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Not just a soccer mom

Not just a soccer mom

It was a cool, windy day a couple weeks ago when I made the second of my twice-weekly trips to the St. Paul soccer fields with my five-year-old son. The last practice had gone much more smoothly than what I was walking into on this specific day.
One week, no coffee

One week, no coffee

It wasn't until the Friday afternoon did I really start to panic. The days prior had been relatively easy as I casually paraded around the office not under the influence of the remedy I've become so accustomed to since college.
Redford deserves high marks for direction on PATs

Redford deserves high marks for direction on PATs

To the Editor: Really? Eliminating PATs would damage education, states a May 15 editorial in the St. Paul Journal. That’s a pretty strong statement.
A sincere thank you

A sincere thank you

The Town and MD of Bonnyville owe a huge debt of gratitude to the men and women from both our local fire departments and Sustainable Resource Development (SRD) for the tireless work they did to protect our homes from the wildfires that broke out last
Ashley's Anecdotes

Ashley's Anecdotes

After my younger brother's first 10 days shift working in Manitoba, he was told he would get a five day vacation for the holiday long weekend.
Writing for a living

Writing for a living

The problem with writing for a living when you write for fun as well is after a long day of piecing together articles, editing articles, looking up spelling and grammar, the last thing I typically want to do is go home, kick off my shoes, open my lap
Third-party management the way to go

Third-party management the way to go

The question of how the funding gap for the wellness centre would be filled was settled last week, as Town of St. Paul council moved to contribute an additional $2 million to ensure the project would continue as planned.
Raising an empowered, not entitled, child

Raising an empowered, not entitled, child

Are we, as parents, raising a generation of self-entitled kids? That was the thinking behind a Huffington Post article I read recently, which suggested that today’s parents have moved from teaching self-reliance to becoming “hovering helicopter paren
Dismissing public opinion

Dismissing public opinion

The breakdown of negotiations on transportation between Northern Lights School Division and Lakeland Catholic School District is disappointing but not unexpected given the several months of discussion that have led nowhere.
Mothers: doing what needs to be done

Mothers: doing what needs to be done

My mother has always been one of my best friends despite her many declarations that mothers cannot be friends, which works out well in my favour.
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