We have never been in the habit of using credit cards to celebrate the true meaning of Christmas. We’ve given more when we had more, and given nothing when we had nothing. As my father said to us during our last Christmas with him, “Your presence is my present.” But most of us know it’s [...]
Tags: Christmas, economy, Gifts, Holidays, lay offs, mall, North Pole, RIF, Santa, St. Nick
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It all started with a news item in Canada on June 23. The University of Manitoba researcher David Barber told the Canwest News that “the North Pole may be free of ice for the first time in history” this summer.
This was interpreted by many as further proof of the adverse effects of climate change and [...]
Tags: arctic, climate change, ice-free, North Pole
Posted in: Current Events, News
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