The Little Town that Might
Brenda Goodine James Fallows is an Atlantic Magazine national correspondent who, with his wife, has been visiting smallish cities and towns as part of a project called “American Futures”, where promising feats of economic or cultural reinvention are underway. In his article in the January/February 2014 issue of...
“It’s in the mail!”
the old man in the hat Ok, I admit it. I have just celebrated or to put it more succinctly, mourned, another birthday. Now, not to share too much personal info, let us just say that I am of the age and era that just does not get Twitter....
Winter in Our Village
By Brenda Goodine On a long cold night in winter, the Village of Perth-Andover, New Brunswick, a small community near the Appalachian Range snuggles in upon itself. Under a cover of wood smoke from “The Castle Inn”, quieted by huge snowbanks and the red rock fortress on either side...
Tigger Never Shuts Up…
Big Tig here, . Tigger was in the dog house. Angie was mad at me. I might have played a couple of mind games with the new dog. I might have got a couple of the other cats to help me. We might have continued, if we hadn’t...
Message from the NB Green Party
Wayne Sabine 2014 is an election year in New Brunswick. Election time is basically the only time the citizens have any say in the direction their province will head in the next four years. It is our responsibility as eligible voters to seriously look at the various party platforms...
Resolutions to live by
By Trevor Bowmaster This is the resolution time of year – and we make all kinds of them, from resolving to lose weight to taking up a new hobby. And even though we have the best of intentions, most of our resolutions eventually fall by the wayside. But here...
“Show me the money”
the old man in the hat The government of New Brunswick has recently announced an ambitious new social program, the “New Brunswick Drug Program”, aimed at those individuals who do not have a private drug plan. Originally envisioned as a “Catastrophic Drug” coverage for those with high drug cost...
Closest to Human Milk – Or is it?
The Truth Behind Infant Formula By Liza Davenport Let me ask you something : Do you think Infant Formula companies would lie about the ‘health’ of their product for the almighty dollar? Most everyone would answer “No”. Think about that, while you read this article…. In 1865 Chemist...
Breast Milk…
A Fascinating Fluid By Liza Davenport Everybody knows that breast milk is best. But does everybody know why? There are so many wonderful benefits to breastfeeding, not just for baby…but for mom as well! But before you can fully understand the benefits, you have to know how this...
Plane Ride Ponder
New Brunswickers leave, Their homes today, With mouths to feed, And bills to pay What happened to our forestry? With great mills of paper and lumber! It built communities and brought prosperity, A future now encumbered Jobs grow scarce, Cuts are made, Economy downsize, Priorities weighed What happened to...