Category: Voices

  • From My Bookshelf: Elizabeth George

    From My Bookshelf: Elizabeth George

    By Lynn Willoughby The Punishment She Deserves: A Lynley Novel~ Elizabeth George I don’t read a lot of thrillers, but have always enjoyed the novels of Elizabeth George.  They are convoluted, with many intricate details and almost impossible to figure out the conclusion.  This book did not disappoint. Ian Druitt is a respected Deacon of…

  • Buy Canadian Economics Carry a Steep Cost

    Buy Canadian Economics Carry a Steep Cost

    While Canadians may embrace buying Canadian food products in retaliation for the trade dispute with the U.S., it won’t come cheap By Sylvain Charlebois Senior Fellow Atlantic Institute for Market Studies Canadians are encouraging one another to go “Trump-free” – that is, to shop for groceries without buying a single American product. Even restaurants are…

  • Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Carpet Stains

    Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Carpet Stains

    By Reena Nerbas Sea Salt or Kosher Salt Dear Reena, Can you please tell me the difference between sea and kosher salt? Several recipes call for kosher salt, but I never have any on hand. Thanks, Beth Dear Beth, The greatest difference is that kosher salt has larger crystals that take longer to dissolve. However,…

  • Planet Waves Horoscopes: June 18 – 25, 2018

    Planet Waves Horoscopes: June 18 – 25, 2018

    BY ERIC FRANCIS COPPOLINO ARIES — You must trust your intuition this week. No matter what other sources of information you have — and you should have plenty of them — in the end, your final choice must be about acting on what you deeply understand to be right. This is as obvious as magnetism.…

  • Faith Forum ~ Father’s Day Thoughts

    Faith Forum ~ Father’s Day Thoughts

    By Gloria Wessner     Did you grow up without a dad in the house? Or maybe you grew up with a father that abused you physically or just ignored you so you basically didn’t have a dad? Perhaps you never knew who your father was, or this Father’s Day you might be grieving over…

  • Ask Biella: “How can I gain a positive perspective, when all that happens to me is negative?”

    Ask Biella: “How can I gain a positive perspective, when all that happens to me is negative?”

    Biella connects Perspective, Choice, Emphasis, and Responsibility to Happiness and Positivity.

  • From My Bookshelf: Jane Shemilt

    From My Bookshelf: Jane Shemilt

    By Lynn Willoughby The Daughter ~ Jane Shemilt What to say about this novel?  We have what seems to be the perfect family – the mom a GP, married to a highly successful neurosurgeon, three teenagers and a dog. Naomi, who is fifteen and the star in her school play, leaves to head to the…

  • Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Eyeglass Cleaner and Scratched Windows

    Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Eyeglass Cleaner and Scratched Windows

    By Reena Nerbas Eyeglass Cleaner Dear Reena, Can you recommend an eyeglass cleaner and type of cloth to use? Thanks, Arnie Dear Arnie, Here is a wonderful eyeglass cleaner recommended to me by an Optician: Fill a spray bottle three quarter full of rubbing alcohol and one quarter with water. Add a few drops of…

  • Planet Waves Horoscopes: June 11 – 18, 2018

    Planet Waves Horoscopes: June 11 – 18, 2018

    By Eric Francis ARIES — Honor the science of communication. This week’s New Moon in Gemini takes place in the angle of your chart associated with written and verbal expression. That you have Gemini there is a blessing, as this grants you the ability to focus your ideas, if you apply the discipline and the…

  • From My Bookshelf: Lisa Genova

    From My Bookshelf: Lisa Genova

    By Lynn Willoughby Every Note Played ~ Lisa Genova The genre of this book is “medial fiction.”  Like Genova’s other books, she spares none of the ghastly details and the loss of control of bodily functions and dignity when living with ALS.  Genova herself is a neuroscientist and her knowledge and research is impeccable.  But…

  • Riley on Re-Reading Books

    Riley on Re-Reading Books

    In this episode of Riley’s Reading Ramblings, Riley J. Froud gets a bit nostalgic about re-reading books! So dive in and enjoy this Gateway Gazette Feature Video…

  • Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Oil Spill and Cellphone

    Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Oil Spill and Cellphone

    By Reena Nerbas Oil Spill on iPhone Dear Reena, I left my iPhone on the kitchen counter and spilled a bottle of olive oil nearby. The phone was drenched with oil. The phone still works except for the sound; the speakers are very quiet. Any advice? Len Dear Len, I am not a technology expert;…

  • Where is the Wisdom and Conciliation from Indigenous Leaders?

    Where is the Wisdom and Conciliation from Indigenous Leaders?

    Creating a greater divide between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians is not likely to benefit people in the long run Mark DeWolf Research Associate Frontier Centre for Public Policy In a line at the supermarket checkout, I glanced back at the woman who was placing her purchases on the belt behind my grocery items, and I…

  • Planet Waves Horoscopes: June 4 – 11, 2018

    Planet Waves Horoscopes: June 4 – 11, 2018

    By Amy Elliott for Planet Waves   Aries There is a place for both rational and intuitive thinking: the discipline of astrology, for one, uses them both. Each likewise has its limitations. Pure logic risks being twisted as unspoken biases make themselves felt under the surface. Feeling-based methods potentially lead to delusion. Being able to…

  • From My Bookshelf: Isabel Allende

    From My Bookshelf: Isabel Allende

    By Lynn Willoughby In the Midst of Winter ~ Isabel Allende There is a huge snowfall in Brooklyn and Professor Richard Bowmaster – a 60 year old human rights scholar, rear ends the car of Evelyn Ortega.  While this is an inconvenience, Bowmaster leaves his contact information and heads home. Later that evening, however, Evelyn…