Take a tropical holiday and the Mexico contrast
A seasonal ode to warm climes outlines beach joys and sun, sand, and waves. It contrasts blissful travel with harsher realities like poverty, limited safety nets, and low wages in places such as Mexico, urging a holiday as relief but noting social contrasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
NAFTA
Canada
Cigarettes From Home Helped 1940 HMCS Crew
In 1940 HMCS Alabasse sails from Sydney Nova Scotia as HMCS Adversus sides alongside. Sailors receive sacks of mail mostly cigarettes from families clubs and benevolent societies. The piece recalls wartime tobacco gifts and personal ambivalence decades later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hmcs Alabasse
Sydney
Nova Scotia
Hmcs Adversus
Canada
Puffing and tobacco tax spark editorials across towns
Neighbourly News by Fred McGuinness reflects on smoking from hospital memories to a Quebec smuggling outbreak. Editors in Grenfell, Melville, Stonewall, North Battleford, Barrhead, Bow Island, and Bow Island weigh tax policy, societal views, and the fate of smokers, predicting future curiosity about a bygone era of cigarettes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Feds
Grenfell and Melville
Cabinet
Stonewall
North Battleford
Barrhead
Bow Island
Ethel O’neill
Carlyle Observer
Appalled readers critique minister's abortion stance letter
Readers condemn Rev. David Jones letter from March 8, 1994 arguing against abortion on demand. They insist creation in God’s image obliges upholding life and warn against private biblical interpretation apart from Orthodox tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Jones
God
Jones
Letter on abortion and personal conscience in faith
A religious letter argues that the fall of man requires ongoing self purge through ascetic practice and prayer to invite the Holy Spirit. It critiques the pro choice movement as promoting self centered values and recounts a personal anecdote about abortion discussions with a doctor and a minister’s stance on accountability for sinful choices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam
Anti Choice That Kills
A letter critiques Rev. David Jones on free will and moral guidelines. It argues that conscience can err and society needs time honored rules to prevent theft blasphemy rape and murder. The writer questions anti choice positions and defends universal prohibitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev. Jones
Also Mentioned on This Page
le Grave
Mel
By Fred McGuinness
Roblin Review