December 2021 Archive

Local artist makes brushes out of animal fur, feathers

By Constance Scrafield On average, in an arts supply shop, the great majority of brushes are made of synthetic material, primarily replacing hair brushes. However, ...

Art, Philosophy, Science

By Constance Scrafield It was the great Greek philosopher Aristotle who said: “Give me the child until he is seven and I will show you ...

App neutrality, a big step forward for freedom of tech users

By Jack Buckby Troy Media Apple Inc. recently warned that draft rules from the European Union requiring the company to open its mobile operating system ...

Let Logic Rule

By Constance Scrafield The problem with us humans is we are not at all logical. Well, yes, sure I’m a Trekkie – but look at ...

Christmas employment shortages

Dear Money Lady,  My grandson is now working part-time for a lot more than minimum wage and I can’t believe all the perks he gets ...

The nuclear deal is dead! Long live deterrence!

By Gwynne Dyer “We reviewed the proposals … carefully and thoroughly and concluded that Iran violated almost all compromises found previously in months of hard ...

Can lockdowns worsen COVID-19’s impact?

By Marco Navarro-Genie The most mentioned reason for lockdowns has been the protection of health-care systems. The claim is that such protection saves lives. So ...

Gut love

By Chelsea Spackman, M.Sc., R.H.N. Your gut is your entire digestive system. It starts at your mouth and ends at your bottom, and includes your ...

Censorship

At the November 22nd Orangeville Council meeting, I witnessed Sandy Brown, the so-called mayor of Orangeville, cut off in mid-stream a presentation to Council by ...

Another Olympics?

By Brian Lockhart The 2022 Olympic Winter games are approaching and set to take place in Beijing, China in February. Athletes have been preparing for ...

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