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Jonathan Shay speaks of moral injury in Achilles in Vietnam: Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character (1994)

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A previous post is entitled: We Were Soldiers (2002) is a movie based on We Were Soldiers Once …. and Young: Ia Drang: the Battle that Changed the War in Vietnam (1992) At the end of the above-noted post, I’ve mentioned other books that I’ve been reading, in addition to “We Were Soldiers Once …. […]

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Terra Cotta Conservation Area well worth a visit during Sugarbush Maple Syrup Festival (March 10 – April 8, 2018)

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Some time back, I described a family visit to the Limehouse Conservation Area: Limehouse Conservation Area a great place to visit on a warm, sunny day in September More recently, we visited the Terra Cotta Conservation Area in Halton Hills for its Sugarbush Maple Syrup Festival (March 10 – April 8, 2018). The event features: Live entertainment Demonstrations Maple […]

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Marketing remains a key driving force, fueling the opioid crisis. That said, marketing can also serve positive purposes.

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An Oct. 30, 2017 New Yorker article is entitled: “The Family That Built an Empire of Pain: The Sackler dynasty’s ruthless marketing of painkillers has generated billions of dollars – and millions of addicts.” It’s a good read. Click here for previous posts about opioids > Portugal’s unique approach to drug policy A Dec. 5, […]

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Iris Evelina Giggs (1929-2017) excelled as a ballet teacher in Toronto and Mississauga

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I met Jonathan Giggs, son of Iris Evelina Giggs, at a recent Ward 6 Local History event, outlined at a previous post: Highly valuable local history project has been initiated by Ward 6 Councillor Mark Grimes Jonathan mentioned that his mother, who had a ballet school during the time the family lived at Humber Bay Shores […]

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Developers learning heritage buildings can be money-makers – July 25, 2017 Toronto Star

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A July 25, 2017 Toronto Star article is entitled: “Developers learning heritage buildings can be money-makers: Hume: The Great Hall at Queen and Dovercourt was a mess until someone recognized its architectural, cultural, social and economic value.” I learned of the article from a tweet by Ken Greenberg @KGreenbergTO Previous posts, at the Preserved Stories […]

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No Vacancy: Scarborough art exhibition takes look at Kingston Road motel strip: March 10, 2017 CBC article

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A March 10, 2017 CBC article is entitled: “No Vacancy: Scarborough art exhibition takes look at Kingston Road motel strip: The exhibition features interviews with people who had personal experiences on the strip.” I look forward to attending this event, which I first learned about through listening to a CBC Metro Morning interview on March […]

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A retrospective look by Bert Eccles (MCHS 1968) at what was going on outside the walls of Morison School during the seven years he was there

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I am very pleased that at a previous post about Morison School in Montreal, which I attended in the 1950s, we now have forty comments. I am pleased about the forty comments because I see such tremendous value in the sharing of a wide range of viewpoints and reminiscences at the Preserved Stories website. In […]