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Arriving somewhere (but not here)

Arriving somewhere (but not here)

Well, here we are smack dab in the middle of the second phase of this historic and scary coronavirus. I can’t help wondering what the third phase will look like.
New dog on the block

New dog on the block

If you haven’t noticed, puppies are at a premium since the start of COVID-19. This has driven the prices of dogs way up but also there are a whole new breed of dog owners and dog parks filled with young pups.
The problem with plastics

The problem with plastics

In 1869, a New York firm put up a $10,000 prize for anyone who could make a synthetic version of ivory. The popularity of billiards and pool was suffering from a shortage of the ivory used to make the balls. The firm wanted an alternative.
Let us worship

Let us worship

Regardless of recounts and recriminations, pandemics and panics, one inalterable truth remains from beginning to end - Christ is still King.
Reduce cabinet’s size and pay

Reduce cabinet’s size and pay

If we’re all in this together, it would be good to see Premier John Horgan trim the size and the pay of his cabinet.
Public health needs everyone

Public health needs everyone

Asking people to put something on their bodies to help protect themselves and others from a deadly disease isn’t new. And it didn’t go over well then, either.
Dr. Henry’s big problems

Dr. Henry’s big problems

It can’t be easy to be Dr. Bonnie Henry. Her responsibilities are much like that of an army general. Her decisions have life-and-death consequences. Everyone is looking to her to issue the orders that will win the war.
Be a decent neighbour

Be a decent neighbour

“Those who don’t study history are doomed to repeat it and those who do study history are doomed to scream futilely while locked in the trunk of the car the first group is driving.
Quest for truth requires humility

Quest for truth requires humility

Psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl made many trips to the United States.
Knowledge is a lifesaver

Knowledge is a lifesaver

Having a brain injury and not understanding the effects it has on your whole body is like being thrown into a deep dark hole and left for dead.