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Columnists - Jai Murugan
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Columnists - Mansoor Ladha
Calgary copes with flood-ravaged city
Most of us are lucky that we haven’t seen or experienced wars, but what Calgary and southern Alberta residents went through was no worse than being in a...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Ginger Beers for Ginger Dears
The world can be an unpredictable place for those who are red of of hair. Sometimes they get burned at the stake for witchcraft, and sometimes they are 3rd in...
Columnists - Jai Murugan
(Tuba)
The kids in band class who choose the tuba must be verging on insecurity, insanity, and reverse introversion. Like the irony of giant men in Volkswagen...
Columnists - Mansoor Ladha
Paying tribute to all fathers
Hope everyone had a great Fathers’ Day – a day to show appreciation for fathers and father figures. Father figures are stepfathers, fathers-in-law...
Columnists - Tricia Ingram
Growing native plants
In the last decade or so, a great deal of interest has developed in growing native plants and flowers. This is a rather fabulous trend and I, for one, would...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Variety Is The Spice Of Life
Readers in the audience who were of age in the 1970’s may remember dropping their keys into a bowl when arriving at a party, then picking up an entirely...
Columnists - Tricia Ingram
Growing Clematis on the Prairies
Clematis are often referred to as “Queen of the Vines”. Contrary to popular belief, clematis are not really difficult to grow, even here in Calgary...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Down Under Beer
Your intrepid liquor reporter was out boozing it up with a cute Kiwi lass, when she suggested stopping at Aussie Rules for a nightcap. For the readers in the...
Columnists - Jai Murugan
(Fast)
One of the most dangerous questions ever is, “How fast will she go?” It’s too bad that all cars, let alone motorcycles, weren’t like my...
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