Category: Voices

  • Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Easy Solutions for Everyday Problems

    Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Easy Solutions for Everyday Problems

    By Reena Nerbas Diesel Fuel Odour Dear Reena, How can I get diesel fuel odor out of upholstered boat cushions that have foam inside of the material? Mike Dear Mike, Begin by cleaning the cushions with dish soap and water. Blot the entire cushion and lay on the grass to air dry. When the cushions…

  • Newspapers May be Struggling but the News is Still Crucial

    Newspapers May be Struggling but the News is Still Crucial

    Don’t blame the Internet, embrace it as a means to deliver quality reporting to a broader audience By Lee Harding Research fellow Frontier Centre for Public Policy The old home for the Coventry Evening Telegraph in England is a building frozen in time. The publishers moved to more modern facilities in 2012. The newspaper’s home…

  • Planet Waves Horoscopes: July 9 – 16, 2018

    Planet Waves Horoscopes: July 9 – 16, 2018

    By Eric Francis Coppolino ARIES — Act protectively, not defensively. Offer the benefit of your awareness and resources to anyone who may need them, particularly young people. Your survival instincts are running strong right now, and you can do plenty to secure your boundaries, feather your nest, and work toward your greater wellbeing. Yet you…

  • Turning the Corner: Signs of Optimism Abound in Calgary

    Turning the Corner: Signs of Optimism Abound in Calgary

    Investors are slowly showing restored confidence. And there are plenty of other positive economic and social signs to be found By Brett Wilson Contributor Troy Media Considering Canadian pipeline politics over the past year, a thought struck: If the people who built the trans-Canada railway in the late 1800s had operated with the same level…

  • Faith Forum ~ All of Life Really Begins and Ends With God

    Faith Forum ~ All of Life Really Begins and Ends With God

    By Gloria Wessner ‘We’re all like sheep who’ve wandered off and gotten lost. We’ve all done our own thing, gone our own way. And God has piled all our sins, everything we’ve done wrong, on him, on him (Jesus).’ (Isaiah 53:6 MSG) Right from the first story of the Bible, Adam and Eve decided they…

  • Donald Trump’s Space Force: the Dangerous Militarization of Outer Space

    Donald Trump’s Space Force: the Dangerous Militarization of Outer Space

    By Gbenga Oduntan In a recent speech, President Donald Trump announced a new policy for the American space programme. It is time, he argued, for America to create a “Space Force”. As ever, the policy announcement was full of glittering ideas but short on detail, largely unspecific and even inaccurate. What we do know is that this…

  • From My Bookshelf: Laurie Frankel

    From My Bookshelf: Laurie Frankel

    By Lynn Willoughby This is How it Always Is ~ Laurie Frankel This novel was recommended to me and I loved it.  Much like “The Rosie Project” by Graeme Simsion, it deals with a difficult subject yet has moments that are hysterically funny. Claude is the youngest son of Rosie and Penn.  The older four…

  • Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Burn Smells Linger in Microwave

    Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Burn Smells Linger in Microwave

    By Reena Nerbas Built-up Hairspray Dear Reena, Can you please tell me how to remove built-up hairspray from my hair? Thanks, Ingrid Dear Ingrid, Typically, shampoo is the best solution for removing hairspray from hair. For a deep cleaning treatment, add 2 tbsp. baking soda to the amount of shampoo that you are using. Scrub…

  • Tent Cities Aren’t the Problem, Just a Symptom

    Tent Cities Aren’t the Problem, Just a Symptom

    We need to address contributing factors to homelessness, including mental illness, addictions and poverty By Jino Distasio Expert Adviser EvidenceNetwork.ca Tonight, an increasing number of Canadians face the prospect of sleeping in a tent – not to welcome the summer camping season but as a last resort. Unlike regulated campgrounds, tent cities are without electricity,…

  • Planet Waves Horoscopes: July 2 – 9, 2018

    Planet Waves Horoscopes: July 2 – 9, 2018

    By Eric Francis Coppolino ARIES — The key to your successful handling of Mars retrograde will be not overreacting — to anything. This is not easy, as you are a natural born fighter, and you like to stand up for what is right. With your ruling planet retrograde in Aquarius, you will be feeling no…

  • From My Bookshelf: David Sedaris

    From My Bookshelf: David Sedaris

    By Lynn Willoughby Calypso ~ David Sedaris I love Sedaris’s writing – his quirky sense of humour, the things he observes that no one else even sees, the absurdity of life in general.  His wry pokes at his own flaws and foibles are wonderful and he can laugh at himself like no one else.  This…

  • Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Strawberries

    Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Strawberries

    By Reena Nerbas Greasy Stove Dear Reena, I like to cook my steaks on a skillet on the stove top. I use a splatter screen but the grease comes through and makes a terrible mess on the stove. I bet you have a solution. Thanks, Bells Dear Bells, While the splatter screen is the best…

  • Planet Waves Horoscopes: June 25 – July 2, 2018

    Planet Waves Horoscopes: June 25 – July 2, 2018

    By Amy Elliott   Aries Your ruling planet Mars stations retrograde this week in Aquarius: the sign of groups, collective thought and the human mind in general. Particularly for you, this likely relates to your place within your community, whatever you consider that to be, and the influence of your friendships. Amid the roar of…

  • Let’s Get Past the Need for Apologies About the Past

    Let’s Get Past the Need for Apologies About the Past

    If apologies must flow if reconciliation is to be achieved in Canada, native groups should also issue regrets for their bygone evils By Gerry Bowler and Rod Clifton Frontier Centre for Public Policy The string of calls for public apologies continues unabated. How many apologies are enough? Yet again, demands have been made that Pope…

  • Lex Monoxide: One18 Empire Strikes Back

    Lex Monoxide: One18 Empire Strikes Back

    Searching the galaxy for new pleasures and feeling like I could take on the whole Empire myself, I strolled in (to One18 Empire) asking for a whiskey list and they brought me . . . #Whiskey #FoodReview #One18Empire #GatewayGazette #Foothills #YYC