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Help! There’s a "mean girl" in my daughter’s class and I actually may have to make a phone call to this child's parents.

When I was a kid, my parents had a lot of books. Most of the "A-list" publications were in bookshelves on the main floor of our house but the odd, orphan publications always found their way to an old, green painted bookshelf in the basement, where they gathered dust with the National Geographics.

Today, March 8th, is International Women's Day and I find myself celebrating all the wonderful achievements women have made over the years. And of course, being a woman in the forces, I can't help but reflect on the way the military has changed as well.

In today’s news: a new dating site seeks to match you with your lookalike; Obama says military action in Libya “possible”; Gwyneth Paltrow eyes record deal; one columnist’s case for monogamy; and the Green Party get’s their own paradoxical political commercial.

The Vancouver native shares everything from her favourite swear word to her historical heroine