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    December 8, 2013

    From a Non-User: Legalize Weed by Cody Groat (@cwilliamg)

    I’m not going to take up time by bouncing around the topic. I honestly think it’s about time marijuana was legalized in Canada. To be quite honest, I don’t see… Continue reading "From a Non-User: Legalize Weed by Cody Groat (@cwilliamg)"

  • Brantford, Church

    December 8, 2013

    What if a Whole City was Prayed For? By: Dave Carrol (@DaveCarrol)

    If you could be an agent of positive change on your street TODAY… would you? Allow me to propose a seemingly over-simplistic undertaking that is actually profoundly doable and effective.… Continue reading "What if a Whole City was Prayed For? By: Dave Carrol (@DaveCarrol)"

  • Health

    December 8, 2013

    HIV: Update your Status By: Markus McDaniel

    Read more from Markus at: www.schnippits.wordpress.com Describe HIV to me in one minute. Go! Now tell me what the AIDS acronym stands for. What about the difference between the two… Continue reading "HIV: Update your Status By: Markus McDaniel"

  • Change, Politics

    December 8, 2013

    Moving from Reaction to Activism By: Roy Smolinski (@roysmolinski)

    I’m starting to think we have too much reactive activism. We’re taking too long to become proactive. I remember there was a point where everyone was saying, “Wtf?… it’s all… Continue reading "Moving from Reaction to Activism By: Roy Smolinski (@roysmolinski)"

  • Culture

    December 8, 2013

    Heavy Metal Thunder \m/ by Steve Straza

    I remember laying in my bed on a school night. I was listening to Q107’s Top Ten at Ten. I was listening with a big fat pair of old school… Continue reading "Heavy Metal Thunder \m/ by Steve Straza"

  • Brantford, Change, Health

    December 8, 2013

    Science or Myth! What are your thoughts about HIV? By: Jean Pierre Mukuna

    By: Jean Pierre Mukuna – Regional Worker for Haldimand-Norfolk and Brant  The Aids Network    I have a friend who has an untold story. In fact, more than twenty years after its… Continue reading "Science or Myth! What are your thoughts about HIV? By: Jean Pierre Mukuna"

  • Brantford, Economics & Finances

    December 8, 2013

    Rising from Rock Bottom by Stevan Bodrozic

    There are countless stories of people from Brantford suffering because of the city’s economy. Thousands of people lost their jobs almost overnight and the city had one of the highest… Continue reading "Rising from Rock Bottom by Stevan Bodrozic"

  • Brantford, Charity, Church, Community

    December 6, 2013

    Red Kettles: Make a difference this Christmas (Marc Laferriere, @MarcLaferriere)

    Poverty:  It’s something we don’t think about very often unless we’re going through it. In that case,  you think about it all the time.  If you’re struggling with poverty,  it… Continue reading "Red Kettles: Make a difference this Christmas (Marc Laferriere, @MarcLaferriere)"

  • Brantford, Community

    December 5, 2013

    My Relationship With Christmas – by Tina Draycott

    Christmas and I have run hot and cold over the years. By this I mean the whole Christmassy part of the holiday. My own religious affiliations and beliefs aside, the… Continue reading "My Relationship With Christmas – by Tina Draycott"

  • Brantford, Change, Community, Culture

    December 4, 2013

    Christmas Traditions – by Sylvia Collins

    I was 34 years old. A single mother of two children ages 6 and 7.  I had been working four part-time jobs in order to make ends meet. With that… Continue reading "Christmas Traditions – by Sylvia Collins"

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