Dear Sandra, I’m just about ready to go crazy. I’m working my butt off to hold down a job, I have a small school-aged son that needs time, love, and attention, and a husband who thinks a major contribution to the household duties is to use a coaster for his glass. He has no understanding… Read more »
I just realized that I have quite a large collection of cookbooks, which dominates the pantry shelves. It’s like owning my own private library or having a staff of chefs at my beck and call. Cookbooks are special. The recipes are a puzzle waiting to be solved and the photos promise that the dish can… Read more »
Do you think I’m desperate to write about washing your face? Geez, I dunno, but I have found some things out over the years that have changed my mind on the simple act of face washing. I’ve had problem skin from the age of eleven. Most of us got it:acne. And most of us got… Read more »
Money in the Trees The Minister of Natural Resources, Herb Dhaliwal, has announced $100,000 in scholarships, $5,000 each to 20 university students that are studying forestry (see: http://www.nrcan-rncan.gc.ca/media/newsreleases/2002/2002115_e.htm). Tied to these scholarships is the requirement to pursue at least part of their research in a laboratory of the Canadian Forestry Service. Unfortunately these scholarships, like… Read more »
On-campus students are always making public statements to protest rising tuition costs. In fact many people may even start to tune these protests out, since they seem to go hand in hand with attendance at a post secondary institution in an almost predictable pattern – the school year starts & students complain about tuition! As… Read more »
Halloween is only two short weeks away, and if you are like most people, you will be scrambling to get prepared, but will end up leaving most of the work until the very last minute. It happens to all of us. Nevertheless, decorating the house and yard can be great fun for parents and children,… Read more »
The middle of October marks Debbie’s one year anniversary of writing as a columnist for The Voice, and more than a year of contributing “From My Perspective” to our paper . Thank-you Debbie for your contributions, and your efforts to continue to improve The Voice!
Letter To The Editor: I would like to respond to the very interesting article by Tamra Ross Low “What I’ve Learned About AU Students” and perhaps provide some helpful advice for all AU students. The Information Centre was established to provide a first point of contact for prospective and continuing students. We have a staff… Read more »
October 10th @ Lazia Restaurant & Bar Edmonton City Centre West – 10200-102 St. Time: 7-11 p.m. Infoline: 430-7937 Emerging artist Cheryl Paige invites you, your family and friends to her first solo show on Thursday October 10th at Lazia Restaurant. Appropriately titled: “The Boreal Abstracts” Ms. Paige will be unveiling 10 new, large, vibrant… Read more »
Place: Engineering Teaching and Learning Centre (ETLC), Theatre 001 – University of Alberta / Date: October 11, 2002 Time: 7:00 p.m. Cost: Free and open to the public – donations welcome Younis Al Khatib, President of the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS), will be speaking in Edmonton at the invitation of HUMANSERVE International, an Alberta… Read more »