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Rogue airwaves

Hello, This is not a comment, but more of a question. I am a student at Dalhousie uni. and I have to find an article that I am interested in and post it in my class. First I have to get the permission of the author. I am interested in the article, “Rogue airwaves,” written […]

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Room2Party

Room2Move Urban Fitness Centre, 5571 Cunard, is celebrating its first anniversary in business with a member’s bash, complete with a disco ball in the aerobics room. “It’s amazing,” says owner Danny MacKinnon, “it’s like ‘oh my god, I’ve been in here working this many hours for a year?’” The party isn’t until December 2, but […]

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Testing malfunction

To the editor, For someone that I don’t know, I’m very fond of Stephen Lewis. He works his butt off to help people, people who are normally pushed aside or ignored especially. If that doesn’t show goodness of character, then I don’t know what would. There was one thing about The Coast’s recent article (“Struggle […]

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Petals vs. pedals

To the editor, Why is it that if the Halifax Regional Municipality doesn’t have enough money to meet the recommendations for implementing its bike plan that it still seems to come up with the money for all those flower beds on Connaught Avenue, between Jubilee and Quinpool Road? Connaught Avenue is a beautiful boulevard already. […]

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Cookie, d’oh

To the editor, What an interesting letter! (“Cookie dough intake related to exclamation point usage,” October 20) From this I learned: 1. Ms. MacDonald has an overweight son and it’s due to his life at home. 2. She likes exclamation points, and has no idea how to use them. 3. She is totally rotted out […]

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Need for speed

So far everything looks good on paper, but this weekend Metro Transit will find out exactly what happens when they put a fast ferry in the water and make the run from Mill Cove in Bedford to downtown Halifax. As part of HRM’s Ferry Cultivation Study, the Municipality has chartered a 200-passenger fast ferry from […]

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Take a pill

In 1967, my mother-in-law had to lie to a doctor to get the Pill, saying she was married (she wasn’t), interested in learning more about the rhythm method of birth control (she didn’t care), and having “troublesome” periods (nope). In 1987, my doctor offered it to me — then 15 — after asking a few […]

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Drafty plans

Angela Weal might want to save some of the red tape she’s been buried under—she could use it to fix up her apartment. With winter looming, Weal has found herself in a battle with her landlord over the state of her Bloomfield Street residence, which she claims does not meet the minimum housing standards outlined […]

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