It’s hard to avoid red poppies around Remembrance Day. Veterans are stationed in grocery stores across the country, selling the familiar felt and plastic flower. The bright piece of lapel flair is a must-have for politicians, making Canada’s parliament look like a convention of opium producers this time of year. The Chronicle-Herald even printed a […]
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Air forces
Canadians have an appetite for destruction. The world, North America, and Canada specifically have been devouring our “natural capital” (land, water, coal, oil, flora, fauna) for decades, and our destructive appetites show no sign of abating. We’ve grown accustomed to luxuries. It’s less enjoyable to take short, cool showers, ditch our cars and limit our […]
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The late show
I’m trying to come to terms with something Dr. Phil once said: when you’re late (and I am — consistently), you don’t care enough to be on time. It’s classic Dr. Phil, whose take-responsibility — or, as he calls it, “get real” — pop psychology might well be dubbed “deal with your own shit, lady.” […]
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Fuelling the fire
Not all gas prices were created equal. Often the gas prices at one station can be very different from prices at a station two or three blocks down the street, sometimes by as much as seven cents. For those who simply gas up at the first station they see, it’s a frustrating experience. But a […]
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No place to go
Matt Smythe is homeless. And while he may spend nights sleeping on the cold concrete sidewalks of downtown Halifax, he would never pee there. “It’s a real nuisance. But unlike a lot of other people, I really take issue with the I’ll-go-anywhere approach,” says the clean-cut Ontario native, sitting behind a desk at the Halifax […]
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Letters to the Editor
As one of the many post-secondary students living and loving in the HRM, it’s a bit of a kick in the pants to see Dalhousie take the top spot in university-related categories in the recent Best Of issue. As far as I can tell, 20-something university students are an important demographic of Coast readership – […]
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Letters to the Editor
Nov 5/05 ~ Day 16. I quit smoking 16 days ago. After many days of teetering mind loss, little by little I’m starting to feel somewhat like myself again. My boyfriend of 10 years has also kicked the habit and it’s probably one of the hardest tests this relationship has been thru. It’s a beautiful […]
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Got wood?
One Stop Wood Shop opened last Saturday at the corner of Elm and Chebucto. The store will specialize in furniture made by owner and carpenter Jason Cullen. Cullen creates custom-made pieces, and also has a number of pieces on display that are available for purchase. He specializes in a wide range of furniture, from funky […]
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Q & A period
Dear Lezlie, I read with interest your column in last week’s Coast. I’m one of those women you talk about, one of the wacky bunch who second-guess Mother Nature’s plan for us ovary-bearers. Contrary to the belief of women and doctors in the industrialized world, women aren’t really meant to cycle every 28-35 days. This […]
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Q & A period
To Lezlie Lowe, I read your column (“Take a pill,” Oct 27) and totally agree with you; however, when you mentioned the pills you mentioned Diane. I’d like to point out Diane 35 is actually an acne medication, not an oral contraceptive. On March 20, 2005, CBC’s Marketplace aired an episode on the misuse of […]
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Shades of grey
I was leaning against a meeting room wall on the ramparts of Citadel Hill last week when businessman Bill Black waltzed in to the strains of the Stones’ Paint It Black. About 75 portly, south end Tories applauded enthusiastically as Mick and the boys wailed about death and depression. “I see the girls walk by […]
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Grand ideas
It’s easy to criticize the parking lot in the Grand Parade. As a prime piece of public land and a centrepiece for the city, there are plenty of uses for the square that would be more inspiring than a car park. Now that city council has resolved to stop using the public square as a […]
