A guard led me into an empty shower area and ordered me to strip. “Drop your clothes in this bag,” he told me. “Then bend over and cough.” I hesitated for the moment it took me to realize he planned to inspect my anus for contraband. “Come on,” the man urged me. “I don’t enjoy […]
Benjamin Witte
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Finding Lester
In the living room of Joe Orr’s north end Halifax home is a collection of photographs, portraits mostly. Some are old, some more recent. Several of the people pictured here have passed away. At 43, Orr’s lost far too many loved ones already. Others live outside of Halifax, or in different provinces, or halfway around […]
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Dock talk
The view from Branco Mizerit’s dining room is enviable. Across the narrowest point along Halifax’s Northwest Arm the Dingle rises proudly atop its carefully landscaped mound; in front, the placid waters of the Arm—maritime tranquility not 15 minutes from downtown. “It’s the best view in the city,” says Mizerit.The foreground tells another story. The land […]
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Year in Review
Municipal election A healthy dose of pre-election buzz came to a rather anticlimactic head on October 16, when metro voters chose overwhelming in favour of mayor Peter Kelly keeping his job. Going into the election, Kelly faced three challengers: folksy Mike Flemming, a school board member and former bus driver; sharp-tongued city planner Ernie Brennan, […]
