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Lana MacEachern
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My favourite children's book? How on earth could I...
The parallels between The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett and Johanna Spyri's Heidi never struck me when I read them as a child. Each of ... -
For everything there is a season (and I do mean...
Simply spoken - I considered inviting my aunts and uncles over for a meal last Saturday, in honour of Aunt and Uncle Day. Unfortunately I ... -
Words that roll merrily off of your tongue
I had almost forgotten how much fun words can be for their own sake until Jonah came bursting out of the school bus the other day, his face ... -
Child abuser escapes jail time
NEW GLASGOW - A New Glasgow judge who placed a Pictou County man on house arrest Wednesday for assaulting his 14-month-old son said he was doing ... -
Rude awakening for West Side woman
NEW GLASGOW - Laura Hickey woke suddenly at 2 a.m. Thursday to the feeling of her Abercrombie Road home shuddering. "The house kind of shook," ... -
WHO HAS SEEN THE WIND?
TONEY RIVER - "You'll need to do up your coat," says Seamus Byrne as he fastens the leg straps on his trench coat. "You're laughing now, but when ... -
Sex offender causes worry for Glen Haven staff
NEW GLASGOW The administrator of Glen Haven Manor has no plans to ask the Department of Health for more staff just because there's a convicted ... -
Soldiers family distressed by graphic article
STELLARTON A doctor's graphic, published account of a Stellarton soldier's death in Afghanistan is raising ethical questions by members of his ... -
'Krafting' a fine product
It's a simple ratio: Four tonnes of wood chips equal one tonne of pulp. A few things have to happen in-between, however, to transform the huge ... -
Neenah 40 years
ABERCROMBIE POINT - The eight-millionth tonne of pulp rolled off the line so quickly and smoothly, workers almost didn't realize it had happened. ... -
It's sneezin' season
Sniffle, sneeze, wheeze. Ah, the sounds of the season - allergy season, that is. Whether the trigger is trees (early to mid-spring), grasses ... -
Recruitment an ongoing process for the PCHA
NEW GLASGOW - In the fall of 2003, the Aberdeen Hospital boasted a full complement of specialists for the first time in years. Four years later, ... -
LIFESAVING SPACE
BROADWAY - A woman owes her life to two strips of webbed fabric and good design engineering. When a Volkswagen Jetta struck a highway guardrail ... -
A gift of thanks from Africa
NEW GLASGOW - Last fall, students at A.G. Baillie Memorial School pasted paper cutouts of bricks onto posters in the shape of a school. Each ... -
A glimpse into Westvilles past
WESTVILLE How much history can you fit within four walls? Organizers of Westville's Canada Day celebrations are about to find out. In keeping ... -
Golden light shines on Westray anniversary
PARKDALE In an unexpected display of warmth and light, nature smiled at Westray survivors Wednesday evening. Relatives, friends and co-workers ... -
Guardrail does its job
ALMA - It's a long drop from Highway 104 to Hamilton Road. A guardrail kept a truck driver from finding out just how long when his rig drifted ... -
Going green leaves grower in the red
WEST RIVER - Bob Parker's plans to burn wood waste pellets may go up in coal-fired smoke. The owner of West River Greenhouses says the federal ... -
Going green leaves grower in the red
WEST RIVER - Bob Parker's plans to burn wood waste pellets may go up in coal-fired smoke. The owner of West River Greenhouses says the federal ... -
The incurable collector
NEW GLASGOW When Alan Roberts' grandfather died, he left behind a 1920s metalcraft toy truck. Roberts knew the toy well he'd played with it as ...

