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Words are all I have, to take your heart away —The Bee Gees M any people do not realize the power words have over all of us.

Thoughts of past Christmases spring from a forgotten relic A s she drives her car west past Haist Street along Highway 20, she has to strain to spot something she has noticed many times before — a remnant from the past, a thing that seems to no longe

My Karen experience at Food Basics BY DIANE LAWSON Special to the Voice W e have all heard of “Karens,” the entitled females who demand that managers be called and service staff be reprimanded, and who threaten never to patronize an establishment aga

W hen I was about ten years old, my dad came in from the barn chores one summer day and sat down to breakfast. “Margie, when you play outside this morning stay around the house as there’s going to be a big storm sometime today.” “Okay, Dad.

A fter a couple of years of planning and hunting for just the right place, about a year ago my wife and I finally packed up the cats and the chickens and moved to our “forever home” on a little 12-acre plot just outside of Welland and have settled in

J ohn,” I said, “this is perfection — brilliant blue skies, the silver whipped-cream clouds I love, the spicy smell of sun on junipers, an incredible view, cooling breezes and—billions of berries!” We were taking a week's holiday up north.

M exico is welcoming back Canadian travelers. At the request of the Canadian government, four Canadian airlines suspended flights to Mexico for much of the first half of this year as a preventative measure to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

BY SHIRLEY LAZARETH Special to the Voice B ritannica defines "Friendship" as a state of enduring affection, esteem, intimacy and trust. In all cultures friendships are important relationships throughout a person's life span.

An amateur's foray into the backcountry "Bear , bear, bear!” These words of warning brought my wandering mind back to our present situation. I glanced up at my travelling companion, explorer and author Adam Shoalts, then followed his gaze to my left.

T he last time Stan saw Louise, they were being tossed around in the dryer. They usually enjoyed the experience, flipping about in the warm air, laughing and dizzy.