From the New Brunswick Green Party:
For those who are satisfied with the way this Province is and has been run, please feel free to skip over this article. For those who are interested in exploring something different, then maybe this will be of interest to you. AS Einstein said ” insanity is doing things...
The Old Man in the Hat
“Please, sir, I want some more.” Oliver Twist, 1837 Charles Dickens, in his novel, Oliver Twist, revealed to his countrymen the horrors of the workhouse, that era’s solution to the problem of providing aid to those in society unable to make ends meet. The workhouse experience of Great Britain...
Spirit of Christmas Shines at Plaster Rock Community Dinner!
A small army of volunteers rolled up their sleeves on December 9 and served an amazing crowd of over 1,200 diners a glorious Christmas Dinner at the Plaster Rock Lions Club! Prep cooks peeled, chopped and diced all day Saturday before the event, and then the cooks really...
The “F” Word and the Broken Windows Theory
One of the more entertaining, illuminating and downright fascinating books in my own personal reference library is titled “The “F” Word.” It is published by the Oxford University press, the same folks who publish the Oxford English Dictionary, among other scholarly and utterly respectable books. And yes,...
From the Editor…
The latest, shocking horrific mass murder has just taken place at an elementary school in Sandy Hook, Connecticut. Yet another “Lone Gunman” supposedly went crazy and killed a bunch of people before conveniently killing himself. This case is particularly horrendous because 20 innocent little first graders were killed. As...
A Matter of Conscience
A couple of nights ago, while checking out vintage flicks on my laptop, I stumbled across a wonderful and thought provoking movie called “An Inspector Calls” starring Alastair Sim. The movie is based on a stage play that was written by J.B. Priestly, a playwright who had Socialist sympathies,...
Loaves And Fishes
Loaves And Fishes She’s my four-leaf clover My loving lucky-charm The mad-stone bracelet that I wear For fortune on my arm, She’s my lovely Lady Luck My recipe for success My “number” and my “color” My “loaves and fishes” to excess, She’s my “Open Sesame!” My red enchanted cap...
ARTS & CRAFTS CENTRE
The new Arts & Crafts Centre in Perth-Andover is getting in new , different and totally fantastic goodies every day. I stopped in recently and was amazed at the wealth and variety of creativity that is on display! The Centre is a true Art Gallery giving local artisans the...
Freestyle Fitness Inc
The newest business in Perth-Andover officially opened its doors to the public on December 10. CMC Freestyle Fitness Inc. is a beautiful new co-ed fitness facility, created to serve the village and surrounding area. Have you made a resolution for 2013 to improve your health and fitness? If so,...
WE’RE ALL DUNROAMIN’
Sometimes we get so tired of the reasons that people give for wanting to abandon a perfect little loving animal. A mature, caring personality would not stoop to such behaviour. A thinking person would not expect a pup to raise itself in the ways of humans, and expect that...