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• The daily news
  Two news items grabbed me last week. They're not related, far as I know, but then what do I know? It's something like the streets of New York. ...
• Coals of fire
  The view from here - We all owe Capt. Brian Davies a complete and sincere apology. "We" includes the Canadian government, the sealers and ...
• The backyard writer
  The view from here - I was just about to make a terrible mistake. I had started to write a column on the various classes of poets and writers in ...
• Rowling, Tom Clancy and me
  The view from here - I get this said to me all the time. Well, perhaps not all the time. Perhaps only half the time. Once a month. "Are you ...
• And so, to bed
  The view from here - Valentine's Day is probably very much like Christmas Day. There is a mighty big buildup, the day comes with a bang, then 12 ...
• Wives and concubines
  The view from here - Some time ago I was sitting in church, and naturally my thoughts turned to concubines. It wasn't my fault, entirely. The ...
• The essence of manhood
  The view from here - Let me talk to you as a man. The first thing we need to do is to define "man" so you understand what I'm saying when I do ...
• Honourable intentions
  The Bible says the road to hell is paved with good intentions. I don't know if that's true or not. I don't know how anyone knows. So few have ...
• Ho, ho, ho and OH
  I have committed the unforgivable computer sin. It was Christmas Day. At our house, the stockings are opened first thing in the morning. Then we ...
• A verse to the holiday
  The following is a new poetic form created by Yours Truly especially for this Christmas season. Many of you are familiar with Iambic pentameter. ...
• More about nuptials
  Some of the more aware among you will remember the contest. In a column earlier this fall, I told you about a wedding I attended last summer in ...
• Up, up and away
  If you watch the sports channels you've seen them. They may be on other television channels as well, but I seem to see them most often watching ...
• A gift for all time
  (From the "The Walrus and The Carpenter" by Lewis Carroll) "The time has come," the Walrus said, "To talk of many things: Of shoes and ships and ...
• The pharoah and the queen
  The links between the ancient past and the modern day are astounding. Two stories in the news today caught my eye. One was about the Egyptian boy ...
• We shot, we scored
  The hockey season has started. And already Toronto, in its own cute little way, is rewarding those faithful fans who have been waiting 40 years ...
• To travel hopefully
  Next week we leave to drive to the mainland. OH has taken it upon herself to drive our nine-year-old van to Windsor, Ont., and hopefully back ...
• The cost of special delivery
  The price of human life has been determined. Premier Danny Williams has pegged it at $1,000. Of course, thats only for babies. I havent heard the ...
• Many shades of green
  This morning marked a rare occurrence in our household. Rare occurrences arent all that common around here. You could go for weeks, perhaps even ...
• The great work ethic
  aA recent study shows that workaholics dont get enough sex. Therein lies a tale. The study was done in Germany where it was discovered that a ...
• Water under the bridge
  Ive been to two reunions this summer. These are the only two Ive been invited to. If your group had a reunion and invited me and didnt get any ...
• Youve come a long way, girls!
  Cant get your youngster to sweep up the kitchen? Or mop the bathroom floor? Or clean up the dishes after supper? Or tidy up the bathroom before ...
• Into tomorrow
  I have some tough decisions to make. The news today carried the story of a young fellow in Michigan who found a time capsule buried in his ...
• The View From Here
  Thought you should all see this. After three weeks of mostly vindictive hate mail filled with vitriol and unprintable words (as a result of my ...
• Worms for a longer life
  Theyve discovered an aging gene in an earthworm. (This is an educational column. I suggest you read through it carefully, then cut out the parts ...
• Paul had a word for them
  I suppose Paul Watson is laughing his fool head off. I know what youre thinking. Weve been over this ground before, Smith, so give it a rest. The ...
• Waste not, want not
  I have solved the paper mill crisis in Grand Falls/Windsor. You remember the town and the unions having to get together and somehow come up with ...
• A lasting love
  A little while ago archeologists uncovered a rare find in Italy. Archeologists are always uncovering something in Italy. Its been civilized a ...
• The high cost of voting
  Its an idea whose time may have come, but not yet. It came out of that hotbed of progressive thought and bold new initiatives, the legislative ...