Check It Out: I dream of courageous people stepping forward to make a better world
One Christmas light asked another Christmas light, “Are you working this Christmas?” The light replied, “On and off.”
National leadership on local issues: Getting results for Battle River—Crowfoot
Since you elected me as your Member of Parliament, my mission has been clear: provide national leadership on local issues that affect Battle River—Crowfoot.
JUST A GAL FROM GLIDDEN: White Christmases, like the ones I used to know
I always feel a little melancholy at this time of year. I could blame it on the colder weather, I suppose, but the truth is simpler: I find myself dreaming of a White Christmas…
Pop 89: As humble as American pie
Lately, America’s cultural heroes are bumping up the “greatest ever” language about itself. Apparently the whole world, not just America, is blessed by its national documents and decisions.
Check It Out: A wise prescription for a long and healthy life
We’re in the Christmas season when Santa letters are being sent off to the North Pole. Here’s a sample: “Dear Santa. All I want is a fat bank account and a skinny body.
Standing up for public education
Universal access to publicly-funded healthcare is a source of national pride and a social policy that Canadians are willing to go to great lengths to defend.
JUST A GAL FROM GLIDDEN: Riders finally deliver sweet revenge—and my heart survives
Did you hear the Saskatchewan Roughriders finally won their fifth Grey Cup? If not, congratulations on living under a rock…
Pop 89: Before they steal your soul
There’s an old saying from the early days of newspapers: “Lies make it halfway around the world before the truth even gets out of bed.”
REMEMBERING WHEN: The cat who found us
With the changing of the seasons came the first snow of the winter in 1972. For us kids, the first snowfall always brought thoughts of the winter fun we looked forward to having as the season progressed.
Check It Out: Take a look in my rear view mirror
The cartoon showed a woman saying to her husband, “You don’t look anything like the long-haired, skinny kid I married twenty-five years ago. I need a DNA sample to make sure it’s still you.”
Albertans must stand up—because our rights are on the line
When you hear the phrase notwithstanding clause, do your eyes glaze over? Well, they shouldn’t, because these two simple words can have a profound impact on your rights and mine…
Just a Gal from Glidden: Striving, Serving, and Shining
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been thinking a lot about what to write—and I’ve noticed something: the more I write, the easier it seems to get.
Pop 89: Is There Movement?
It’s always irked me in literature and writing classes when a prof would insist that every story must have conflict. We were expected to spot the conflict before we even got into the craft of the writing.
Check It Out: What it’s really like to be a senior in Canada
Someone once said, when a man retires, his wife gets twice the husband but only half the income. Unfortunately, in Canada, it might be far less than half the income.