GUEST VIEW: Is it wrong to want to retire to Niagara Falls?

From the Niagara Gazette: My name is Jayne Cuda and I grew up in Niagara Falls, New York during the ‘50s and ‘60s and I loved it. I currently reside in Los Angeles but return to my hometown six weeks each year. This June, I will be retiring from Los Angeles Unified School District after…

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This picture’s worth millions

From Niagara This Week: Tim William’s brush with notoriety started rather simple. “I found someone with the same name on Twitter,” Williams said Tuesday. “Of course, I had to follow him.” It turns out his namesake worked for a CBS affiliate in Pittsburgh and when the American Williams tweeted that he hadn’t seen any pictures…

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How Marineland Is Using the Law to Silence Protestors

From the Huffington Post: Even if you don’t care about beluga whales or how animals are treated in captivity, you may still be interested in what’s happening at Marineland. In this age of widespread protest — from the Occupy Movement to the Québec student protests to the Arab Spring — Marineland reminds us that it…

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10 Great Day Trips For Families

From Huffington Post Canada: Summer vacation is upon us and many families are planning their next great adventure. Excitement can be found close to home as our great nation boasts many amusement parks, natural wonders and exciting museums right on travellers’ doorsteps. Travelocity.ca suggests these 10 Great Canadian family trips that will help make 2011…

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Non-stop Nik Wallenda news

With a month to go before his walk, Nik Wallenda is in the news all the time. He has caught the attention of the world, so this was inevitable. Needless to say, I’m sure I’ll have loads of links and postings about this in the coming weeks. If you aren’t particularly interested in this, just…

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Articles regarding Nik Wallenda’s wire-walk

I’ve been on vacation for the last week and a bit. We didn’t really do anything other than do some work around the house. I saw all the articles about Nik Wallenda, and meant to post some of them, but never got around to it. In case you’ve missed some of them, here is a…

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