Category: Voices

  • Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Care for your Bumbershoot

    Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Care for your Bumbershoot

    By Reena Nerbas Cleaning Crystal Chandelier Dear Reena, I lost the recipe and method you recommend for cleaning a crystal chandelier. Thank you for your anticipated response. Loretta Dear Loretta, Here is a solution to clean a chandelier without scrubbing or polishing each piece. Begin by covering the floor with newspaper or hang an open…

  • Planet Waves Horoscopes: February 12 – 19, 2018

    Planet Waves Horoscopes: February 12 – 19, 2018

    By Eric Francis Coppolino ARIES — One reward of this time in your life will be new friends, new groups to hang out with, and new social patterns. If you find yourself among people you don’t know, go with it. However, this could be enough to cause panic among the younger generation, which prefers everything…

  • From My Bookshelf: Ellen Marie Wiseman

    From My Bookshelf: Ellen Marie Wiseman

    By Lynn Willoughby The Life She Was Given ~ Ellen Marie Wiseman Society has changed in many ways since the 1950s, especially in regard to our treatment and acceptance of those with physical differences.  Today we favour inclusion and freak shows are a thing of the past. Lilly has lived her entire life, of nine…

  • Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Garden Vegetables

    Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Garden Vegetables

    By Reena Nerbas Dusty Keyboard Dear Reena, I would like to clean the keyboard on my computer, however I am looking for a solution that avoids any sort of liquid cleaner. I do not want to risk damaging my fairly, new computer. Any ideas of how to remove the dust? Thanks, Edgar Dear Edgar, Use…

  • Are Women’s Marches a Step Back?

    Are Women’s Marches a Step Back?

    Focusing on what’s right with gender dynamics rather than what’s wrong might produce better outcomes for women and girls By Joni Avram Columnist Troy Media Women’s marches were held around the world recently, with more than one million people taking to the streets to highlight the gap in gender equality. Their stated purpose is to…

  • Planet Waves Horoscopes: February 5 – 12, 2018

    Planet Waves Horoscopes: February 5 – 12, 2018

    by Eric Francis Coppolino ARIES — Be courageous this week and speak up about what matters to you, no matter now secretive or sensitive the subject matter. You may feel fear around this, or tension, or some unnameable emotion, though you’re also being drawn to express your truth. You don’t need to do this in…

  • Anniversary of the Broken Promise – Proportional Representation Not Going Away!

    Anniversary of the Broken Promise – Proportional Representation Not Going Away!

    Thursday, February 1 will mark the one year anniversary of  the day Justin Trudeau abandoned his commitment to make 2015 the last election under First-past-the-post and broke his promise to “Make Every Vote Count.” We want to mark this one-year anniversary of the broken promise by reminding the government that Canadians have not forgotten this…

  • From My Bookshelf: Rachel Joyce

    From My Bookshelf: Rachel Joyce

    By Lynn Willoughby The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy ~ Rachel Joyce Queenie is dying in a hospice in northern England.  She has lived alone on a wind-swept cliff over looking the ocean, tending her garden for twenty years.  Not a very exciting beginning for a book you are thinking.  But in fact, this…

  • Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Clip It!

    Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Clip It!

    By Reena Nerbas Rejuvenate Markers Dear Reena, Do you have any tips for how to rejuvenate Sharpie markers? Radah Dear Radah, Soak the tip of the marker in rubbing alcohol until you see the ink start to bleed out. Remove the marker from the alcohol, and let it sit for one hour with the cap…

  • Planet Waves Horoscopes: January 28 – February 5, 2018

    Planet Waves Horoscopes: January 28 – February 5, 2018

    By Eric Francis Coppolino ARIES — There’s a psychological aspect to everything; and if you’re paying attention, you won’t miss it. Better still, you’ll benefit from the insight into what others around you are thinking and feeling; this will relate to what you are thinking and feeling. You need a concept of motivation that does…

  • Tim Hortons: the Killing of Another Canadian Icon

    Tim Hortons: the Killing of Another Canadian Icon

    Parent company RBI’s international expansion plans may well be behind the heartless Tim Hortons policies in Canada By Sylvain Charlebois Senior Fellow Atlantic Institute for Market Studies Destroying Canadian business icons seems to be a trend. In 2017, it was Sears. While employees were losing their pensions because of poor management, lawyers and consultants were…

  • Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Getting Rid of Unwanted Odors

    Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Getting Rid of Unwanted Odors

    By Reena Nerbas Odor in Sheets Hi Reena, Despite regularly washing my sheets, they have an odor that will not wash out. I’ve tried bleach and borax, (not at the same time), but nothing removes the smell. I can’t afford new sheets, so I’m wondering if you have a solution for me. Thanks! Duncan Dear…

  • Planet Waves Horoscopes: January 22 – 29, 2018

    Planet Waves Horoscopes: January 22 – 29, 2018

    BY ERIC FRANCIS COPPOLINO ARIES — If you find yourself making a mistake you’ve already made, particularly at work, pause and reconsider your actions. You may not know until you start to see some negative effect, though the sooner you draw back, the better. The most important thing to remember this week is that your…

  • From My Bookshelf: Elizabeth Letts

    From My Bookshelf: Elizabeth Letts

    By Lynn Willoughby The Perfect Horse: The US Mission to Rescue the Priceless Stallions Kidnapped by the Nazis ~ Elizabeth Letts I like reading historical fiction, and occasionally non-fiction.  I also like reading narratives with a different point of view.  This book is a non-fiction account of how a group of passionate, horse loving American…

  • Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: The Apple Edition

    Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: The Apple Edition

    By Reena Nerbas Soggy Apple Pie Crust Dear Reena, Whenever I bake apple pie, the crust ends up with a soggy texture. What can I do to prevent a soggy crust? Mavis Dear Mavis, Before you bake your next hot, apple pie, cook the apples slowly first over low heat for 15 minutes. Add sugar…