The shopping season is upon us. More people are using online shopping because of its practical advantages. However, online shopping has risks. Protect yourself. Learn how to protect yourself while doing your shopping online….

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Financial OMBUDSMAN service from Zoomer

Posted on 11/28/2016 by

Financial dispute? Money mix up? Monetary mess up? You may want to try this service.

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Community Report

Posted on 11/28/2016 by

Pickering Library Community Report Click HERE

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EDITORIAL: New Year’s resolutions: BEING OPTIMISTIC & POSITIVE

Posted on 11/26/2016 by

Optimism and acting positively ! What will you do next year ?

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A super salsa to add to your pantry !

Posted on 11/26/2016 by

Now here’s a food item you really should add to your pantry! Natural ingredients, and A Canadian food produced locally in Durham !

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CHFI radio star’s light dims

Posted on 11/25/2016 by

The STAR may dim but it will twinkle brightly further west! CHFI loses a star !

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EDITORIAL: Rosie Dimanno…one outstanding columnist

Posted on 11/25/2016 by

Political correctness: final destination? University partiers’ cultural costumes viewed as politically incorrect. Next Halloween dress your kids appropriately or face arrest? Where do we stop?

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Old…eventually everything fades away

Posted on 11/24/2016 by

Time passes for everything, and everyone. Words you might remember? They’re all gone now!

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TRUMP: a Canadian senior’s opinion

Posted on 11/23/2016 by

I would like to briefly add to the important question you raised recently regarding the possible effect of the recent US election on Canada. It is quite likely that Trump’s success could reinforce the view that in the political arena … Continue reading →

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NEW FRIENDS BOOK SHOP: old time store, old time pricing

Posted on 11/22/2016 by

Travel back, way back to a time when life was lived at a slower pace and prices were much easier to take. Visit this old time book store and travel back in time.

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TOO MUCH AND NEVER ENOUGH, Mary L. Trump

Posted on 11/22/2016 by

Mary L. Trump reiterates what we already have concluded about her uncle, Donald Trump. Bully, narcissist, misogynist, unfocused, poor attention span, poorly read, incapable of leadership, a business failure, cheat, greedy, selfish…the list of character flaws and personality deficiencies is … Continue reading →

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Winter driving…a hard COLD look !

Posted on 11/21/2016 by

Commercial site worth visiting site for its very useful winter driving tips. __________ MICHELIN site

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Avoid stress in the middle of your day

Posted on 11/19/2016 by

Avoid lunch time stress Don’t do these to decrease your stress!

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Avoid stress…at the start of the day

Posted on 11/19/2016 by

Don’t stress yourself Relax by avoiding …

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A book store worth checking out

Posted on 11/19/2016 by

A bookstore worth checking out: New Friends

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Demo: BIO

Posted on 11/18/2016 by

Demo Dovolos, married with two sub-teenage daughters, is an executive with TD Wealth Management. He was raised and educated in Toronto and today works as a Vice President in the Investment Advisory office of TD Wealth. Demo specializes in advising older … Continue reading →

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The dangers of winter are nearing…prepare yourself

Posted on 11/14/2016 by

Winter’s dangers are around the corner. Prepare yourself appropriately.

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You’re old but you aren’t a door mat .

Posted on 11/14/2016 by

Trump’s a blessing: My anger with his election angers me into positive action.

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Trump refuses to accept Global Warming

Posted on 11/13/2016 by

Hey Donald…here’s proof !

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It’s Never Too Late !

Posted on 11/13/2016 by

Exercise means body & brain development

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EDITORIAL: Why society should fear TRUMP .

Posted on 11/12/2016 by

All the experts were wrong. Now they are looking at things wrong, again. I am very frightened. You should be too. Here’s why….

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2016 DISCUSSION TOPICS

Posted on 11/10/2016 by

These were the issues in media discussed at our weekly meetings:

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From the pen of a crabby old lady in a nursing home

Posted on 11/10/2016 by

When an old woman died in the geriatric ward of a nursing home, it was believed that she had nothing left of any value. Later, when the nurses were going through her meager possessions, they found this poem.

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EDITORIAL: My fear just wont ease up !

Posted on 11/10/2016 by

Society needs to fear TRUMPISM ! I am not the only one who is frightened.

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Does salt really affect your blood pressure ?

Posted on 11/09/2016 by

I avoid salt as much as I can as I believe it is harmful to my health.

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EDITORIAL: This hangover is beyond description !

Posted on 11/09/2016 by

Nobody believed it…except one man ! Nobody expected it….except one man ! Nobody predicted it…except one man !

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Village of nonagenarians think of sex a lot !

Posted on 11/08/2016 by

Village of nonagenarians [ 3 min read ] Bryant Rousseau The New York Times

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TOTAL CONTROL, David Baldacci

Posted on 11/07/2016 by szpinner

When her husband mysteriously disappears in a plane crash into the Virginia countryside, a devastated wife must sort out truth from lies in this page-turning New York Times bestseller. SynopsisSidney Archer has it all: a husband she loves, a job at which … Continue reading →

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