Opinon By Sean Sears Live reporting from John Mauldin’s Strategic Investor Conference (SIC) will focus on the dismal science of economics. Please do not fear; there will be no charts and no tests. In economic forecasting, David Rosenberg is the ‘smartest person in the...
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Sean Sears: Opinion: SIC – Smartest Person In The Room
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Sean Sears: Opinion: ‘I Am An AstraZeneca Man’
Opinon By Sean Sears A few thoughts on Vaccines. I am 25% geek, meaning I have spent 38 years building software (is that possible), but I can not merge my email calendars without tech support. But geeks still do their research—the vaccine strengths are well documented...
Lunch With Alison: Second Week Of Lockdown & Musings This Week On ‘What Is Wrong With You’!
By Alison Strachan Another lunch I’ve been looking forward to for some time was cancelled this week so I am on my own again, thinking about the strange and yet wonderful times we live in but very much looking forward to what I know will someday be a great lunch date....
Sean Sears: Opinion: COVID-19 Update – Call To Action
Opinion By Sean Sears Topic: Covid Update – Call to Action - Covid Wins in Sudden Death Something different came out this week in Atlantic Canada. It first appeared about six weeks ago, and slowly it is creeping into the media dialogue. It is not easy, and people may...
Halifax Harbourside Rotary Needs Your Help To Feed Joe Howe School Students
By Andrew Macdonald Well known woman about town Valerie Bobyk is overseeing the 29th edition of the annual Harbourside Rotary Mom’s Day Brunch. There is also a 50/50 draw by the Rotary club and an online auction, beginning today, Friday, and closing in four days. Of...
Obituaries That Caught My Reading Time This Week…
By Andrew Macdonald Obituaries That Caught my Attention This Week I read obituaries - of friends, acquaintances, or of complete strangers. Some of the finest journalists began with newspapers writing obituaries. Such as Amy Pugsley Fraser, who began writing obits at...
Opinion: Sean Sears: Big File #3 Innovation:
Opinion By Sean Sears I watched the Kentucky Derby Saturday. Just to see something occur on its expected date, with all its pomp and ceremony. It was perfect. Whether you like or agree with horse racing, it was still healthy to see an American classic sports event in...
Attention Advertisers: The Macdonald Notebook Reaches Wide Audience, Has Affordable Ad Rates
By Andrew Macdonald The Macdonald Notebook recently entered its fifth year of independent publishing, thanks to the patronage of readers and advertisers like you. If you like to read news scoops and other exclusive news reports on the business and political life of...
Lunch With Alison: And Just Like That We’re Locked Down So Let’s Talk About Mice, Mental Health…And Other Things
By Alison Strachan My lunch guest this week called earlier in the week to tell me he was uncomfortable about meeting. I don’t blame him one bit. The consistent message this week from the Premier and Nova Scotia’s Top Doc is to 'Stay the blazes home' and in sail-speak...
We Get Mail: Bob MacKay, Roger Porter, Kevin McNamara & Robert Zed Write…
Two letters on the Notebook suggestion the Saltwire-owned Antigonish Casket hire Jin Nunn as a columnist, on Saturday, generated two letters to the Editor Bob MacKay, retired deputy minister writes: "Andrew, your suggestion respecting Jim NUNN to be the voice of the...
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