Check It Out: Family is important
A woman smiled and said to her husband, “If I agreed with you, we’d both be wrong.” Meanwhile, a dad observed, “It’s all silent treatment from the kids until someone needs Wi-Fi passwords.”
Letter: Roll on democracy!
If ever we get the chance to decide together our common future, we will not let any of us get a far larger part of the wealth and leave a large group with just enough to survive.
Pop 89: Running Together Toward Joy
I woke to a riot of bird song at 4:15 this morning. Various denominations of the ornithological choir gave it their all: a hover of robins followed by an exaltation of larks…
Check It Out: How to root out waste and inefficiency?
An employer said to his employee: “You’ve got a problem with avoiding personal accountability.” The employee responded, “Ya, and whose fault is that?”
Joan Janzen turns the big 65
Our intrepid journalist Joan Janzen just turned 65! Happy Birthday, Joan! 65 never looked so good!
Growing Through Grief: Dare To Dream
Have you just experienced a significant loss? Are you overwhelmed by the emotions that flood your being? Are you worried it will be this way forever?
Pop 89: We Are the Soil
I admit to slipping into a style of talking that gives over to unconsidered emotional responses. Sometimes, I attribute it to my astrological sign: hey, I’m an Aries!
Check It Out: Canadians are asking questions
Teachers love asking questions, so here are a few clever responses from their students. Teacher: "If you got $20 from five people, what do you get?" Student: "A new bike."
Service: Talk & Action
It is a true honour to once again receive a clear mandate from the people of Battle River—Crowfoot, a mandate that demands change, hope, and a restoration of the promise of Canada.
Letter to the Editor: Danielle Smith
Even to some of us die-hard conservatives, it appears that Danielle Smith is just another sub-par, self-serving, self-centered, pontificating little politician…
Pop 89: Unlock the Tower of Babel
It's been a month of global upheaval wherein Carney managed to articulate his way through a meeting in Washington without getting finger-wagged by the card-dealer of the house.
REMEMBERING WHEN: The Night Out
Late one summer afternoon in the early 2000s, a buddy called me up and said, “Keith, let’s go out for dinner tonight! My treat!”
Check It Out: Centenarians share secrets to a long life
A woman asked her 100-year-old grandfather what his secret was to such a long life. He replied, “I’m just waiting until I can afford a burial service.”
No health without mental health
Mental health needs are receiving more attention in recent years, but there still remain huge gaps in understanding and acceptance of mental health issues.