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Alex Hargrave: Jock-y Shorts
Barry Clermont: Dollars and Sense
Robert Allison: The Great Outdoors
Bob Palmer
Catherine Cunningham: Spaghetti for Breakfast
David Karas: Money Concepts
Donna Douglas
Douglas Nadler
Dr. Colin Lee: Your health matters
Dr. Jim Pfaff: Your health matters
Frank Matys: From my desk to yours
Helena Guergis: MP Simcoe-Grey
Helena Hayward: Around Angus
Frank Matys: From my desk to yours
Janet Houston: Fun in the garden
Jennifer Harker: It's All Good

Jim Wilson: MPP Simcoe-Grey
Joe Mercer: Scene it
John Devine: Devine notes
Kim Goggins: A word in edgewise
Larry Culham: Cull Copy
Lee Ballantyne
Maryanne Arbour
Michael Gennings: Open Notebook
Mike Dodd: On the sidelines
Mirna Concha
Paul Swain
Sharon Burkhart: Inside Soldiers' Memorial
Susan Laycock
Suzanne Legue: Inside RVH
Thelma Morrison

Lee Ballantyne

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» Summer arrives right on time

» Awaiting the arrival of the emu on Widgeon

» Would you like a Chevy Malibu or a Dodge Challenger?

» Bad timing for huge toilet seat selection

» There’s plenty to be happy about

» On high alert for Megan’s arrival

» Can someone give him a home where the buffalos roam?

» Green was his favourite colour

» You can bet he’ll avoid the ‘play for real’ button

» Marshal prepares for new job at Tangle Creek

Mike Dodd: On The Sidelines

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» Cole says Kings experiencing growing pains

» Dream season for Howard and company

» Hotham wants more bark from Terriers

» Torch relay will unite all Canadians

» Molitor falls in fourth round

» Gazing into the eyes of a hockey parent

» Dodd finds himself in reflection mode

» Orillia tries for sports tourism bucks

» Thunder display poise during rough soccer season

» Clarke reflects on his first bid for political office

Donna Douglas

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» Learning new tricks from an old dog

» Arnold was totally immersed in the circle of life

» Artists create city’s first spring tour

» Parents’ friend gives daughter gift of a lifetime

» Piggybank’s generosity helps us all win

» Sheila Coo lived a life outside of the norm

» ‘Slow food’ movement brings back garden of memories

» Documentary captures drunk-driving devastation

» Country returns to Innisfil Street

» From great pain, great loss comes great achievement, ...

Frank Matys: From My Desk to Yours

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» Singing as if no one hears

» Lucky Charms leprechaun could be next

» Jake and Tabitha get sand in their shorts

» How much are you worth?

» Cow connection discovered at Frank’s first

» Glass floor highlight of CN Tower visit

» Bella’s genius obvious to the whole family

» Paper ripping could end anxiety of not knowing

» Messy desk gets the attention it deserves

» Why my friends don’t visit

Alex Hargrave: Jock-y Shorts

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» Coach frustrated by young, unfocused team

» Change can be a good thing

» Gauthier building house brick by brick

» Siskins struggle but GM optimistic

» Siskins have high hopes for season

» Creemore Braves win league championship

» Demons of the diamonds deadlocked

» NDBL hands out the hardware

» Take me out to New Lowell

» Braves best on the diamond

Barry Clermont: Dollars and Sense

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Robert Allison: The Great Outdoors

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» Bald eagle is no longer endangered

» Biting the hand that feeds in Costa Rica

» Winter treats strengthen, domesticate deer

» Absence of cardinals has bird watchers mystified

» Thirteen wild birds transmit avian flu

Bob Palmer

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» Focus on the positive

Catherine Cunningham: Spaghetti for Breakfast

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» Alice Cooper created the ultimate anthem to summer

» Recipe is anything but a piece of cake

» This smelly world needs more baking soda

» "He who hangs it, dusts it," and other marriage quips

» This flashback is for the birds

» In case of emergency... we've got problems

» Suffering from telemarketing paranoia

» Mother's Day breakfast in and under the bed

» Hairspray and Nintendo trump jelly beans on drives

» Carrying around bags of guilt

David Karas: Money Concepts

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» Create structure in your portfolio

Douglas Nadler

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» Three great local Conservationists we should celebrate

» The Precautionary Principle: Why won't North Americans ...

» Idling our cars is an ever-increasing problem

» Merkel put on a brave face

» We’ve let ourselves become alienated from nature

» An open letter to Youth: Remake the World

» Now it matters more than ever

» Ethanol not the panacea some say

» What’s at risk for humanity?

Dr. Colin Lee: Your health matters

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» Post-secondary students may need mumps protection

» HIV - inform yourself, protect yourself

» Your health is in your hands

» Handwashing the best way to prevent illness

Dr. Jim Pfaff: Your health matters

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» Protect your pet, and your family, from rabies

» West Nile virus a concern in late summer

» Summertime means beach time

» Protect your pets from rabies

» West Nile virus still a concern in late summer

» Season ripe for food poisoning

Helena Guergis: MP Simcoe-Grey

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» Guergis gets drawn into international stories

» Strong leadership, strong economy, better Canada

» Guergis needles Grits to act on Banting farm

» Tory motion aims to keep Canada as one: MP

» Liberals just don't get the environment: MP

Helena Hayward: Around Angus

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» Lions ready to roar for Canada Day

» Angus Lionesses host murderous event

» "Hard Times" dance at Brentwood Hall May 2

» World Day of Prayer service March 6 at St. George's

» Around Angus - Jan. 30 to Feb. 5

» Around Angus - Dec. 19

» Around Angus - Dec.12

» Around Angus - Dec. 5

» Around Angus - Nov. 28

» Around Angus

Janet Houston: Fun in the garden

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» Where have the Monarchs gone?

» Heavy rains create robust conditions

» May's flowers most appreciated

» Visit by butterfly early spring treat

» Premature wake-up can damage large plants

» Christmas trees emerged in Victorian England

» Pretty gardens are not enough

Jennifer Harker: It's All Good

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» Back to Jenn, Babette admits she had a blast

» Getting the courage to add tofu to diet

» Magic of reading must be nourished

» Bad, bacon and a tree hunt to remember

Jim Wilson: MPP Simcoe-Grey

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» Arrogance rules in McGuinty's Ontario

» McGuinty on health and energy: Bankrupt of ideas and ...

» Bankrupting Ontario and now you too

» Green Energy Act is frightening

» Homeowners deserve property re-assessment

» Grits in part responsible for apprenticeship shortage: ...

» McGuinty lacks leadership

» McGuinty still refusing to share gas-tax revenues with ...

» Time for a new economic plan

» Chief Electoral Officer should investigate Working ...

Joe Mercer: Scene it

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» Guilty Pleasures

» Double trouble;

» Go West, young man

» From stage to train wreck

John Devine: Devine notes

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» Junior JD slides into one for the scrapbook

» Piling up reasons to hate the white stuff

» OPINION: Utility ‘wage’ an outrageous jolt

» OPINION: Will new Harper government pay more attention ...

» OPINION: Well, at least we now know what a puffin is

» OPINION: What will they do for Ontario?

» Not the hub of attention, but that’s OK

» Large theatre a risky business

» No strategic value to lower retail fees

» Have city staff do ‘whistle’ study

Kim Goggins: A word in edgewise

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» Stats show there's little improvement in domestic abuse ...

Larry Culham: Cull Copy

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» The dating game has changed but don't take advice from ...

» Don't follow my example, make Earth Day count

» Water won't be taken for granted

» What have you done for your community lately?

» Guergis gets drawn into international stories

» A music library tells a lot about who you are

» Justice system needs more than just cops

» It's cold out there

» 50 is the new 40, right?!

» Dubious distinctions 2007

Maryanne Arbour

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» Our after-school mentoring program

Michael Gennings: Open Notebook

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» Talking with Michael Ignatieff

» The student-teacher relationship

» An ode to my son

» Chew on this idea

» Heading back to 1956

» Baldy, the races and winning

» An answer to our economic woe

» Letting off some steam

» Now I'm eating my words...

» A beautiful day, for some

Mirna Concha

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» Canada must assume its multicultural characteristic

» Art: a tool to promote interculturalism

» Immigration not an election issue

» New arrivals not confined to specific neighbourhoods

» Torn between two nations

» Young and proud of heritage

» Christmas celebrations can be stressful for immigrants

» A decision that haunts

Paul Swain

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» Living in a democracy is a wonderful thing

» Nothing beats a bit of R&R

» Learning a litterbug lesson the hard way

» Computer is a necessary evil

» Things have changed for the better

» Memories are priceless

» The world is a beautiful place

» Real Canadians enjoy every season

» Getting old ain’t so bad

» It's time to clean up our act

Sharon Burkhart: Inside Soldiers' Memorial

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» Soldiers’ launches MORE-OB program

» Holiday spirit soars at hospital

» Care close to home

Susan Laycock

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» What do cement trucks have to do with grieving children?

Suzanne Legue: Inside RVH

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» Celebrating nurses – at home and away

» RVH’s Critical Care SWAT team

» Health care from Vegas to Cuba

» RVH has its own Sherlock Holmes

» Super Colon let’s you get up-close-and-personal with ...

» Hospital partnership means better care for cancer patients

» Hockey Night in Barrie proves community "believes" ...

» Don’t make serious injury one of your family’s summer ...

» Homegrown doc program addresses physician shortage

» A shot in the arm against cancer

Thelma Morrison: Between Us

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» Moved by wood

» Feeling lucky

» A writer, not a rocket scientist

» A few thoughts on falling

» All grown up

» The way we once lived

» Planning next year's garden

» Missing artwork angers Thelma

» A canine work of art

» Memories of Rotary

Dealing with a cold

Would you consider using a cloth diaper service?

Looking for daycare provider in Collingwood

Keeping toddlers warm at night

Biting/hitting?

Terrible 2's...

Vitamins for toddlers?

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