“Everything’s groovy, man!”
the old man in the hat Fiscal responsibility. Living within our means. Right sizing. Building for the next generation. All good sentiments. Catch phrases of our Torrid Government. I am not sure what the department of highways has done. I do not know whether they are in...
Medical Marijuana Issue
Happy Valentine’s Day! From the editor… We recently received a communication from one of our readers alerting us to what is going on with the Medical Marijuana issue in Canada. Unless you have been living in a remote cave, you will be aware that down there in the US,...
Keep Your Shirt On!
By: D.C. Butterfield A common expression when you want someone to calm down and rationalize is, “Keep your shirt on!”. Often used by me back in the days of dances at Riley Brook, Arthurette, Silver Slipper, Johnville and/or Glassville after an invitation to “C’mon outside!” over some local lassie....
“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....
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...
Happy New Year Again!
From the editor…. If you forgot to make resolutions at the beginning of the year, or have already broken any resolutions you made, you can have a second chance with the start of the Chinese New Year! According to the Chinese Zodiac, on Friday, January 31st we leave...
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...
The Real Deal!
Really, I’m sometimes kidded about going into Coffee-Coffee with my decrepit work clothes on. [Better on than off …!] Well, they’re the proverbial “real deal”! So’s ‘She’ who proclaimed that it would be much easier to peel pulp with a “spud” if’n the tree was limbed and topped while...
“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...
Good News!
From the editor… Some interesting and positive bits of news have caught my attention over the past week. These little pearls of positivity brighten my day and give me hope for the future! Maine just became the second state to require GMO labelling on food-but only after other...