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The view from on high

The view from on high

Before going on to further meditations, an explanation is owed to readers regarding the new publishing rhythm for the Citizen and what it will mean for content from yours truly.
Oxygen is life's key ingredient

Oxygen is life's key ingredient

It is the third most abundant element in the universe, the most abundant in the Earth's crust and makes up 85.84 per cent of the oceans. It is oxygen. To say that oxygen is ubiquitous is a bit of an understatement. It makes up 20.
Barlow a pioneer for area women

Barlow a pioneer for area women

Norma (Millar) Barlow was born in Vancouver in 1939. Here is her story in a nutshell. Her parents Reg and Viola Millar met in Elkhorn, Man. Reg traveled to the Yukon, found work and promptly sent for Viola.
Citizen memories

Citizen memories

My earliest memory of Neil Godbout is an attentive Dad with an active, curious young daughter. They spent much time at the fish tank at the PG Public Library (not the fancy fish tank it is today). I was the children's librarian at that time.
Kurbo capitalizes on diet culture

Kurbo capitalizes on diet culture

In February 2018, Weight Watchers announced they'd be offering their weight loss program to teens aged 13 to 17, free of charge.
Why voting is good

Why voting is good

Andrew Kurjata from CBC Radio and I accomplished a rare thing together on Twitter last week: we debated each other on an important issue without resorting to name calling.
Good for the kids

Good for the kids

I just wanted to pass along a kudos to the classes from Spruceland Elementary who were running their hearts out at Rainbow Park the other day. I see so many kids just stuck inside these days.
Your vote matters

Your vote matters

Why bother? People who don't consider themselves political often just shrug their shoulders and declare that their vote makes no difference. I beg to differ. Not voting is basically giving others your vote.
Make your advertising more effective

Make your advertising more effective

Advertising can stimulate desire.
History needs holistic view

History needs holistic view

The great German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe said, "Durchs Suchen und Stolpern lernen wir," or "By seeking and blundering we learn." How true this is on so many levels.