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The Paskamansett River in Dartmouth
Photo by JoAnn Bernier Cornell

The Paskamansett River in Dartmouth Photo by JoAnn Bernier Cornell

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Valentine's Day - A Hopeful Husband's Guide

Remember how we got all spiffed up and made reservations at real nice places that we really couldn’t afford? We cleaned the car and wiped down the dash …might have even shined our shoes. We were out to impress.

Jan 29, 2012 by in The Insider

Volunteering

If you take a look at many of the feasts and festivals that you’ve seen around our region for countless years, you’ll typically see one common denominator: they are dying. It’s the same in small towns, which struggle to get people to

Dec 22, 2011 by in The Insider

Streamline your life

You don’t have to be a Shaker or a Trancendentalist to appreciate the wisdom of those sentiments. We burden ourselves with possessions and grudges and self-inflicted worries. Imagine living with less stress, junk and distractions.

Dec 22, 2011 by in The Insider

G.I. Bill makes returning to school easier

President Barak Obama announced the drawdown of troops from Iraq on August 31, 2010, and the last troops left on December 19, 2011. Not since the end of the Persian Gulf War have so many veterans returned Stateside looking for work. With the job mark

Dec 22, 2011 by in The Insider

Hope for the future

Each new year brings an opportunity to hope. We toss out the old calendars and write a new year on our checks and documents. It’s a time not so much to look back, but to look forward. Recently, amidst the holiday hassles, we took some time to head

Dec 22, 2011 by in The Insider

Drinking: a love story

Once upon a time, there lived a man who had a drinking problem. Each day he would wake up and say, “Today is the day. Today is the day I will not have a drop to drink. It’s a brand new me. I will

Dec 22, 2011 by in The Insider

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Get fit & stay fit!

What is it about the New Year that makes us want to try to get in shape again? The idea of starting with a fresh slate? of wanting to shed some of those holiday pounds? or the nagging thought that Spring is just a

Dec 22, 2011 by in The Insider

Power to the people!

There are spectacular strides and innovations being made across the globe, in the USA and right here on the South Coast.

Dec 22, 2011 by in The Insider

Improving on an “Annus Horribilis”

In a 1992 address to her nation, Queen Elizabeth described the year as an “Annus Horribilis” or terrible year. She was referring to the many personal crises with her own family and a devastating fire...

Dec 22, 2011 by in The Insider

Grog, glogg and hot punches for Winter

What can warm the heart and soul better in the deep cold winter weather that a nice warm wine punch? There are many versions of punches with alcohol and they vary in flavor and the level of alcohol; so beware...

Dec 22, 2011 by in The Insider

This is very weird

I quit smoking Oct. 16. That’s not the weird part. The weird part is how easy it was and that I haven’t gained a single ounce. Now, that’s weird. I’m fully expecting to wake up some morning with a lit cigarette in my mouth and

Dec 22, 2011 by in The Insider

Music for kids

We all have memories of music from childhood – a favorite song, the first concert we ever attended, or the first time we met a musician and saw an instrument being played up close.

Dec 22, 2011 in The Insider

Restaurant wanderings

One filet of cod fish is not the same as the next, nor is a teaspoon of pepper, or a cup of vinegar. If the meal is to be spectacular, each ingredient has to be appraised. A recipe can’t explain how to do this....

Dec 22, 2011 by in The Insider

News, Views and Events

The holiday madness has died down and everyone’s ready to hibernate. But if you spend your free time indoors, make sure some of it is spent in the theatres and galleries on the South Coast. And there’s still...

Dec 22, 2011 by in The Insider

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