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The Millstone is 15 years old today

by Edith Cody-Rice When my husband, Val Sears,...

Shrimp Stir-Fry with Chives and Chiles

by Susan Hanna This recipe from Bon Appetit...

Sandra McManus — celebration of life

McManus, Sandra Anne Passed away peacefully at the...

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Letter from Paris: Hot Times for Seniors in Paris

by Keith Spicer Planning to let loose on that long-dreamt getaway to the City of Light? You can probably handle sightseeing yourself with a good guidebook or, better, a professional guide, but...

Who’s left on the right?

“Well, the one on the right was on the left And the one in the middle was on the right And the one on the left was in the middle And the...

Bill Chapman weekly column By the Way to end

After 7 years of loyally contributing to the Millstone, Bill Chapman has decided to end his weekly columns. Bill was one of our first contributors, sending us weekly Friday...
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Peter Nelson’s travels to be published in the Millstone

In November of 2011 The Millstone published a profile of Mississippi Mills' chief librarian Peter Nelson who, it turns out, spent a fascinating 12...

Hint of spring

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. We Canadians are a greedy lot when it comes to grasping at any hint of Spring. And with...

Under Siege

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. Since the brutal market melt-down in 2008, when years of accumulated savings of many people simply evaporated over-night,...

Who am I?

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. In a society such as ours which places extraordinary value on measurable belongings and undertakings, it is not...

Hi Guys

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. Yesterday I received a broadcasted email from a cherished friend in Washington, DC. He writes for what I...

Small Town Law Practice

 by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. Quite unexpectedly (being as I am a virtual recluse in a town which is but a satellite of...

People talk

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. People talk. We all do it. It isn't however until you hear of them talking about...

New Year’s Diet – Half as Much

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. The inevitable New Year's focus upon abstinence, withdrawal and reduction takes us down some bewildering and usually fruitless...

Scene of the Crime

 by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. It is well-known even among those who are not forensic specialists that a criminal is drawn to the...

Conundrum at the North Pole

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. Santa's pointy-eared elves were having an awful time of it! The conveyor belt upon which rode the Teddy...

Tea with Miss Jill

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. Funny, but over all these years Miss Jill and I have never actually had any tea when we've...

The Christmas Express

by  L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. About this time of year things progress fairly rapidly I find. Initially, in the first few days of December,...

The spirit of Christmas survives even if the spiritual doesn’t

The Francis Report: Life in a Global Context, is a column dealing with globally significant, locally relevant topics by Millstone columnist Arnie Francis,  Long ago, in...

Innocent pleasures

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. When was the last time you had an ice cream cone? Or an afternoon nap?  When did you last...
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