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LETTER: Not in support of basketball court along Lakeshore Drive in Bonnyville

LETTER: Not in support of basketball court along Lakeshore Drive in Bonnyville

I do not support the idea of putting up a basketball court along Lakeshore Drive [in Bonnyville]...
Radicalization and Candy Crush

Radicalization and Candy Crush

I just finished reading Stolen Focus by Johann Hari, who investigated the hideous effects social media has on our societies, and his conclusions were downright mundane at this point - I am so desensitized to the idea that we are all willingly partici
Remaining social and civil on social media

Remaining social and civil on social media

Health care: it's not always better in the city

Health care: it's not always better in the city

Living rural, you often hear people complain about the availability and quality of health care services.
OPINION: The stories I hear of the Earth

OPINION: The stories I hear of the Earth

Around the same time I began working on an article about oil drilling activities at Crane Lake, a book called ‘We Will Be Jaguars’ became available to me on my Library app.
Truth will come to light

Truth will come to light

Sitting at the front of the St. Paul library with the usual suspects for January’s book club meeting, I was struck by the common response to The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See.
If wishes were rocks, I’d aim for the broom

If wishes were rocks, I’d aim for the broom

A framed quote hung in the Elk Point Curling Club lobby back in the 1970s and ’90s, saying, “Give me courage and lots of class… To match the wizards behind the glass.
OPINION: Water as the memory-keeper

OPINION: Water as the memory-keeper

I got the chance to interview a dazzling lady who works as a sound healer in the community, Nikki Zahara.
OPINION: Reading by listening

OPINION: Reading by listening

It’s no secret that in our modern, technologically-driven age, the average person spends considerably more time in front of various screens. 
Real, human conversations

Real, human conversations

The importance of a good conversation seems to be lost on many lately. With so many ways to communicate, and the ease of typing a text or email, we sometimes forget to speak to one another.
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