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Six years after his death, there’s a new song about Johnny Barnes

This month’s faith feature is a look at the Buddhist religion. While its local community is much smaller than other religions we have featured, Buddhism is in fact one of the world’s largest religions and considered among the 12 mainstream religious...

In 1989, electronic synth-pop band Depeche Mode released their song Personal Jesus, and it was a worldwide hit. The famous lyric from the song reads, “Your own personal Jesus; someone to hear your prayers; someone who's there.“ At the time, Christia...

TOMORROW • Christ Anglican Church, Devonshire: Join us at Shelly Bay Beach between 10am and 3pm. We’ll begin the day in worship. The Sunday school-church picnic will immediately follow. • Community Contact Ministries: Join us at 8.45am...

There are three major components to playing bridge – bidding, declarer play and defence. At the top level of the game I would rate their relative importance to results as 70 per cent, 10 per cent and 20 per cent in that order – at the club intermedia...

Saddened by the state of the world, a little girl asks a question that leads to massive change. It’s the premise of The Light, a story Janine Ogle Dyer created as a life lesson for children everywhere. The first-time author is hoping people join her ...

I noted that the column by fellow writer Catherine Burns last week was titled “Cost-saving kitchen tips” and I have received e-mails asking if I would consider doing the same – so here goes. I will discuss the wines that I have always referred to as,...

I’m sitting in Wholefoods in New York, very much in my natural habitat. I’m surrounded by fresh berries, juicy nectarines, every wholegrain under the sun and a sizeable dose of gluten-free goodies – not healthy, but maybe good for the soul? There’s ...

With the idea that it takes a village to raise a child, Tyasha Ming took to MAJ’s List. Her plan was to provide a summer mentorship programme for students between the ages of 13 and 15. All she needed to pull it off were people with a range of skill ...

It’s a well-known fact that brushing your teeth twice daily helps to prevent dental disease, and this is true for our pets as well. Daily teeth brushing with an enzymatic pet toothpaste is the best way to control dental disease. But, if you’re anyth...