I was not born until the year after the Second World War was over – therefore, I have no recollection of the actual liberation of Holland by our Canadian troops. Over the years, there have been several celebrations to mark this event. The Dutch have never forgotten the Canadians for what they did. I have [...]

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Today is known as Doctor Appreciation Day in Peterborough. Because it is so difficult to get docs to come to smaller cities and towns, Peterborough has a person who gets paid a handsome salary to recruit doctors for this area. One of his ideas to keep doctors here (I guess this is the purpose) is [...]

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I am not going to write about the tremendous devastation left behind as a result of Hurricane Katrina. Nor am I going to write about the massive numbers of victims involved in this horrible tragedy. I am sure almost everyone has been watching the television frequently in order to keep updated on the situation. There [...]

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