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A ceremony to welcome you home

A ceremony to welcome you home

When I first met my future husband, my Bosnian friend took one look at him with his pink shirt, short-short rugby shorts and his faux-hawk (a style he still insists David Beckham stole from him), and said, “You can just look at that guy and tell he’s
Reduce first before recycling

Reduce first before recycling

Plastic bags clog waterways and landfills. They choke wildlife and ocean life, and while they break apart into ever-smaller pieces, they do not bio-degrade, contaminating soil, waterways and oceans and entering the food system when eaten by animals.
Beware of summer's creepy crawlers

Beware of summer's creepy crawlers

Between the hoards of caterpillars crawling on the trees, buildings, and roads lately, and the billions of mosquitoes that are nipping at everyone’s ankles, this year might be one of the worst I remember for putting up with nature’s most annoying pes
Bad form overshadows big topic

Bad form overshadows big topic

More serious issues were overshadowed by a ridiculous incident in Parliament last week, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau found himself in hot water after a scuffle of sorts broke out.
Heroes around us every day

Heroes around us every day

A few days ago, we had someone request we run a popular editorial cartoon that was making the rounds on the Internet.
Put your garbage where it belongs

Put your garbage where it belongs

I know I’ve written about this in the past, and I’m not sure off the top of my head how long it’s been since I last vented about one of my biggest pest peeves, but I feel like spring is always an opportune time to make my voice heard once again.
Talk about a caring community

Talk about a caring community

The outpouring has been amazing. In the first hours since Fort McMurray was evacuated, tens of thousands of people have commented an engaged. It's a good feeling.
Dose of medicine needed for ailing AHS

Dose of medicine needed for ailing AHS

Many people have horror stories about health care, about the time they were improperly diagnosed or had to wait hours in an emergency room or for months for elective surgery.
Teaching responsibility starts young

Teaching responsibility starts young

In 1964, Kitty Genovese was stabbed in the streets of New York. Several people heard the attack but few called the police, or responded to her calls for help, in an infamous case.
Figure skating club gets a 6.0 score

Figure skating club gets a 6.0 score

To the coaches, volunteers, and parents of the St Paul Figure Skating Club as well as anyone considering enrolling their kids in skating: For the past two years, I have enrolled my sons in the St Paul Figure Skating Club and it has been fantastic.
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