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Success story: Saul Podemski, left, and high school friend Michael Rose launched their 104-page directory of alternative medicine in 1984
Success story: Saul Podemski, left, and high school friend Michael Rose launched their 104-page directory of alternative medicine in 1984

Success story: Saul Podemski, left, and high school friend Michael Rose launched their 104-page directory of alternative medicine in 1984

Date4/24/1989
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Yesterday's rain didn't help matters but Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Boylen came prepared with an umbrella. The ball was great success with new and old friends getting a chance to meet. The club was elaborately decorated for the occasion with 4,000 roses adding a touch of color.
Yesterday's rain didn't help matters but Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Boylen came prepared with an umbrella. The ball was great success with new and old friends getting a chance to meet. The club was elaborately decorated for the occasion with 4,000 roses adding a touch of color.
6/21/1968
Plotting Future: Vice-president Stephan Thomas, left, Saul and Marllyn Merrick and son Steven Merrick, build 200 to 250 high-end homes yearly in Metro
Plotting Future: Vice-president Stephan Thomas, left, Saul and Marllyn Merrick and son Steven Merrick, build 200 to 250 high-end homes yearly in Metro
4/6/1992
Dog's best friend: Dr. Daniel Toronto says his psychiatric treatment is expensive but his success rate runs high.
Dog's best friend: Dr. Daniel Toronto says his psychiatric treatment is expensive but his success rate runs high.
5/13/1980
Medical students can experiment and practise more effectively on computers and robots than on animals, a Washington physician says. Dr. Neal Barnard, 34, a psychiatrist who founded the Physicians' Committee for Responsible Medicine in 1984, told a seminar yesterday at a Toronto hospital that the medical community must weigh the interests of the animals before using them.
Medical students can experiment and practise more effectively on computers and robots than on animals, a Washington physician says. Dr. Neal Barnard, 34, a psychiatrist who founded the Physicians' Committee for Responsible Medicine in 1984, told a seminar yesterday at a Toronto hospital that the medical community must weigh the interests of the animals before using them.
10/8/1987
Drunk drivers beware: Driving instructor Gary Berger, sitting with friend Diane Nicholson, has launched a one-man war against drinking drivers.
Drunk drivers beware: Driving instructor Gary Berger, sitting with friend Diane Nicholson, has launched a one-man war against drinking drivers.
12/15/1983
Lenny Cohen, 21, fought back against insensitive education system to become a school success story.
Lenny Cohen, 21, fought back against insensitive education system to become a school success story.
6/1/1992
Alternative fuel: Pat DiFonzo, left, president of Alternative Fuel Systems Ltd., and employee Gian Luigi Turci show parts used to convert car from gasoline to propane.
Alternative fuel: Pat DiFonzo, left, president of Alternative Fuel Systems Ltd., and employee Gian Luigi Turci show parts used to convert car from gasoline to propane.
7/17/1980
Support for alternative schools: The real issue on private schools, says Lyle McBurney, is can parents have the freedom to select a school with a cultural, religious or special education dimension unavailable from the public system?
Support for alternative schools: The real issue on private schools, says Lyle McBurney, is can parents have the freedom to select a school with a cultural, religious or special education dimension unavailable from the public system?
10/14/1981
A Rose for Teacher: Retired after 50 years of teaching at Central High School of Commerce, Humphrey Harvey, 84, has rose pinned on lapel by former pupils
A Rose for Teacher: Retired after 50 years of teaching at Central High School of Commerce, Humphrey Harvey, 84, has rose pinned on lapel by former pupils
9/25/1970
Black-focused' education: Tracy Stewart, 18, a student at the Subway Acadmy alternative school, believes settling up schools that emphasize black studies is a good idea
Black-focused' education: Tracy Stewart, 18, a student at the Subway Acadmy alternative school, believes settling up schools that emphasize black studies is a good idea
12/7/1992
Tank: Dr. Richard Cole is standing in front of the Oakville Hyperbaric Centre's oxygen chamber. The clinic provides treatment for 104 multiple sclerosis sufferers, 70 per cent of whom have experienced improvements. At right is centre coordinator Judy macNeill and Cole's wife.
Tank: Dr. Richard Cole is standing in front of the Oakville Hyperbaric Centre's oxygen chamber. The clinic provides treatment for 104 multiple sclerosis sufferers, 70 per cent of whom have experienced improvements. At right is centre coordinator Judy macNeill and Cole's wife.
3/5/1986
Man's best friends: There's no really bad type of dog, says Toronto Academy of Veterinary Medicine president Randall Larsen, but sometimes they inherit a mean temperament from their parents' genes
Man's best friends: There's no really bad type of dog, says Toronto Academy of Veterinary Medicine president Randall Larsen, but sometimes they inherit a mean temperament from their parents' genes
10/21/1981