Jan 26, 2011

NUTRISPEAK by Vesanto Melina Have you ever drank a 20-ounce soda? That’s the size many adults and teens are drinking today. Or would you ever sit down and eat 16 teaspoons of sugar from a sugar bowl, one spoonful after another? When you drink a 20-ounce soda, you’re consuming 16 teaspoons of sugar, the equivalent of a third of a cup. In the 1950s,...

Jan 26, 2011

ON THE GARDEN PATH by Carolyn Herriot To understand just how disconnected we are from food today, consider that in the 1930s, 30 percent of Canada’s population was actively involved in farming, while today it’s only 1.6 percent. Also consider that while gardening is a major leisure activity in North America, only 10 percent of gardeners grow food....

Jan 26, 2011

UNIVERSE WITHIN by Gwen Randall-Young You may house their bodies but not their souls, for their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.  – Kahlil Gibran More than ever before, there now seems to be greater awareness about the ways in which an unchecked ego can create havoc in our lives. When we...

  Dear sirs: In view of what seems to be happening internationally with banks at the moment, I was wondering if you could advise me correctly. If one of my cheques is returned marked “insufficient funds,” how do I know whether that refers to me or to you? Thank you. A customer

    INDEPENDENT MEDIA by Steve Anderson   In my January 2009 column, I encouraged readers to make opening up the media in Canada their 2010 resolution. I asserted that 2010 would be a pivotal year for communities working to open communication in Canada and beyond. And so here we are at the end of the year and it appears that, indeed, there is...