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This past weekend's dumping of snow sent not only snowblowers into overdrive, but also created a somewhat sticky situation for some winter lovers.

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  • Full Circle

    December 8, 2011 - 9 h 45

    I’ve only been back at The Beacon for two months, but it really does feel as if I never left.

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  • Too foolish to talk about

    December 1, 2011 - 9 h 25

    Yep, it’s getting closer — four more weeks until Christmas Day. A couple of nights ago, I looked up into the sky and saw a red light coming up around the Cape. At first, I thought it was a token of one of the schooners, that got lost there...

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  • Too foolish to talk about

    November 29, 2011 - 14 h 53

    Finder keepers, loser weepers. That’s what the old people used to say. No doubt our government had lost lots.

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  • Full circle

    November 24, 2011 - 9 h 30

    One day last week, I left work and was on my home when I realized I really needed to stop at the grocery store and pick up a couple of cans of soft cat food or face the wrath of three hungry critters waiting for me inside the front door of my house.

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  • Full circle

    November 22, 2011 - 12 h 02

    "An act to revise the law respecting smoking in public places and the workplace ... A person shall not drive or have the care or control of a motor vehicle, whether it is in motion or not, (a) while there is a person smoking in the motor vehicle;...

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  • Too foolish to talk about

    November 17, 2011 - 9 h 54

    It is getting closer to winter. When they meddle with the darn clock, it’s a sure sign that winter is just around the corner. But around the corner or not, I still have roses blooming. I’ll say this much, too bad our government is not as tough...

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  • Too foolish to talk about

    November 15, 2011 - 12 h 20

    This morning I glanced out the window and saw a couple of snowflakes on the ground. My stomach rolled over. But then I saw something that is a blessing from God. There on the rose bushes, showing itself proudly, was one lone rose. It reminded me...

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  • Full Circle

    November 10, 2011 - 11 h 34

    I don’t know her name, and I doubt I could pick out her face in a crowd, but I sure know her voice.

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  • Change of Venue

    November 3, 2011 - 9 h 28

    As I went to bed Sunday night, there were a few snowflakes falling and some of the white stuff accumulated on the ground. However, upon hearing the rumble of the dreaded snowplow really, really early Monday morning, a quick look out the window...

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  • Aviation

    November 1, 2011 - 12 h 13

    Max Thornhill was born in Grand Bank, NL, in 1921.

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