Author Archives: Bulletin Editor

Oscar shot of Kim Novak, almost a Marilyn Monroe

She was born Marilyn Novak in Chicago in 1933, and she always said she never wanted to be an actress, much less a star. She came to California as “Miss Deep Freeze,” demonstrating appliances on a sales tour. She said, ...

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California’s diversity beyond Cabernet Sauvignon & Chardonnay

David White — If you ask a typical wine consumer to imagine a California red, they’ll almost certainly think of Cabernet Sauvignon. If you ask that same consumer to imagine a white, they’ll almost certainly think of Chardonnay. This is ...

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Wonder-kid Cameron Twynham gears up for EuroFormula Open

The 18-year-old from Market Harborough made an excellent start to his weekend during early testing, overcoming small technical problems to record the day’s fastest lap during the second session. That dominance continued in the wet third session when the Team ...

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Cops say woman may have thrown bottle in Yorkville nightclub

Toronto Police Service is thanks the public for assistance in identifying a woman wanted in an Assault investigation. Vanessa Irish, a 28-year-old Toronto woman, faces a charge of assault with a weapon. She is due to appear in court on ...

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Grassy Narrows youth group against logging plan, promises resistance

Kenora ON — Grassy Narrows First Nation, Asubpeeschoseewagong —One month before Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources’ (MNR) 10 year clearcut plan for the Whiskey Jack Forest is set to come into effect, a new Grassy Narrows Youth Group has released ...

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You don’t win friends with salad! School lunches a disaster

Candice Malcolm —When Dalton McGuinty first announced the program to remove deep-fried foods and meals high in fat, sugar, and sodium from high school cafeterias, it was treated like a silver bullet to address growing obesity levels.Of course, the government ...

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City-run appeals body should replace OMB: land use consultations

Dennis Hanagan — Developers should be made to provide more green space when they build, and public advocates should be appointed to help residents voice their concerns at what can be “intimidating” Ontario Municipal Board hearings. Those were a few ...

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Americans and Brits may seek war with Russia

Dr. Paul Craig Roberts — Reality on the ground in Ukraine contradicts the incompetent and immoral Obama regime’s portrait of Ukrainian democracy on the march. To the extent that government exists in post-coup Ukraine, it is laws dictated by gun ...

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The excoriation of a newspaper mogul and walking Thesaurus

Frank Touby — So now “they” have stripped Lord Conrad Black of his major Canadian honour: membership in the elite Order of Canada. It was granted to him based upon his great success as a media mogul whose holdings were ...

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2013 Tax tips & free CPA Tax Clinic at Yonge & Bloor

For the 46th year, the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario (CPA Ontario) is holding a Free CPA Tax Clinic for low-income Ontarians. On Thursday, March 6, volunteer Chartered Professional Accountants (CPAs) and students will be on hand to help people ...

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