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Click of the Wrist – Weigh to Go

With news of the latest weight-loss product on people’s lips (literally?It’s lip gloss That’s supposed to suppress appetite), we couldn’t help wondering about some of the other odd weight-management schemes that have come along. So pry your eyes off the scale and check out some of these interesting gems (interesting, though not necessarily recommended). The… Read more »

In Conversation With . . . Rose Laughlin

Rose Laughlin is a folk singer of traditional American and Celtic songs. Her soulful interpretations have captivated audiences all over the United States. (Watch The Voice for an upcoming review of her latest CD, The Chicago Sessions.) The following are notes from a conversation between Rose and Wanda Waterman St. Louis. Obsessions, Private and Public… Read more »

Education News – Tories unveil PSE budget items

Liberals stick to fact-checking in face of repeat budget announcements OTTAWA (CUP) ? The federal government has been rolling out post-secondary funding announcements despite each announcement repeating figures contained in the January budget. The Conservatives have spent much of the spring promoting Canada’s Economic Action Plan, the 2009 budget brought in by Finance Minister Jim… Read more »

Letters to the Editor – Enjoying Some ‘Drive-Through Decorum’

We love to hear from you! Send your questions and comments to voice@voicemagazine.org, and please indicate if we may publish your letter. Re: ?Drive-Through Decorum? by Kimberley Sanders, v15 i16 (2009-04-24) I’d just like to say how very much I enjoyed Kimberley Saunders article on courtesy. I wish everyone would not only read it but… Read more »

Porkpie Hat – A Dark and Moving Mass

I am learning what it means to be a human being. It is such a strange thing?crude and clumsy and strangely beautiful. Always, I am learning to put one foot in front of the other, always picking myself up and starting again. I am walking into doors and stepping on feet. I am learning how… Read more »

From Where I Sit – A Well-Oiled Machine

This morning Roy and I went to a Ritchie Bros. dispersal sale. It was a sight to behold. The night before, two local television stations had done stories about the sale in Nisku. When we checked out a John Deere combine a few days ago it was machinery, trucks, and heavy equipment as far as… Read more »

On the Hill – Generation Me

Generation Me. It’s one of the names being given to the current crop of young adults, those born in the ?70s to the ?90s. The reason? The sense of entitlement many of these young people display when they hit college or university. A couple of recent articles in The New York Times and The Manitoban… Read more »