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Michael Atkins

Michael Atkins

On the importance of buying a Blackberry

Yesterday, while sitting in the front seat of the car consulting her BlackBerry, my daughter made the following observation...

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Mark Gentili

Mark Gentili

Adventures in media

Thanks to the Internet, the death of the newspaper has been predicted to be imminent for more than a...

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Darren MacDonald

Darren MacDonald

If not now, when? - Darren MacDonald

Most anyone who has lived in Sudbury for any length of time has good memories of Sudbury Arena. I...

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Jenny Jelen

Jenny Jelen

A day in the life of an extra

At director Damian Lee’s cue, the crowd around the boxing ring inside the Grand Theatre jumped into action. They...

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Viki Mather

Viki Mather

Travelling in your own backyard

You might think April was a tedious extension of winter. Will it snow again this weekend? Probably not. But...

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Stew Kernan

Stew Kernan

Wolves wait for next year

Wait until next year. It’s a phrase that has been heard often around Sudbury Arena, but I think this...

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Anne Boulton

Anne Boulton

Piebird: (n.) A happy place of learning

This weekend saw three of my girlfriends and me taking a road trip to Piebird, a vegan/vegetarian farmstay in...

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Peter Zalan

Dr. Peter Zalan

Health spending a hard pill to swallow

What is the scoop on Ontario’s new budget as it relates to health care? Home and community-care services will...

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Karen Hourtovenko

Karen Hourtovenko

Stress a silent killer

As we become busier and busier in our lives, our health becomes compromised. It is so important to balance...

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Randy Pascal

Randy Pascal

A view from the scorekeeper’s bench

Opportunities to take on a meaningful role in high-level sporting competitions simply do not come along every day. I...

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Talking Science

Talking Science

The dark truth about indoor tanning

Would you purposely expose yourself to arsenic, radium or asbestos, knowing that all of these substances cause cancer? Indoor...

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David Joseph Anselmo

David Joseph Anselmo

While the credits roll

When a feature film shoots in town, it carries with it a big boost to the local economy. Businesses...

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Jacqueline Villeneuve

Jacqueline Villeneuve

Giving faith to Faith — why we do what we do

Faith came to us in a desperate time. She was lost and unloved. For so long, she had no...

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Sudbury Northern Life Guest Columnist

Guest Columnist

United Way: A year in review

As May 16 is our annual general meeting, I have taken some time to look back over the past...

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