Category: Voices

  • Planet Waves Horoscopes: November 6 – 13, 2017

    Planet Waves Horoscopes: November 6 – 13, 2017

    BY ERIC FRANCIS COPPOLINO ARIES — You must have the discipline not to take things personally in your relationships. This is challenging because relationships are so personal; and yet now, more than ever, people are inclined to live in their own world. What someone is going through may be an unfathomable mystery. It may involve…

  • Faith Forum ~ Heavenly Musings

    Faith Forum ~ Heavenly Musings

    Recently I was thinking about heaven. Two extended family members have just passed away within a week of one another.

  • From My Bookshelf: Tyler Trafford

    From My Bookshelf: Tyler Trafford

    By Lynn Willoughby Almost a Great Escape ~ Tyler Trafford What to say about this book?  It is not a memoir as it is more his mother’s story, but because the writer writes in his own voice and his mother’s voice, there was some confusion for me.  I had trouble with this writing style and…

  • Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Streak-free Windows

    Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Streak-free Windows

    By Reena Nerbas Converting Celsius to Fahrenheit Dear Reena, Can you please tell me an easy trick (if such exists) for converting Celsius to Fahrenheit? Maryanna Dear Maryanna, The following is an easy trick that you can use, and calculate in your head; it is not 100% accurate but it is close. Take the temperature,…

  • Planet Waves Horoscopes – October 30 – November 6, 2017

    Planet Waves Horoscopes – October 30 – November 6, 2017

    By Eric Francis   ARIES — Slow down and figure out what’s bugging you. No matter what, the situation is going to burn up energy, so you may as well get some good information about how to resolve it — and only you can provide that. Even if you sit with an excellent therapist for…

  • Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Soap for Cleanliness

    Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Soap for Cleanliness

    By Reena Nerbas Using a Bar of Soap More Than Once Dear Reena, I tend to only use a bar of soap once before throwing it out because I don’t want to spread germs onto myself. Do you think that this is common practice among other people? Or do you think it is safe to…

  • Planet Waves Horoscopes: October 23 – 30, 2017

    Planet Waves Horoscopes: October 23 – 30, 2017

    BY ERIC FRANCIS COPPOLINO ARIES — The Sun enters Scorpio Monday, which will come as a relief — particularly if there’s been too much talking, and nobody saying anything. Scorpio offers you substance, and a solid basis for your exchanges with others. This might be emotional exchange rather than light whims. It’s about actual sex…

  • From My Bookshelf: Pam Jenoff

    From My Bookshelf: Pam Jenoff

    By Lynn Willoughby The Orphan’s Tale ~ Pam Jenoff This novel is set during WWII in Germany and in France. We find ourselves in a travelling circus and meet two extraordinary women who are aerialists in this circus. Noa is Dutch, but when she becomes pregnant at 16, by a German officer, her father forces…

  • Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Killing Weeds….from Readers

    Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Killing Weeds….from Readers

    By Reena Nerbas Safe Temperature for Milk Dear Reena, My toddler is now drinking whole milk from a sipper cup. How long can milk sit out before it needs to be refrigerated? Kendall Hello Kendall, Milk can sit out at room temperature for two hours and still be safe to use. If the milk has…

  • Pipeline Opponents Ignore Risk of Rail Fatalities, Contamination

    Pipeline Opponents Ignore Risk of Rail Fatalities, Contamination

    Those who fight pipelines and shrug at the higher risks of rail transportation are naive at best and deceitful at worst By Ian Madsen Senior Policy Analyst Frontier Centre for Public Policy The Canadian economy is dependent on oil and gas, including the pipelines that transport them. Billions of dollars in fossil fuel exports pay…

  • Planet Waves Horoscopes: October 16 – 23, 2017

    Planet Waves Horoscopes: October 16 – 23, 2017

    BY ERIC FRANCIS COPPOLINO ARIES — You will need to burn chaos for fuel, and you’ll get pretty good at it too. Keep your engine cool; don’t rev the accelerator. Rather, dip into any disorder, surprise turns of events or the unexpected arrival of people, while holding your center and focusing on the task at…

  • These Foods Will Give You the Glow…

    These Foods Will Give You the Glow…

    Ever wondered which foods will give your skin that amazing glow, like you’ve spent a week detoxing on a tropical island? Sulfur-residue foods! But first, why am I talking about eating sulfur for glowing skin? Great question! Sulfur is not just the mush of yolk found in deviled eggs at your annual office Christmas party…

  • From My Bookshelf: Betsy Lerner

    From My Bookshelf: Betsy Lerner

     By Lynn Willoughby The Bridge Ladies ~ Betsy Lerner If you are a bridge player, as I am, this title alone will appeal to you.  It is not great literature, but it does have its own uniqueness. This is a memoir of a fifty year Bridge game,  The author is brutality honest when describing herself…

  • Longview Library: Bringing You Games and Workshops

    Longview Library: Bringing You Games and Workshops

    The library will have a giant kerplunk game and giant ring toss game each week in October. Check the bulletin board for days and times. Crib Club is in full swing again on Thursday afternoons at 2:00, new members welcome. We are looking for a volunteer to help shelve books. Please see Lynda, our librarian,…

  • The Double Standard that Killed Energy East

    The Double Standard that Killed Energy East

    Last week, the United States slapped a 220 per cent tariff onto Bombardier C-Series jets. Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard and Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre were understandably upset considering Bombardier employs thousands of Quebec citizens and contributes significant tax dollars to the City of Montreal. In his public comments about the new tariff, Couillard called for…