To the editor, I had the misfortune of catching an episode of Intervention and it just doesn’t seem real. The participants are either too down and out, or not down and out enough. Moreover, their friends still talk to them. In one episode a girl smoked crack and then chilled out with a companion. People […]
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A mind like a steel trap
To the editor, For what it’s worth, before Trinity (Oct 13, “Three wishes”) was Spice or Le Bistro, it was Chez Jean, a quite good French restaurant. That must have been about 25 years ago. By G. Ternan
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Wanted: One shit ball gun
To the editor, Just spent 10 minutes trying to see who’s playing at the clubs. Are you out of your minds? I used to click on “Music by day” and have all the info I needed. If I needed to know the venue location or the phone number, I could look that up separately. Whoever […]
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Oh! The power!
To the editor, My family and I used to enjoy the October street party and were sorry to see it end when liquor and stupidity took over. It would be great if it could be re-introduced as the wholesome event it originally was. However, if you are going to promote its resurrection (Oct 13, “Trick […]
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On approval
There’s a prime piece of land, some 15,000 square metres big, between Salter Street and Bishop’s Landing on the Halifax waterfront. It currently sits as a large parking lot space. But city planners and a development group are now looking at the site with new eyes, hoping to turn the spot into the city’s brightest […]
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Sugarcane Academy
My friend sits out on his back deck, where he would normally be grilling the hamburgers. The tiny pool is ready for our kids. The fence is propped up with two-by-fours. The house is clean, the toys are on the shelves, ready for an onslaught of little hands. But our kids aren’t there. Not only […]
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News flash
“OK, what about banning cigarettes totally?” asked radio talk jock Andrew Krystal last Friday as he tried to pick a fight with a caller named James. Krystal, host of Maritime Morning on the new Rogers News 95.7, added, “I can’t go out and buy morphine. It’s bad for me, right?” “Yeah, no, absolutely,” James blurted […]
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Letters to the Editor
Give The Coast a break. Although I COMPLETELY respect Claire Gallant’s right to be offended last week by the thought of turducken and meat consumption, I don’t feel that she had the right to be offended that The Coast published a story about the turducken. I think she owe’s The Coast an apology by suggesting […]
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In the loop
The Loop, a new knitting and needlework cafe, workshop space and retail store is opening in the former space of the Apollo Sauna Bath Club at 1547 Barrington, next door to The Mud Room. The Loop will sell yarn, embroidery supplies, crochet supplies and knitting supplies. “It’s going to be totally mad with colour,” says […]
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Give vegan a chance
To the editor, World Farm Animal Day was on October 2, and brought attention to the suffering animals endure so we can eat them. Â Stats Can reported Canada killed 650 million animals for food in 2004. Nova Scotia executed 200,800 pigs, 25,600 cows, 13,700 sheep and 21,924,000 chickens. Â Â Â Â The Canadian Coalition for Food […]
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Food chain letter
Dear editor, So I came up with a business plan. I’ll stuff a dog with a cat with a hamster, call it camsterog, and sell a whole pile of these meaty creations to Haligonians at Thanksgiving and Christmas. Everyone will love me! And I sure won’t be criticized for lacking complexity. I may, however, be […]
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A light snack
Greetings, Turducken, hah! Here’s an ancient eastern recipe I came across on the internet that puts it to shame. 60 shelled hard-boiled eggs, stuffed into 20 chickens, stuffed into one lamb, stuffed into one camel. Roast until done and enjoy. If a camel is not available, a water buffalo may be substituted, although there will […]
