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On A Brighter Note by Lori Welbourne – Moustache Love

My uncle was diagnosed with an advanced stage of prostate cancer three years ago and since learning of his condition, I’ve paid more...
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On A Brighter Note – Simplifying the Christmas season by Lori Welbourne

It’s that time of year when some of my friends and family start stressing out about Christmas and I’m reminded of the...
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On A Brighter Note by Lori Welbourne – Everyone deserves respect

Last month an Ontario grandmother received an anonymous letter in the mail from an apparent mother in the neighborhood, who was furious...
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On A Brighter Note by Lori Welbourne – Ghouls just want to have fun

As kids we dressed up for Halloween with whatever we could find from around the house. We’d raid the closets, drawers and...
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One A Brighter Note – We make our own luck by Lori Welboure

Last weekend my mother-in-law said something that made me realize how many years I’ve been writing this column. Five. Five is my lucky...
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On A Brighter Note by Lori Welbourne – It was news to me

Last week a young woman living in Scotland posted a picture online of a two-tone dress the mother of her engaged friend was...
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On A Brighter Note by Lori Welbourne – Men can cake it on too

For decades women have been painting their faces and powdering their noses before leaving the house. Now millions of North American men...
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On A Brighter Note by Lori Welbourne – Everyone deserves respect

Last month an Ontario grandmother received an anonymous letter in the mail from an apparent mother in the neighborhood, who was furious...
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On A Brighter Note by Lori Welbourne – From homeless to happy

The first time I met my friend Mike Harvey, he was homeless. He wasn’t living out of his car, or so sick...
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On A Brighter Note by Lori Welbourne – UP TO SNOW GOOD

On January 5, 2015 my children received something I always wanted as a kid but never got: a snow day. “Wouldn’t it be cool if school...