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Lawn bowls for sale SOLD

Own your own Taylor lawn bowls. One...

Pinehurst: Jane Jacobs and the positive side of Nimbyism

I attended the December 2, 2025 public...

Gingery Pork and Snap Pea Stir Fry

by Susan Hanna This recipe from Bon Appetit...

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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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Proposition No 2: Coming to the table – the myth of inclusion.

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

Darling, fetch the caviar for our guests, won’t you!

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. Some people enjoy the privilege of an exceedingly charmed existence. One can only hope...

Frugality

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. Frugality I have lately discovered is not only about penny-pinching, prudence and economy. Tragically it’s also about abstinence...

Looney Tunes

 by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. When I was young, I imagined anyone who was especially odd or different as being dynamic and likely...

Funerals and Weddings

As stock as it is to observe that if it weren’t for funerals and weddings, family and friends might never get together, the ceremonies...

Americans

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. My overt affection for Americans - specifically, the citizens of the United States of America just to be...

Proposition No. 1: The stability and sustainability of our global communities depend on the success of partnerships and cooperative enterprises.

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

You are what you think

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. What I ask could be more frightening than the transparency of the adage that you are what you...

Wherein lies the rub?

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. Discovering meaning and purpose in life has ever been dispiriting and never been effortless. Try getting out of...

Smoking cigarettes

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. Recently a girl-friend of mine let it slip during casual conversation that she had started smoking cigarettes, an...

Dastardly Living!

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. It is easy to imagine that equable, balmy weather is a blessing. And yet (and I say this...

One’s Portion in Life

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. One doesn't have to look very far to encounter people whose fortunes in life are far less favourable...

A Tiny Christmas

by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. Doc Kelly was well-known for his magnanimity. It was not uncommon, for example, for him to accept potatoes...

Take a Look Around

By L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. I am beginning to think my office is a museum. After thirty-five years in practice in Almonte, and...
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