Pearson: Peace starts in our own hearts

London Free Press
Peace on Earth is the quintessential wish, the hope, the cry of the season. It always has been.
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Tallman: Seven spiritual ideas for the holidays, new year

London Free Press
Everything is one and interconnected.
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Brews News: Pale ales get gussied up for the holidays

London Free Press
People hear the words “craft beer” and think it’s all about hoppy IPAs.
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Growing concerns: Bird feeders, seed make good gift

London Free Press
We spend so much time in the summer encouraging the birds to visit our garden and eat as many of the pest as they can, but now it is time for us to give back.
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Fare With A Flair: Italian-Asian mash-up family favourite

London Free Press
This recipe is a spin on a family favourite called Chinese spaghetti.
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Dyer: After Assad’s sudden fall, what’s next for Syria

London Free Press
Take a moment, first, to celebrate the fall of a regime of surpassing evil even by the Middle East's demanding standards.
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Cornies: ‘Ageless ideals’ being tossed aside? History shows that’s nothing new

London Free Press
Ask a clutch of classic car buffs to name an automobile that symbolizes the apex of North America style and beauty, and many will settle on the 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air.
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Baranyai: Obeying autocrat in advance a dangerous game

London Free Press
Seeking to appease an authoritarian by anticipating their wants merely conditions us for more and greater concessions
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Tallman: If there’s an afterlife, what should humans hope for?

London Free Press
Humans are meaning-makers; we cannot survive without meaning.
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Dyer: Sunni muslims take their shot in Syria

London Free Press
It is far from certain they will succeed, but HTS has caught the Assad regime with its pants down
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Pearson: Leave loneliness behind for good this holiday season

London Free Press
Something is off. We don't feel quite like who we were as a community just a few years ago.
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Baranyai: Too often, consequences mistaken for censorship

London Free Press
This fall, a social worker in Yukon temporarily was stripped of her professional registration in B.C. for endorsing conspiracy theories.
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