Pop 89: Seeing Beauty
Some things are beautiful. One cannot walk along the ridge of 70 Mile Butte and look out over the vast, open grassland as the sun limns the horizon into eternity and shrug.
Check It Out: Government doesn’t operate like a business
Actor/comedian Bill Murray once said, “The best way to teach your kids about taxes is by eating 30% of their ice cream.”
Albertans deserve better health care now
Over half a million Albertans don’t have a family doctor, stressed families are waiting for hours in the emergency room with sick children, and frail seniors…
Growing Through Grief: How Can I Put the Pain Aside?
I got a really good question just today about grief. This person explained that due to the pain of their loss they have no energy and they actually just don’t care about anything.
Pop 89: Just Call!
How many times have you said to a friend who has gone through a dramatic life change, such as an illness, a job loss, or a death in the family: “If you need anything, just call.”
Check It Out: A Canadian version of James Bond shares his story
One Free World International (OFWI) is the leading human rights organization in Canada, with teams in 28 countries.
Letter to the Editor: INFLATION
What is “Inflation”? Well, I have been searching for the answer for quite a while now. I found that it is the art of cutting a dollar bill in half without damaging the bill itself.
CAOEC's Top Executive offers solutions to counter tariff threat
With new tariffs threatening our economy and energy sector, we cannot afford to wait and react — we must take decisive action.
Letter: Disappointed in announcement of a second Baseball Academy
Have you ever felt like you have been stabbed in the back? This is how I and other community members felt when hearing the announcement of the start up of a Southern Alberta Baseball Academy out of Eagle Butte.
Put Canada First & Build!
Canada needs to be a country that can build again; infrastructure, national energy projects, ports, irrigation, damns, military installations, to name a few examples.
Pop 89: Fake Smart gods
In 1995, I travelled by train from Vancouver to Quebec City, where I was invited to perform in a festival that had one stipulation: keep technology to a bare minimum…
Check It Out: It’s time to clean house!
Can you imagine what your house would look like if you neglected to clean it for a decade? If you allowed dirty laundry, dishes and junk to pile up…
Pop 89: You Are Innocent When You Dream
I took this title from a Tom Waits song because, in these strange times of random accusations, heinous behaviours, and uncensored insults…
Check It Out: Helpful hints to survive the groundhog’s verdict
Early in February, the groundhog presented his verdict. Afterwards, a meme featured a coyote with the caption, “The groundhog said six more weeks of winter … so I ate him”.