VIGIL AUNTIES: Celebrating Success
Back in September, when I started experimenting with this idea of the Vigil Aunties, I was responding to what I observed as a “collective community nervous breakdown” – the aftermath of the Flood. This Saturday, May 25th , the Vigil Aunties will be hosting its 8th campfire gathering (November’s...
Happiness
Happiness Happy – is a state of mind Sometimes awful hard to find Something that cannot be mined And, just like love, is sometimes blind, Happy – cannot be designed And, often cannot be defined With money – frequently entwined But – cannot clearly be combined, Happy – if...
WE’RE ALL DUNROAMIN’
It’s amazing that we have to have a coalition to try to stop animal abuse and neglect and to persuade people to spay and neuter their pets. The Animal Rescuer’s Coalition of North America has a newsletter that many animal rescuers look to for inspiration and guidance. This article...
“Wedgies Stop Here!”
The old man in the hat The news of late has been full of a disturbing trend, that of the harmful effects of bullying. The fact that bullies exist is, of course, nothing new. I do not remember with fondness the fad of “wedgies” administered at each break and...
“smoke’em if you got’em”
The old man in the hat We have a new provincial budget in New Brunswick. Much like the old budget, we, because the government is no more than us, are spending more that we take in. This is a problem and what makes it more problematic is the...
From the Editor…
Where to begin, this should have been the first issue of our second year… I guess I’ll start there, with a great big thank you to everyone who has been following since our inception and during our growth over the last year. Without the support of readers and...
NB Green Party Update
Continuing on the theme of building self-reliant communities, this column will expound on the New Brunswick Green Party’s vision re the social economy. Research in Canada has shown that the approach of Community Economic Development (CED) in which the community participation in both governance and implementation of the...
“Jump Ball”
The old man in the hat I am not a sports fanatic, but I do enjoy basketball. Being a tall and spindly youngster, it seemed that a sport that penalized physical contact was, on balance, a sport that offered a reasonably “safe” sporting experience. My, how times have changed!...
The Stanford Experiment and Prison Planet
From the Editor… In 1971, psychologist Philip Zimbardo and his colleagues set out to create an experiment that looked at the impact of becoming a prisoner or prison guard. Zimbardo, a former classmate of Stanley Milgram (who is best-known for his famous obedience experiment, was interested in expanding upon...
Will hemp & medical marijuana come to tobique first nation?
Tobique First Nation is stepping boldly into the future to help their community, and the world, by exploring ways to begin medical marijuana and hemp production. Surrounding communities should give this endeavour their full backing and endorsement as the benefits of local hemp production will be enormous. ...