Opinion

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.

A few days ago, we had someone request we run a popular editorial cartoon that was making the rounds on the Internet.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

After the thaw from our frigid winter, it seems like the spring and summer heat goes to our heads, making for more reckless or thoughtless decisions.

A couple weeks ago, as I was thinking about planning my son’s ninth birthday party, I came to the realization that another milestone was nearly upon me.

Disruption is everywhere and it appears we crave it. We seem to make it.