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Friday, March 3, 2023

Language Corner: What does the prefix "ortho" mean?

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  What does the prefix "ortho" mean? The prefix ortho is derived from the Greek word orthos , meaning "right, true, straight,...
Monday, February 27, 2023

Number 16's Oscars Quiz 2023

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The 95hh Academy Awards will be held on Sunday, March 12, 2023.  The live show will start at 8 p.m. on ABC and will take place at the Dolby ...
Thursday, February 23, 2023

Inflation, politicians and climate change

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It's not hard to understand why so many Canadians are frustrated and frightened.  They are concerned about kitchen table issues.  After ...
Tuesday, February 21, 2023

The Life and Times of Bobby Rydell

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 "I can't complain at all about my career. You know, it's had its ups and downs, it peaks and valleys, so on, so forth. But I...
Monday, January 30, 2023

Keeping up with Gino Vannelli

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[For your love] [For your love] When I think about those nights in Montreal I get the sweetest thoughts of you and me Memories of love above...
Sunday, January 22, 2023

Dr. Ewan Cameron and the banality of evil

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Look at the face in the photo above.  That could be your uncle or your next-door-neighbour, but it's the face of a man who performed Naz...
Friday, January 13, 2023

The trouble with Prince Harry

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Maybe "Mexit" was never about Meghan Markle,  Maybe it was always driven by Prince Harry,  who, in his American wife, found the mu...
Saturday, December 31, 2022

My 2023 New Year's Wish List

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Last year I posted my personal wish list for 2022.  I promised to let you know which of my wishes came true and to write another wish list f...