Paul Berton
@paulberton
EIC, Metroland daily & community newspapers/websites; author of Shopomania (2022); and Fame & Misfortune (2023) published by @DMPublishers
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http://paulfberton.com 13-02-2009 20:11:50
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This woman has lived in her house for 104 years. Elsie Alcock, born in 1918, has spent her entire life in the same house. Throughout the years, she has witnessed significant historical events such as both world wars, the reigns of various monarchs, and the terms of 25 prime
.Sylvia Stead, a The Globe and Mail stalwart since 1974, is retiring after almost 50 years.💔Sylvia held numerous senior editorial positions,🗞️shattering many glass ceilings . Also the best boss ever! Sylvia will be missed, but her retirement is well-earned. theglobeandmail.com/authors/sylvia…
I just finished this #painting, featuring hemlocks on Hickory Creek, an early-morning scene where three Royal Botanical Gardens trails converge in #HamOnt. (36 x 48 inches, oil on canvas)
This video was uploaded to Twitter tonight by Rob Primo, one of the louder "freedom convoy" protesters in Niagara, harassing my long-time colleague Bogdan Tymko, a fantastic photojournalist who has served the community for decades. There is no excuse for harassing journalists.🧵
Street forest-bathing 🧘🌳 The well-being benefits of forest-bathing are well known We say, bring these benefits into the world outside our front doors 🏡 There’s potential to add millions of trees into UK’s streets, to create a 🌳national street forest🌳 Trees for Streets
"If more public or philanthropic money were directed toward sustaining local news, it would most likely produce financial benefits many times greater than the cost," Steven Waldman writes: theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…
