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20 Ways to Reuse Old Plastic (and Paper) Bags

Forty years ago, when I was a kid, we always reused paper bags. We didn’t call it, “being environmentally friendly,” we called it “being poor.”
Here are a collection of tips compiled by Real Simple magazine:
Plastic Bags

1. Use them to keep dust off out-of-season shoes and out-of-favour stuffed animals stored in the closet.
2. Make parachutes […]

Edmonton Churches install debit machines

Convenient yes, but it makes for a looooong offertory.
Debit machines that allow churchgoers to swipe their credit or debit cards and instantly send donations to the church have been installed in several Edmonton churches, including North Pointe Community Church, where a Point of Sale (POS) debit machine was installed for their congregations convenience […]

The $100 Challenge

Purchase 20 $5 gift certificates to McDonald’s. Keep 10 and pass out 10 to family and friends. Pass on your 10 to homeless folks in your area and encourage your family and friends to do the same. I purchased a few a while back and gave one to a little girl I tutor. Last week […]

It is two minutes closer to midnight

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (BAS) is moving the minute hand of the Doomsday Clock two minutes closer to midnight. It is now 5 minutes to midnight. Reflecting global failures to solve the problems posed by nuclear weapons and the climate crisis, the decision by the BAS Board of Directors was made in consultation […]

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