Every good ship needs a captain and a compass. Just ask the amateur sailors who regularly navigate the Northwest Arm —it’s a bad idea to leave the dock without somebody at the helm. But who’s at the helm of the Northwest Arm? Property owners along the Arm have been increasingly concerned with that question, especially […]
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Trash talking
In the late 80s, due to a number of environmental and waste incidents, panic struck North America: we had no more room for our garbage. Closer to home, the problem reared its head in the form of the Sackville Landfill. The landfill, closed in 1996, produces 90 to 100 tonnes of methane gas per year […]
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Great white hope
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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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 […]
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Ground Zero
My wife spent yesterday in New Orleans, getting the house ready to put on the market. She woke up at 5 a.m. to drive in with a friend. She cleaned the kids’ rooms, hung the pictures back on the walls, stacked the Saturday, Aug. 28, issue of the Times-Picayune — the one with the “Katrina […]
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Savage Love bonus letters
please tell Horny and really tempted she’s neither weird nor past her prime, and call me! Please! grin By salvagesavage
