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Legal Ease: Canadian citizens need to vote

by Joyce Blond Frank × on October 18, 2015 at 9:14 pm × 0 comments

Who has the right to vote and how many of us will exercise that right?

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Flavour Guy: If the party leaders are chefs, who’s writing the menu?

by Barry Lazar × on October 15, 2015 at 9:18 am × 0 comments

A man walks into a restaurant. It features a buffet. There are several extended tables. Each is stacked with more food than he could have imagined.

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Word Nerd: Deconstructing Political ED (Electile Dysfunction)

by Howard Richler × on October 14, 2015 at 8:46 am × 1 comment

On August 2 the writ was dropped in Canada. … Actually, no writ is dropped; writs of election are issued.

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Financial Fitness: There are no secrets to success

by Deborah Leahy × on September 28, 2015 at 9:18 am × 0 comments

Many people look for the secrets to investment success. Is it timing the market just right? Is it finding those hot stocks or getting in on the ground floor of the next big thing? These types of moves have little relevance to the vast majority of investors — even the […]

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Legal Ease: Take stock of your wishes, revise your will/mandate

by Joyce Blond Frank × on September 25, 2015 at 8:13 am × 1 comment

Now is the time to reassess and revise wills, mandates, powers of attorney, medical care directives, and any other instructions we want heeded.

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Word Nerd: OED is for lovers — language lovers

by Howard Richler × on September 18, 2015 at 8:51 am × 0 comments

The online edition of the Oxford English Dictionary affords word lovers a myriad of ways to explore the English language.

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Flavour Guy: Venture into the woods for barbecue and brownies

by Barry Lazar × on September 17, 2015 at 9:39 am × 0 comments

Comparing the Magee Bostonian with the Cuisinart Gourmet Outdoor Oven gives Flavourguy an opportunity to look at the world of serious outdoor cooking.

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Generations Foundation: September’s Bagel-o-Thon makes camp possible

by Generations Foundation × on September 16, 2015 at 8:01 am × 0 comments

Children have been anticipating their return to school since mid-August, with its promises of new social experiences and curriculum challenges in the classroom, guided by a new teacher.