT?
Posted 08.22.11
JOHN MAHONEY

If your daughter surreptitiously takes $450 from your purse and spends it, will you consider it stealing? What will you do if your son -- without permission -- charges $450 worth of iPod games to your credit card?
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TINY VERMONT TOWN FONDLY REMEMBERS ITS POND THAT LEFT FOR GOOD
Posted 08.05.11
GORDON ALEXANDER

GLOVER, VERMONT | It happened more than 200 years ago, but the memory of Runaway Pond is strong in the hearts and minds of local Vermonters here in the Northeast Kingdom.
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IS GENERAL ELECTRIC A US CORPORATION?
Posted 08.02.11
FRANK BERNHEISEL

Is GE an American company? Does it benefit from being incorporated in Schenectady, New York, and having its headquarters in Fairfield, Connecticut?
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OSLO: ONE WEEK LATER
Posted 07.31.11
BERIT LUNDH

Without much consideration for themselves, these campers jumped into their small motorboats, row boats, inflatable boats and began to charge towards the island -- some being shot at both on the way there and on the way back. Their stories were heart wrenching -- having to leave people behind because boats were becoming overloaded, having to decide who could possibly be saved and who could not.
Berit Lundh writes from Oslo, Norway

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TO CALL SCREEN OR NOT TO SCREEN
Posted 07.29.11
ROSS MURRAY

There are countless inventions whose negative impact outweighs the positive. Take plastic wrap, for example -- wastefulness for the sake of convenience. On the other hand, it probably has contributed to food safety over the years, not to mention the joke about the guy who goes to the psychiatrist wearing only Saran Wrap, causing the psychiatrist to say, "I can clearly see you're nuts. "
Ross Murray is a freelance writer living in Stanstead, QC. He can be reached at Ross_murray@sympatico.ca

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JOHNNY MUSN'T GRUMBLE
Posted 07.24.11
JOHN MAHONEY

Drinking at the "best" Western Inn in Pembroke, Ontario
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MEET US REP. ERIC CANTOR OR, THE BEST GOVERNMENT MONEY CAN BUY
Posted 07.22.11
FRANK BERNHEISEL

Cantor owns up to $15,000 in the fund, which is called the ProShares Trust Ultrashort 20 Plus Year Treasury ETF. Cantor, who leads the House GOP's debt ceiling negotiations, would see his ETF rise dramatically in value if Republicans allow the country to default on its debt. And as Salon notes, Cantor recently broke off negotiations over raising the debt ceiling.
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CANCEL THAT HBC CREDIT CARD
Posted 07.20.11
ROSS MURRAY

When the WalMarts started moving in, we actually felt bad for Zellers. Yes, the quality of your house-brand footwear and clothing is laughably poor, but oh!, the savings we've enjoyed on diapers and toilet paper! Where would our kitties be without your giant tubs of litter? And where else can you get Ganong spearmint leaves around here? Nowhere.
Ross Murray is a freelance writer living in Stanstead, QC. He can be reached at Ross_murray@sympatico.ca

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THOSE LAZY, HAZY DAYS OF SUMMER "BACK THEN"
Posted 07.16.11
ROSS MURRAY

Remember when summers were spent just goofing off? Now, those were summers! Not that we did nothing. On the contrary. Our days were filled with carefree adventure and daring-do, punctuated by visits to the Emergency Room.
Ross Murray is a freelance writer living in Stanstead, QC. He can be reached at Ross_murray@sympatico.ca

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WHO DO US CONGRESSMEN SERVE?
Posted 07.14.11
FRANK BERNHEISEL

As the old saying goes: a man cannot serve two masters.
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CONSERVE -- ONE DROP AT A TIME
Posted 07.10.11
BARBARA FLORIO GRAHAM

It's easy to just throw your hands in the air and give up. Certainly nothing any of us can do individually is going to make a difference. But that's not true.
Barbara Florio Graham is the author of Five Fast Steps to Better Writing, Five Fast Steps to Low-Cost Publicity, and Mewsings/Musings
www.SimonTeaKettle.com.

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NEW (SCHOOL) YEAR RESOLUTIONS
Posted 07.06.11
FRED RYAN

New (school) year resolutions
Fred Ryan is the publisher of Quebec's Aylmer Bulletin, The West Quebec Post, and the Pontiac Journal.

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BANDAGES? WE DON'T NEED NO STINKIN' BANDAGES!
Posted 07.06.11
ROSS MURRAY

Recently, my daughter Katie graduated from Alexander Galt High School. Along with a diploma, each student received a small graduation-night emergency kit. The contents included a pre-paid calling card, a business card for a taxi service, a small pamphlet listing youth resources and emergency numbers, an antiseptic swab, a Band-Aid, and a condom.
Ross Murray is a freelance writer living in Stanstead, QC. He can be reached at Ross_murray@sympatico.ca

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ON KILLING MEDICARE IN THE US
Posted 07.03.11
FRANK BERNHEISEL

Dominating the US air waves, we have Paul Ryan who says that the way to save money and eliminate the federal government debt is to kill Medicare and turn us work over to private insurance companies. It's a joke, right?
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DOES CANADA EXIST?
Posted 06.29.11
ROSS MURRAY

With people around the world actively rebelling against their governments and struggling to throw off the shackles of oppression, the question arises, what is a nation? And more important, can they beat us in hockey?
Ross Murray is a freelance writer living in Stanstead, QC. He can be reached at Ross_murray@sympatico.ca

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FARM SUBSIDIES
Posted 06.24.11
FRANK BERNHEISEL

Recently, the US House of Representatives passed the agriculture appropriations bill. This bill includes a bunch of subsidies for farmers and agribusiness. These subsidies, partially listed below (thanks to the Cato Institute for those) add up to between $14 and $23 billion every year. These are in addition to the $6 billion a year ethanol subsidy, which has pushed the price of corn to over $7 per bushel, increasing the cost of food.
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WHATSA ANTIMATTER WITH YOU?
Posted 06.16.11
ROSS MURRAY

Dear Class of 2011, over the next few days, you're going to receive a lot of advice. I realize that it seems like people have been preaching at you forever, and maybe you feel you've heard enough.
Ross Murray is a freelance writer living in Stanstead, QC. He can be reached at Ross_murray@sympatico.ca

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THE BEST NEWPAPER PRIZE OF ALL
Posted 06.14.11
FRED RYAN

AYLMER, QUEBEC | For us at the Bulletin, a bigger weekend was the one before -- Quebec's community newspaper convention and awards gala. Always a big deal for newspaper people, the convention gets us out with our peers from Quebec City, Gaspé, the Far North, south to the eastern Townships, and all the cities -- English, French, Mohawk, Cree, Inuit, Greek, and Italian. What a pleasure to touch base with others who do the same sort of work as do we, week after week.
Fred Ryan is the publisher of Quebec's Aylmer Bulletin, The West Quebec Post, and the Pontiac Journal.

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MOODYS: CONFLICT OF INTEREST
Posted 06.09.11
FRANK BERNHEISEL

Moody's and the other rating "agencies" get paid by the people, like Goldman Sachs, who issued the bonds. Could there be a conflict here?
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THIS ONE'S A BIT OF A STRAIN
Posted 06.07.11
ROSS MURRAY

I've never broken a bone, and I see this is an indictment of an overcautious life. Not that I desire pain and injury, but it seems to me that, statistically speaking, I should have busted something by now.
Ross Murray is a freelance writer living in Stanstead, QC. He can be reached at Ross_murray@sympatico.ca

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AMERICAN FARCE
Posted 06.02.11
FRANK BERNHEISEL

What is wrong with a little farce? Everyone gets to laugh, right? Wrong!
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HOW TO MAKE HISTORY
Posted 05.26.11
FRED RYAN

SHAWVILLE, QUEBEC | One of today's urban legends is that newspapers are dying. If you are holding one right now, does it feel dead?
Fred Ryan is the publisher of Quebec's Aylmer Bulletin, The West Quebec Post, and the Pontiac Journal.

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Posted 05.24.11
ROSS MURRAY

Another rule is that if Star Wars is on TV, you have to watch it. That's just the way it is. That's how I ended up spending my Canadian election evening with one eye on the epic battle between good and evil with the fate of millions hanging in the balance and the other eye on Return of the Jedi. Forgive me, then, if the two become a bit blurred.
Ross Murray is a freelance writer living in Stanstead, QC. He can be reached at Ross_murray@sympatico.ca

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CATS AND SONGBIRDS
Posted 05.20.11
BARBARA FLORIO GRAHAM

A terrible myth persists. Many people claim that cats are the primary threat to the survival of songbirds.
Barbara Florio Graham is the author of Five Fast Steps to Better Writing, Five Fast Steps to Low-Cost Publicity, and Mewsings/Musings
www.SimonTeaKettle.com.


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ARAB DEMOCRACY
Posted 05.19.11
FRANK BERNHEISEL

There are no Arab democracies. Every Arab state is run by a monarch or a dictator and dissent is forcefully suppressed. Lebanon is no exception.
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AND REMEMBER: LET'S PUT THE "SHHH" IN "SHOWTIME"
Posted 05.13.11
ROSS MURRAY

Good evening, everyone. If we could all just settle down, please.... As principal of Élecole Ste-Beigne-de-la-Framboise, I'd like to welcome you to our annual all-school musical-dramatic-revue-pageant-spectacle! The children have a wonderful evening planned for you, and if all goes well we should be out of here in two to two-and-a-half hours... Settle down, please... quiet... People, I can wait here all night!
Ross Murray is a freelance writer living in Stanstead, QC. He can be reached at Ross_murray@sympatico.ca

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OUR FRAGMENTED LIVES
Posted 05.11.11
BARBARA FLORIO GRAHAM

I worry about today's children, all of whom seem to have earbuds in their ears, blasting loud music, or cellphones commanding their attention. Computers in their rooms are used for homework some of the time, but also for continual monitoring of Facebook and viewing YouTube videos.
Barbara Florio Graham is the author of Five Fast Steps to Better Writing, Five Fast Steps to Low-Cost Publicity, and Mewsings/Musings
www.SimonTeaKettle.com.

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PRESS FREEDOM MEANS WHAT?
Posted 05.08.11
FRED RYAN

SHAWVILLE, QUEBEC | As for readers and media-watchers, your obligation in protecting press freedom is to not just turn off. This has been happening, big-time.
Fred Ryan is the publisher of Quebec's Aylmer Bulletin, The West Quebec Post, and the Pontiac Journal.

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SOMETHING ELSE WITH THAT?
Posted 05.04.11
ROSS MURRAY

Mostly, though, I don't like drive-thrus because so much can go wrong. With my terrible French and burgeoning deafness, I need the face-to-face interaction that a drive-thru can never provide.
Ross Murray is a freelance writer living in Stanstead, QC. He can be reached at Ross_murray@sympatico.ca

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THE DOUBLE
Posted 05.02.11
ELISHA PORAT

I surveyed the pictures unsure what to do. Clench my hands? A boy's fists? What good were these little hands now, how could my fists help? Tears? Tears of shock and pain? What use are tears? My tears indeed, for I proudly held them to a trickle. Swear revenge? Oaths sworn and vows made as I walked the hall? What good had swearing revenge been when it was so desperately needed?
Elisha Porat writes on a kibbutz in Israel.

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WHAT A CANADIAN FRIEND WE HAVE IN STEPHEN
Posted 04.28.11
ROSS MURRAY

I imagine Friend Stephen would be the type of friend who would come over to your house for a barbecue and insist on taking over the grill, arguing that only his heightened vigilance could ensure that the neighbours won't sneak into the yard and steal the meat right off the grill, because that's what neighbours do.
Ross Murray is a freelance writer living in Stanstead, QC. He can be reached at Ross_murray@sympatico.ca

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IF CANADIAN HEALTH CARE MATTERS TO YOU, YOU SHOULD VOTE!
Posted 04.25.11
LILY RYAN

IN THE PONTIAC, QUEBEC | There is no better time to talk about health than during an election. While it may seem that politicians barely notice the daily challenges of their constituents, this year may be different. Once again, polls show health care is the top priority for the election.
Lily Ryan is the editor of the West Quebec Post.

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I WANNA HOLD YOUR HAND... REALLY
Posted 04.21.11
ROSS MURRAY

There's a myth in our house that claims I don't like holding hands -- a myth perpetrated by my own wife. "Your father," she likes to tell the children, "was too embarrassed to hold my hand when we started going out."
Ross Murray is a freelance writer living in Stanstead, QC. He can be reached at Ross_murray@sympatico.ca

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JUST WHO IS PAYING US INCOME TAXES?
Posted 04.18.11
FRANK BERNHEISEL

The plan is bold! It is serious! It took courage! It re-frames the debate! The ball is in Obama's court! Very wonky! It is a game-changer! Did I mention it is serious? The math demands it! We need to have shared sacrifice! This puts us on the right course! It's serious and bold!
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WHEN GRANDCHILDREN COME TO VISIT
Posted 04.15.11
BARBARA FLORIO GRAHAM

Gone are the days when grandparents lived in big houses with backyards, attics, and basements where children could discover forgotten treasures and play for hours.
Barbara Florio Graham is the author of Five Fast Steps to Better Writing, Five Fast Steps to Low-Cost Publicity, and Mewsings/Musings
www.SimonTeaKettle.com.


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FORT SUMTER RE-FIRED
Posted 04.13.11
FRANK BERNHEISEL

On April 12, 1861, 150 years ago, the men of honor standing on their principles, fired the shots and started the bloodiest war in American history. These were the gentlemen of South Carolina who seemed to have a penchant for secession. They had gone in that direction in 1832 during the nullification crisis but were out maneuvered by Andrew Jackson.


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OFF TO THE ROYAL WEDDING
Posted 04.11.11
ROSS MURRAY

I'm writing to let you know that I've not yet received my invitation to your Royal Wedding. I imagine what happened is that you mailed it to my old P.O. box address instead of my street address and, well, you know how postal workers are in the colonies. But not to worry; I'll be there.
Ross Murray is a freelance writer living in Stanstead, QC. He can be reached at Ross_murray@sympatico.ca

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ARE THE LOCAL POLICE ABUSING THEIR POWER?
Posted 04.05.11
FRED RYAN

SHAWVILLE, QUEBEC | Gatineau's police appear to be targeting the person of the mayor, Marc Bureau. Nothing illegal here; in fact, it was taken as a joke that the cops would ticket their mayor for jaywalking.
Fred Ryan is the publisher of Quebec's Aylmer Bulletin, The West Quebec Post, and the Pontiac Journal.


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ODA HUMANITY! AND OTHER CANADIAN GOVERNMENT MINISTERS
Posted 04.04.11
ROSS MURRAY

I had been following the Canadian news about the federal opposition holding the Harper Conservatives in contempt of Parliament, and somewhere between wondering whether Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff's manufactured outrage couldn't somehow be transformed into manufactured charisma and fantasizing about the entire House of Commons being held in contempt of Canada, it occurred to me that, up until a month or so ago, I had no idea who Bev Oda was.
Ross Murray is a freelance writer living in Stanstead, QC. He can be reached at Ross_murray@sympatico.ca

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A USEFUL ELECTION, A COST-EFFICIENT DEMOCRACY
Posted 04.01.11
FRED RYAN

SHAWVILLE, QUEBEC | Instead of bombs and rockets, should our jets in Libya be dropping the pundits, media experts, and Conservative politicians who claim this federal election is "useless"? Or onto the crowds of Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Yemen, Oman, Honduras, and China? Those peoples, bloodied and bandaged, would certainly be eager to learn why democratic elections are a big waste of time.
Fred Ryan is the publisher of Quebec's Aylmer Bulletin, The West Quebec Post, and the Pontiac Journal.

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ALL THE NUTCASES COME OUT TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT
Posted 03.30.11
FRANK BERNHEISEL

The US is a free country and as we come up to the presidential election -- it is only 19 months away -- we are proving it, every day. We do this by encouraging every nutcase in America to run for president.
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MEETING OF SCARED SILLY SYNONYMOUS
Posted 03.29.11
ROSS MURRAY

I'm glad to see so many people here this evening. It seems our numbers keep growing week after week! Our membership always takes a dive at the start of the new year, what with everyone feeling so optimistic and upbeat. But with all the calamity that's befallen the world over the past couple of months, attendance has been going through the bomb-shelter roof! That's good, because remember, people: there's no hysteria like mass hysteria.
Ross Murray is a freelance writer living in Stanstead, QC. He can be reached at Ross_murray@sympatico.ca

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LETS MAKE ATTACK ADS SELF-DEFEATING -- GIVE THEM THE BOOT
Posted 03.22.11
FRED RYAN

SHAWVILLE, QUEBEC | Nasty attack ads by any Canadian political party are attempts to intimidate voters; they push us toward hating politics, politicians, and elections. This "politics of dirt" has been imported from the worst excesses of American political assassination, promoted day after day by the Fox TV network.
Fred Ryan is the publisher of Quebec's Aylmer Bulletin, The West Quebec Post, and the Pontiac Journal.

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TEN THINGS NOT ABOUT THE SNOW
Posted 03.21.11
ROSS MURRAY

This column is not about snow. I think we're all pretty much snowed out. We're snowed out, snowed in, snowed up and down, and snowed under. Snow doubt about it. Or are we?
Ross Murray is a freelance writer living in Stanstead, QC. He can be reached at Ross_murray@sympatico.ca

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2ND REPORT FROM READER IN JAPAN
Posted 03.20.11
Canadian Pierre Nadeau, a swordsmith/blacksmith from Montreal, currently lives in Japan with his wife.
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FRESH E-MAIL
Posted 03.19.11
Quebec Hydro frego promo
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HOW GREEN IS QUEBEC, OR, NOT A BILL, A BILL OF GOODS FROM HYDRO
Posted 03.14.11
FRED RYAN

SHAWVILLE, QUEBEC | First, Hydro is asking us to discard our old appliances. How is that done? Dumped on the curb, or traded in to appliance shops? Where will the carcasses of all those old machines end up?
Fred Ryan is the publisher of Quebec's Aylmer Bulletin, The West Quebec Post, and the Pontiac Journal.

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TEACHING YOUR CHILDREN WELL
Posted 03.12.11
ROSS MURRAY

I know for a fact that I'm a terrible teacher because a few years ago I pinch-hit for an advanced senior English class while the regular, properly trained teacher was on sick leave. It was three months of glazed eyes, zero concentration, and not a single cohesive thought. And you should have seen the students!
Ross Murray is a freelance writer living in Stanstead, QC. He can be reached at Ross_murray@sympatico.ca


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SENIOR MUSINGS ~ LIFELONG LEARNING
Posted 03.08.11
BARBARA FLORIO GRAHAM

Don't be lulled by some of the magazine articles that claim that just doing crossword puzzles or playing bridge will accomplish this, although both are certainly excellent ways to stay sharp. You have to learn something completely new to give your brain the workout that will help fend off strokes and memory loss.


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FILL 'ER UP!
Posted 03.04.11
FRANK BERNHEISEL

Earlier this week I filled up my car with gas: fourteen gallons at $3.359 for a total of $47.03. The price of oil in New York on March 2 was $101 per barrel. In 2008, which was a recession year, Exxon Mobile and Shell made profits of $45 billion and $26 billion respectively. And, as far as I can tell, Exxon paid no federal tax in 2009.


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"GREEN BATHING?" WHO, ME?
Posted 03.01.11
FRED RYAN

SHAWVILLE, QUEBEC | We've all heard of "green washing," where a company will redesign its labels and advertising to position its products as environmentally friendly -- green -- without actually changing the product. But how many of us have heard of "green bathing"? How many of us know that our lovely Aylmer is one of the worst examples of green bathing?
Fred Ryan is the publisher of Quebec's Aylmer Bulletin, The West Quebec Post, and the Pontiac Journal.

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REMEMBERING THE EARLY DAYS OF THE US OCCUPATION OF GERMANY
Posted 02.25.11
MARY CAMPISI FERREE

It was 1948 and Germany was just beginning the post-World War II recovery process. Wiesbaden, my home for the next thirty-six months or so, had barely been touched by the war. It was an old spa city, not involved in the production of war munitions, so was spared all but a few of the bombing runs by the allies. Most of the bombs that did hit the city were dropped in error by pilots thinking they were over Frankfurt.
Mary Ferree is a former US Airforce Brat now living in Colorado.

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'PENGUINS' PLUNGE INTO ICY LAKE WATER TO SUPPORT CHALLENGED VT ATHLETES
Posted 02.15.11
GORDON ALEXANDER

NEWPORT, VT | One of the most outstanding spectator events during the annual Winter Carnival here was the Penguin Plunge on February 12. Some two hundred spectators gathered around a swimming-pool size hole in the ice provided by the Newport Fire Department to cheer on hardy and wildly cheerful plungers who, for a good cause, braved the 34-degree water temperature in 30-degree air temperature of Lake Memphremagog.
Gordon Alexander is a Vermont-based photojournalist.

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NO FACEBOOK FRIEND, MOI
Posted 02.13.11
FRANK BERNHEISEL

The medium is the message and Facebook's message is "your life is our property."
Frank Bernheisel writes from the Washington, DC area.

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HORSE POWER AT WORK IN NORTHERN VERMONT
Posted 02.02.11
GORDON ALEXANDER

BROWNINGTON, VERMONT | The event featured techniques in precision tree felling, cutting logs to mill specifications, and safely removing logs from the wood lot using single horses and teams.
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KOALAS IN HADERA WOODS
New poem by Elisha Porat -- poet, farmer, ex-soldier, who writes on a kibbutz in Israel.

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LACTATING INTOLERANCE
Posted 01.18.11
ROSS MURRAY

There's just something about breastfeeding that makes some people a bit squirrelly. Perhaps that's the reason a Montreal sales clerk this past weekend asked a nursing mom to leave the store.
Ross Murray is a freelance writer living in Stanstead, QC. He can be reached at Ross_murray@sympatico.ca

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GEOTHERMAL ENERGY USAGE REPORT
Posted 01.15.11
FRANK BERNHEISEL

We have had a geothermal heating and cooling system working in our home here in northern Virgina since August, 2009 and we saw a drop in total annual energy use of thirty-one percent in 2010 over 2009.
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LITTLE IN LIFE IS ASSURED
Posted 12.28.10
FRED RYAN


SHAWVILLE, QUEBEC | "Unquestionable proof" is the grail of those who lobby for no change to our life styles. These people may or may not be supporters of the world's coal and oil industries; it doesn't matter. Nor does their commitment to personal freedom and against paternalistic government matter. What matters is that the evidence, in bits and pieces from all over the world, is pointing not only to a growing radical change in climate but to acceptance that much of this climate change is due to human activities, mostly burning fossil fuels in one form or another.
Fred Ryan is the publisher of Quebec's Aylmer Bulletin, The West Quebec Post, and the Pontiac Journal.


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DOWN DEEP IN THE EARTH, ALONE AND IN THE DARK
Posted 11.16.10
BOB GERVAIS
A hard-rock miner. At last, status. Off-shift, a numbered lunch pail and several glasses of draught beer attested to the world, or, at least that part of the world that cared, that I was over 18 years of age -- and a miner -- in a mining community.
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CANUCK DISCOVERS GHANA: JOURNEY TO NAVRONGO
Posted 08.11.10
LEO GERVAIS

It is here where you really see the divide between the developing world and our so called developed world: Millions upon millions of Ghanaians subsist daily on less money than we spend on a double-double from Tim Hortons.
Leo Gervais teaches journalism at Concordia University in Montreal.

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ANNUAL ABENAKI POW WOW CELEBRATED IN NORTHERN VERMONT
Posted 08.07.10
GORDON ALEXANDER

EVANSVILLE, VERMONT | "No bumper stickers? No flags? What kind of a pow wow is this?"

Karen Redfeather of Chelsea, Vermont, was laughing when she met her friends on the tribal reservation of the Abenaki Clan of the Hawk's 19th annual 2-day Inter-tribal/International Pow Wow here on Saturday, a few kilometers from the Canadian border Saturday. Redfeather used come to pow wows with her tent that featured inter- tribal bumper stickers and flags, but took a year off to travel.
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THE REVEALING CROP TOP
Posted 08.05.10
ELISHA PORAT

In the sweet summer of 1963 I stood picking grapes in the kibbutz vineyard, while a long black car belonging to the diplomatic corps climbed with royal calm the path leading up between the vineyards to the packing shed.
Elisha Porat writes on a kibbutz in Israel.

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CANUCK DISCOVERS GHANA: INTRO
Posted 07.28.10
LEO GERVAIS

After meeting and also teaching many Africans over the years and eventually marrying one, my knowledge and fascination with the Dark Continent grew and so here I am in Ghana, the home country of my wife Hetty, to see the country close-up and visit her family for the first time with our two-year-old daughter Phoebe (who is, of course, half African).
Leo Gervais teaches journalism at Concordia University in Montreal.

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STILL PEDALING TOGETHER AFTER 70 YEARS
Posted 06.28.10
GORDON ALEXANDER

RICHMOND, QUEBEC | Wilfred Lancaster's vintage CCM bicycle won't give up on him and he won't give up on it. They have been road-mates for more than 70 years.
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The links on the Archives page will take you to the various index pages or to the listings of many of the LCC's numerous contributors. There are beaucoup files and it's still in development. If you note that something of import is missing -- or if you catch a '404' -- please let me know.
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QUEBEC'S 'STANHENGE' CIRCLE OF STONE COMPLETED
Posted 01.08.10
GORDON ALEXANDER

STANSTEAD, QUEBEC | The North American version of England's ancient Stonehenge is a in a field less than a quarter of a mile from the US/Canadian Border. The project was inaugurated in 2009 on September 20, the day of the Fall Equinox).
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CANADA'S LONGEST COVERED BRIDGE BEATS OUT NEW ENGLAND'S LANDMARK
Posted 10.19.09
GORDON ALEXANDER

The 1,282 foot Hartland Covered Bridge in Hartland, New Brunswick, Canada, is the longest covered bridge in the world, way longer than the 450 foot Cornish-Windsor Bridge spanning the Connecticut River in New Hampshire/Vermont, reputed to be the longest covered bridge in the United States.
Gordon Alexander is a Vermont-based writer/photographer.


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THIS IS THE BEAR-FACED TRUTH
Posted 06.08.09
ART GREAVES

NORTHAMPTON, MA | It's Saturday afternoon and I'm sitting in a chair in the driveway, facing my garage, and reading the instructions on how to operate my new cordless lawn trimmer. Suddenly, there's something breathing hot air on me and smelling my arm. I look to the left and I'm looking a very large female black bear straight in the eye.
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WATERCOLOR EXHIBIT: ROSEMARY MILLER
Reposted 03.08.08
ROSEMARY MILLER

Rosemary Miller was a talented artist who, in her later years, made her home in Stanstead, in the Quebec-Vermont border. These are some of her watercolors of her adopted community.
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WATERCOLOR EXHIBIT: LUIGI TIENGO
Reposted 02.16.08
LUIGI TIENGO

A native of Italy, Luigi Tiengo makes his home part-time in Quebec's Eastern Townships. He is an industrial designer, a self-taught builder/pilot of an experimental aircraft, and an avid cylist. These paintings were inspired by his many journeys along the Tomifobia River Bike Path.
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PHOTO STORY: SEARCH & RESCUE TRAINING MISSION
Posted 01.31.08
TIM DOHERTY

Canadian troopers from a Search and Rescue Team out of CFB Trenton (Ontario) make a snowy landing at Fairview Farms in Lennoxville, QC on Tuesday, January 29. The low-level SAR training mission was conducted with a Canadian Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft. Fairview Farms is operated by Brian Herring, who is a licensed general aviation pilot and maintains a small personal airstrip on the family farm.
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QUILTS FROM THE 'STITCH IN TIME' EXHIBIT
Posted 10.02.07
PHOTOS: KEVIN CHAMP

There were some 200 quilts from North America and Europe in this exhibit held Sept. 29-30 in Rankin, Ontario. Organized by quilter Val Champ, the colorful exhibit of historic and contemporary quilts was part of the Rural Ramble held each year in Ontario's Ottawa Valley to celebrate rural living.
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JUNK ART #3 - THE 'WAY THINGS TURNED OUT
Posted 04.28.07
BOB GERVAIS

LONDON, ONTARIO | "I am bowled over by the talent exhibitedhere by the students. The creativity on display is exactly the kind of thing thatthis city needs to attract new people, new blood, and new business." Look at how they have used smaller pieces of metal to reflect the toughness of the rhinohide -- this judging is not going to be a cakewalk."
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JUNK ART #2 - THE 'WHY' OF IT
Posted 04.21.07
BOB GERVAIS

LONDON, ONTARIO | "I suppose we could figure it out but suppose it's between $50,000 and $100,000. That's not what it's about -- what makes it all worthwhile is the look on the faces of the students as people and as artists, after the judging. They have been recognized for what and who they are; they are no longer simply number, or streams of ciphers in the educational mill. They are real."
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JUNK ART #1 - BEAUTY LIES WITH THE BEHOLDER
Posted 04.14.07
BOB GERVAIS

LONDON, ONTARIO | When you drive by the front of John Zubick Ltd.Scrap Metals on Clarke Road here, just a bit north of Gore Road, you can't help but notice the pedestals silhouetted against the Western sky. On each pedestal is astark, angular figure made from scrap metal.
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