In the land of Haligonia and beyond, this is for certain: doggie doo abounds, in stacks and mounds. When I see someone not picking up the doggie doo, I stop and go up to the person and smile. I tell them that I noticed they didn’t have a bag for the doggie doo, and that […]
Opinion
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Shopping maul
Atlantic Superstores lobbed a stink bomb into the provincial election campaign last week when the giant retailer announced that part of its Barrington Street outlet would soon be open on Sunday. Starting on June 11, two days before the provincial election, the Barrington emporium will be peddling turnips and tangerines, dead flesh and fish, face […]
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Reader’s choice
What should our libraries look like? Please hold for a likely unexpected answer: Chapters/Starbucks in Bayers Lake Business Park. There. I’ve said it. That’s a load off. Phew. I’m unloading my deep dark love of the Chapters/Starbucks corporate mega-machine for good reason (and with a disclaimer: I buy 90 percent of my books from local […]
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Letters to the Editor
much adieu about doggie doo in the present, in the current, in the here and now, freedom of choice is all there is. no matter what happens, you always have a choice about how you will deal with it. so what if you step on the thing that lies in front of you on your […]
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Student Aid
Dear Rodney MacDonald, As president of the St. Francis Xavier Students’ Union, I urge you to start saving for your son’s education. Perhaps offer some fiddling lessons when you have some free time, and make sure that Ryan gets out working at an early age. As a student, trust me—you had both better start saving […]
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Student aid
To the editor, Every party leader in the provincial election has emphasized their commitment to the economy, to our families and to the future of Nova Scotia, while stressing that this election will not be focused on any one issue. It’s important to note, however, that there is ONE issue that encompasses all of these […]
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Trash talkin’
To the editor, I see that June 4 to June 11 is Environment Week. What a great opportunity to bring up a dirty little problem that this city has. I have lived in several Canadian cities and can say with some objectivity that Halifax has more litter than most. The HRM’s website boasts some rather […]
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Gaffe it up
Rodney MacDonald spent the first week of the election campaign stumping the province in a recreational vehicle sporting an Alberta licence plate. Sharp-eyed Dave Rodenhiser of the Daily News unearthed “plate-gate” the day Rodney called the election. “Why do you have an Albertan RV?” Rodenhiser asked. He reports that the Tory leader tried to dodge […]
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Decent exposure
Tits and ass sell everything from jeans to tennis balls. But this ad campaign is different. And it’s not because they forgot the ass. The web site you’ll want to visit—immediately—is checkoutmybreasts.com. The charity is Rethink Breast Cancer. The deal is this: you go to any Roots store, buy one of the snazzy target logo […]
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Poetic licence
To The Coast, The Coast is the paper I read the most. The Herald, the Globe, the Daily News, too, Holler for attention, but it’s not their due. For I am a Coast fan—it grew by the years, HRM blues from bars to the beers; From columns that inform to those for a laugh, The […]
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The blame game
To the editor, It is time to scrap the Young Offenders Act. Seriously. Yes, there is a strong argument to keep it intact, but I believe that with the increasing frequency of crimes being performed by children—such as assault, attempted murder, grand theft auto, to name a few of the recent events—we cannot let these […]
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The blame game
To the editor, For some time now there has been much talk about young offenders, especially ones who steal vehicles. Recently on the news I heard people saying that after a youth steals a car, their parents should be arrested! I wonder—do these people have teenagers? Do they know how difficult it is to control […]