Just A Gal From Glidden: Different doesn't mean gone
Most weeks I try to find a little humour for this column. This week I'm going to be a little more serious. I want to talk about The Rosetown Eagle, and what it's going to take to keep it going.
Check It Out: AI is a great tool but critical thinking is a survival skill
Why do intelligent people love clever logic puzzles? Answer: Because they require critical thinking, the one thing people avoid more than cardio.
Sunny Side Up: I never did enjoy dental appointments
“I’d like dentures, please.” I would have gotten on my knees, but I had a lead weight on my chest. “Nah,” the dentist responded, after the technician removed the grey bib and he’d inspected my X-rays.
Just A Gal From Glidden: Happy is the bride that the sun shines upon
Robert and I were having a coffee at the office Saturday morning - me perched behind my desk as usual and Robert sitting along the wall - when our landlord came in.
Pop89: Hope is the thing with wheels
I was asked a while ago by the Canadian Cancer Society to share my story about my experience using Wheels of Hope. I'm sorry it's taken this long because I really do want to express…
Check It Out: There will never be another Dolly
Two of Dolly Parton's most popular sayings were "It costs a lot of money to look this cheap" and "Find out who you are and do it on purpose." Dolly did exactly that before she left this earth…
Remembering When: The workplace "open secret”
During my working years in the city, I was employed at the same factory for many years. In that time, I had the pleasure of working with an older gentleman who was a wonderful man…
Just A Gal From Glidden: Still cheering from the sidelines
It seems once September rolls around, everything gets turned up a notch. Kids are headed back to school, and with that comes all the extracurricular activities that go along with it.
Check It Out: Children make up 100% of our future
Here's a riddle for you. Q: Why did the teacher wear sunglasses in her classroom? A: Because she had such bright students.
Sunny Side Up: Holy places are nearer than you think
God put something in our souls that stretches ever upward to reach him. Consider the edifices we build in which to worship…
Growing Through Grief: Finding grace in disappointment
Grief is a process, and over time, I have learned to recognize its arrival. It has become a familiar, if unwelcome, friend. I know its rhythm, its weight, and the way it demands to be acknowledged.
Just A Gal From Glidden: Still moving things a hair to the left
In May, we did something that doesn't sound like good business. We stopped asking people in our core market to pay for a subscription and started putting Your West Central Voice…
Pop89: You’re Jesus
Not long after his stroke I was standing with my brother in his garden on Cortes Island when, looking into his eyes, I became overwhelmed by a sensation…
Check It Out: Food is your natural medicine
Thomas Edison once said, "The doctor of the future will no longer treat the human frame with drugs, but rather will cure and prevent disease with nutrition."