We have all heard the rhetoric before. In the 1970′s the Ontario government (and probably the other provincial governments as well), said they were closing the mental health institutions so that the mentally ill could be taken care of in the community. And, what was that code for? First and foremost, it meant saving money. [...]
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Popcorn is an amazing food. Kernels of whole grain goodness that pop to unique, tasty shapes. Like snowflakes with substance. It tastes so great all salty and crunchy and chewy and in the case of my recent addiction, coated in white cheddar powder. We were eating it bag by organic bag-full when the “popcorn lung” [...]
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A New World city with Old World charm. A slice of Europe in North America. These are some of the descriptions given to Quebec City, Canada. Every year, thousands of tourists flock to the municipality and surrounding area to see the historic buildings and monuments, make a pilgrimage to the basilica of Ste-Anne-de-Beaupré, or enjoy [...]
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Make no mistake, sometimes politics is personal. The best advocate a child can have is his or her own parent. I say “parent” because usually, even in two parent families, only one parent has the time to put into this time-consuming task. Of course, if a two-parent family, usually both parents attend meetings together. And, [...]
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On February 12, 1541, Spanish explorer and conquistador Pedro de Valdivia founded the City of Santiago (Chile) of the New Extreme. Valdivia named this city in honour of the worshiped military protector of the Spaniards during their fight for independence from Moorish dominion. But Santiago also accompanied the Spaniards to the New World, an enterprise [...]
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