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REFLECTIONS – for Dec. 6, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes Their eyes are full of wonder, surprise and amazement. Miniature skaters glide over the ice, a parachute goes up and down, mother bear and her cubs climb trees and Grandma bakes bread. Behind the displays antique motors whir, cables move and wooden rods push and pull. In the 1940s, the display attracted Christmas crowds to […] Read more
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Making A List

Reading Time: 3 minutes What do you get a farmer for Christmas? There are a lot of things that light up a farmer’s eyes, but few of them can be gift-wrapped and placed under a tree. It’s hard to put a ribbon around a spring rain or a spike in canola prices. With any other person, even the ones […] Read more
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Children And Poisons10 Safety Tips

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Reading Time: 3 minutes In Canada, a child is exposed to a potentially toxic substance every 15 seconds, including potential allergens, metals such as lead, and air pollutants. Accidental poisoning with medications is a major concern, especially for children five and under who tend to put most things they can grab into their mouths and who do not understand […] Read more
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She Said, What!?!

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Reading Time: 7 minutes Even the most business-minded farmers see their work as also a way of life, not just a job. But this somehow gets put on the backburner when it’s time to make some of the farm’s most important decisions. When it comes to succession planning, for instance, the temptation is to simply hope the logistics of […] Read more
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Infections that may be skin deep

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Skin infections can occur in hospitals, nursing homes and even the community, and they are regularly in the news. You often think of skin infections as something minor, such as an infected cut, but more recently the microorganisms that cause these infections are becoming more deadly. Serious wounds, chronic problems, and even surgery to remove […] Read more
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REFLECTIONS – for Nov. 8, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes “Slap. Slap. Slap.” I adjust the propel-lor levers on the twin engine airplane. A steady drone results. The airplane feels like a butterfly as I fly north along the mighty Mackenzie River from Norman Wells, Northwest Territories, toward the small aboriginal village of Fort Good Hope. The scenery is breathtaking — huge cliffs, mountain ranges […] Read more
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Blood Sports

Reading Time: 3 minutes The people of Petunia Valley are fractious and disputatious by nature. The only thing we can agree about is Toronto. However, we rarely take up weapons and kill each other. We consider it much more sporting to wear an opponent down slowly over half a century. This is one of the reasons we have a […] Read more
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Lost And Found In A Haystack

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Reading Time: 4 minutes The breeze blows up from Georgian Bay and over Ontario’s Blue Mountains, then swirls down a dusty side road and settles on a small farm with the name “Needles” on the mailbox. In a clapboard farmhouse among the pear trees, pig pens and sheep pastures lives acclaimed author and playwright, Dan Needles. Inspiration surrounds him, […] Read more
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Lost And Found In A Haystack – for Oct. 11, 2010

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Reading Time: 4 minutes The breeze blows up from Georgian Bay and over Ontario s Blue Mountains, then swirls down a dusty side road and settles on a small farm with the name Needles on the mailbox. In a clapboard farmhouse among the pear trees, pig pens and sheep pastures lives acclaimed author and playwright, Dan Needles. Inspiration surrounds […] Read more
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Sharing The Road – for Aug. 30, 2010

Reading Time: 3 minutes Civilization reached the Petunia Valley Sideroad last month. At dawn on a Friday morning, a big paving machine started up from the highway, fed by a series of tandem trucks and by 4:00 p. m. the sideroad was coated in asphalt. After 32 years of bone-jarring trips into town that reduced the life of every […] Read more

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