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Current affairs

Hi everyone,
Just wanted to let you know about a little, no cost, no time way thatI was able to make a difference this week.
The other day, I went to fill up the tank with petrol (or gas if you’re in America) and as soon as I walked into the service station, my eyes were met [...]

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In preparation for tomorrow’s radio show ‘Tightwad Tuesday’ I want to encourage you to watch a short film clip that I was recently introduced to.

I love things that make me think and things that challenge me to not just accept the status quo. This short film does exactly that. The film is about STUFF, STUFF, [...]

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Ask anyone for their opinion on the slave trade and most will tell you that it was abolished nearly 200 years ago. That, thanks to the heroic efforts of campaigners like William Wilberforce, today’s society lives free of this evil scourge and people are largely masters of their own destinies.
It might surprise you, therefore, to [...]

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Hey everyone as you know I’ve been doing shows focussing on keeping our kids safe! Today we did another show along that very line and talked about Teen Suicide. Katherine Gagne of Junior Achievement and Shine Women’s Conference was our guest and shared candidly about a suicide situation that has found it’s way into her [...]

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Marley & Me

January 19, 2009

in Current affairs

Okay friends if you haven’t seen this movie yet then please DO! It’s amazing. This story touches on all aspects of life, work, love, play, family, stress, frustration, joy and so much more.
I went to the movie this weekend with my 10 year old daughter and we both laughed and cried….no, actually we bawled [...]

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I feel compelled to comment with regards to a story that seems to have engulfed the media of late concerning the pregnancy of a trans-gender called Thomas Beatie.
Being a father of three beautiful children I think I am qualified to reply to Thomas Beatie’s statement that says “It’s not a male or female desire [...]

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This email was recently sent to me and I thought I would share it with everyone. This is a delicate subject but like anything else, thefamilyroom chooses to hit things head on. I believe one of our best defenses is to be aware so read on and keep this information locked away somewhere and always [...]

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Now I’m the first the admit to the occasional Who magazine purchase, but I personally find it disturbing that I seem to know all the names and birth places of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s children yet I couldn’t honestly tell you what some of my cousin’s kids are called or even how many they [...]

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