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Maudie (Dir. Aisling Walsh) Nova Scotia primitive artists Maud Lewis’ was born “crooked” and in some ways it shaped her destiny. She was treated like an outcast in her small village and a slave by her aunt who kept her against her will, but didn’t want her. Maud was fiercely independent and had a …
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The War on Drugs must end. Its fundamental objective has been stymied: suppression of the drug trade. To the contrary, many aspects of that trade have flourished. A worldwide illegal market, dominated by gangsters, abounds, with only sporadic and limited interference by national and international …
Continue Reading about Legalize and Regulate Drugs – and Face Substance Problems, by Bill Bogart
This event is born from our inner desire to help other woman live purposefully in the comfort of their own skin. Many women, feel imprisoned by their reality, lacking the ability to find purpose and opportunity in their current circumstance. Our objective is to help women identify and lock into …
As we sat down to our last meal in St. John’s, Newfoundland, after a busy week of activities and exploring in the city as well as around the Avalon Peninsula, I asked my 17 year old daughter if she would recommend Newfoundland as a family vacation spot for her friends. “Only my adventurous ones”, …
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Moonlight, dir. Barry Jenkins – This urban tale of a boy growing up disadvantaged on so many levels, is counter intuitive and that’s why it works. The music is anything but urban, it is classical, new age and choral. The film’s lyricism imbues the inner city with the beauty of a rural landscape, …
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