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Storm MacGregor says: Once you understand the system, it gets easier . . . Some people play golf. I do this.
Storm MacGregor says: Once you understand the system, it gets easier . . . Some people play golf. I do this.

Storm MacGregor says: Once you understand the system, it gets easier . . . Some people play golf. I do this.

Date8/11/1989
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Doreen MacDonald picked up a toaster from a pile of battered appliances in the Qeen St. E. Soup-to-nuts junk store run by Jack Himself Cohen. One dollar. Himself said. Does it work? Doreen asked. I don't know. Why don't you plug it in and find out? All I do is sell as is. You won't plug it in? No. Doreen paid the $1 and once again proved Himself's credo: I don't polish anything. I learned my lesson when I polished the $25 special finish off a candelabra early in business. Since then I sell everything just as it is. [Incomplete]
Doreen MacDonald picked up a toaster from a pile of battered appliances in the Qeen St. E. Soup-to-nuts junk store run by Jack Himself Cohen. One dollar. Himself said. Does it work? Doreen asked. I don't know. Why don't you plug it in and find out? All I do is sell as is. You won't plug it in? No. Doreen paid the $1 and once again proved Himself's credo: I don't polish anything. I learned my lesson when I polished the $25 special finish off a candelabra early in business. Since then I sell everything just as it is. [Incomplete]
6/13/1972
Running a railroad, even if it's government-owned, means behaving like a business. Jean Cormier, vice-president of public relations for Canadian National, says many people don't understand that. Cormier said that because of its government association, many people view the railway as inefficient, bureaucratic, wasteful. CN is out to change that, although it has many problems because it still is an Ottawa-operated and deficit-plagued entity.
Running a railroad, even if it's government-owned, means behaving like a business. Jean Cormier, vice-president of public relations for Canadian National, says many people don't understand that. Cormier said that because of its government association, many people view the railway as inefficient, bureaucratic, wasteful. CN is out to change that, although it has many problems because it still is an Ottawa-operated and deficit-plagued entity.
8/17/1976
Nick Di Giovanni: Councillor says I don't understand what's going on.
Nick Di Giovanni: Councillor says I don't understand what's going on.
2/3/1987
Vernon Dollard, president and general manager of Toronto Better Business Bureau, says the bureau will dig up the facts on business promotions, but that anyone who asks it for advice or information will have to do some thinking for himself. Some people, he says, look for favorable answers and will ignore warnings nine times out of ten. Bureau staff is told to stick to facts and not make judgments.
Vernon Dollard, president and general manager of Toronto Better Business Bureau, says the bureau will dig up the facts on business promotions, but that anyone who asks it for advice or information will have to do some thinking for himself. Some people, he says, look for favorable answers and will ignore warnings nine times out of ten. Bureau staff is told to stick to facts and not make judgments.
8/23/1971
Victor Munoz: Unionist says system is set up to allow a very few people to get rich.
Victor Munoz: Unionist says system is set up to allow a very few people to get rich.
3/29/1989
Custom-designed houses are becoming a rarity but architect Donald Kerr says they are still possible and you do not have to be a millionaire to get your own design
Custom-designed houses are becoming a rarity but architect Donald Kerr says they are still possible and you do not have to be a millionaire to get your own design
12/19/1973
Sometimes called the most powerful man in Toronto, because he can get things fixed fast, works commissioner Ray Bremner says he doesn't play politics with city aidermen: 'I would never try to get a politician through his constituents.'
Sometimes called the most powerful man in Toronto, because he can get things fixed fast, works commissioner Ray Bremner says he doesn't play politics with city aidermen: 'I would never try to get a politician through his constituents.'
1/21/1985
Last summer, he sold encyclopedias. This summer, university student Mark Dingman is selling himself - as the first prize in an unusual raffle. Dingman 21, of Toronto, has decided to raffle himself - or more precisely, 16 hours of his time - to make money for school. I wanted to run my own business. This took minimum capitalization and had minimal risk, should it fail, said Dingman, a McGill University student. And it seems like a good skill to learn, to sell yourself. Dingman is going door-to-door with his Student Slaves raffle and a very professional pitch. Tickets go for $1.99 each (or three for $5) and there are 200 in each draw. The first raffle is scheduled for Tuesday and the winner gets Dingman for 16 hours to do anything from cleaning ovens to fixing eavestroughs.
Last summer, he sold encyclopedias. This summer, university student Mark Dingman is selling himself - as the first prize in an unusual raffle. Dingman 21, of Toronto, has decided to raffle himself - or more precisely, 16 hours of his time - to make money for school. I wanted to run my own business. This took minimum capitalization and had minimal risk, should it fail, said Dingman, a McGill University student. And it seems like a good skill to learn, to sell yourself. Dingman is going door-to-door with his Student Slaves raffle and a very professional pitch. Tickets go for $1.99 each (or three for $5) and there are 200 in each draw. The first raffle is scheduled for Tuesday and the winner gets Dingman for 16 hours to do anything from cleaning ovens to fixing eavestroughs.
7/5/1984
Comfortable image: At some point you have to give up worrying about what other people think of you, and just be yourself, says Doriano Calvano, who is gay.
Comfortable image: At some point you have to give up worrying about what other people think of you, and just be yourself, says Doriano Calvano, who is gay.
2/28/1989
The Joe jobs men will have to take on if they accept the liberation of women concept are not appealing, says Dr. Sy Silverberg, head of the Education and Growth Opportunities program at York University. Men may be able to accept the idea intellectully but not be able to put it into practice and women should understand this, he says.
The Joe jobs men will have to take on if they accept the liberation of women concept are not appealing, says Dr. Sy Silverberg, head of the Education and Growth Opportunities program at York University. Men may be able to accept the idea intellectully but not be able to put it into practice and women should understand this, he says.
9/4/1974
Drop-out turned lawyer: Kenora-based Crown Attorney Rupert Ross has writen a book on his latest cultural odyssey, describing his struggle to understand the guif between native ethics and the Canadian legal system
Drop-out turned lawyer: Kenora-based Crown Attorney Rupert Ross has writen a book on his latest cultural odyssey, describing his struggle to understand the guif between native ethics and the Canadian legal system
5/27/1992
Hard to take: Ken Jeffers, a community activist who works with youth, says daughter Tanya, 14, told him: One of the things that bothers me is that if I get in trouble with the police, you can't protect me
Hard to take: Ken Jeffers, a community activist who works with youth, says daughter Tanya, 14, told him: One of the things that bothers me is that if I get in trouble with the police, you can't protect me
5/9/1992