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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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You’re known by the heap that you keep

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. It is hardly enlightened to observe that - especially in Western society - most people have a deep...

What to do when things go wrong?

 by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. With some embarrassment I confess that one of my preferred films is "Clear and Present Danger", a Hollywood...

A hit, a very palpable hit! Hamlet, Act 5, Scene 2

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. For some people winning is everything. Nothing short of it will satisfy. The mere idea of concession is...

You’ve changed!

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. Changing one’s personality is something I would have thought as likely as a leopard changing its spots. However,...

Proposition No 3: Am I getting this right? Town sub-committees don’t work.

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

Now There’s a Thought!

by L.G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. Not so long ago the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation carried a story about a groundswell idea. While...

Money doesn’t disappear, it just changes hands

 by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. The adage that “Money doesn’t disappear, it just changes hands” hardly passes for scholarly economic theory but it...

The tailgate party

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. Although you would never know it from reading that USA iconic on-line dictionary Wikipedia, the "tailgate party", like...

Getting religion

by L. G. William Chapman, LL.B. It is inescapable especially to the Christian observer that the arrival of Spring is about more than the awakening...

The Anglican experience

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. Although I was baptized in my father’s church, The United Church of Canada in Fredericton, New Brunswick...

You Don’t Say!

 by L.G. William Chapman B.A., LL.B. If ever we spoke the truth about one another, the conversation would be considerably more entertaining. To sterilize...

What If?

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. Have you ever thought about what you'd wish yourself to be? Have you ever thought you'd like to...

The Sunday Drive

by L.G. Chapman B.A., LL.B. Inspired by a Sunday drive on a beautiful late winter day: March 11. Exactly forty years ago I worked as...

We’ll Meet Again

by  L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. In 1939, British singer Dame Vera Lynn made famous the song written by Ross Parker (music) and Hughie...
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