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Asking what they must already know
July 13th, 2010 - 7 h 44
More hot air isn’t going to help cut emissions or develop sustainable energy. It’s time to get to work. Many people are wondering about a survey the federal government is launching to see what Canadians think about green energy. The...
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Fun can suddenly turn to tragedy
July 12th, 2010 - 7 h 26
Even though relief from the hot, sticky weather might come sporadically, people will flock to the shore and other swimming areas to beat the heat. It’s fun, and great relief, but unless precautions and safety rules are heeded summer fun can...
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Put the money where it belongs
July 8th, 2010 - 7 h 18
First of all, it’s money thrown away: the majority of taxpayers don’t care about greetings from politicians. Moreover, why would a political body vote to change a spending rule, then delay applying it? New regulations in effect since April...
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Back to normal after Royal visit
July 7th, 2010 - 8 h 13
It would be great pickings at a yard sale at Buckingham Palace, particularly considering all the fabulous gifts the Queen receives during her visits. And it’s not hard to imagine that this is a woman who pretty much already has everything. ...
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Throwing an anchor at retailers
July 1st, 2010 - 22 h 30
As much as Service Nova Scotia Minster Ramona Jennex says the government’s decision to deregulate gas coupons will help alleviate some of the pressure retailers are facing along the border with New Brunswick, it remains to be seen how that...
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New Monopoly should not pass go
June 27th, 2010 - 22 h 30
You would probably be hard pressed in this day and age to find someone who has not played Monopoly. From its invention in the 1930s by Charles Darrow, more than one billion people have played the game, making it the most played commercial board...
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Vote gives Liberals reason for hope
June 23rd, 2010 - 22 h 30
It may still be at least three years before there's another provincial election, but byelection results at both ends of the province on Tuesday should give Nova Scotia Liberals something they haven't had in a long time - hope. It has...
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Taser inquiry full of lessons
June 20th, 2010 - 22 h 30
It has to be unsettling that the actions of a few misguided Mounties can place an entire police force under scrutiny and leave many Canadians questioning the need to use tasers to subdue an out of control person. A public inquiry into Robert...
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Sometimes politicians do the right thing
June 17th, 2010 - 22 h 30
It's nice to know that despite the rhetoric the people we sent to Ottawa to represent us do sometimes make the right decisions. Although it was beginning to appear as though a deal would not get done, the four political parties that make up the...
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Trying hard to make amends
June 16th, 2010 - 22 h 30
When he was in Amherst last week to make a series of eco-funding announcements Premier Darrell Dexter took the time to remind people in this neck of the woods that he has nothing against Cumberland County. During his first visit to...
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- May 12th, 2010 Be realistic about what works
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- March 24th, 2010 Sorry says it all and then some
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This is BS the government is getting their pockets lined at the expense of our animals and our children's future. We need trees to putify the air,...