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Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
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MLA report March 7
Hello Chestermere – Strathmore, As I write this article, Ukraine sends their women and children to other countries to protect them from attacks on their...
Columnists - Steve King
Anthropomorphism
The biggest challenge you may have with this word is how to pronounce it! Here are the syllables: an-thro-po-mor-phism. So, what is anthropomorphism? Wikipedia...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Don’t Pay Attention
I used to live near a sprawling park with lumpy hills, clusters of trees and a puddle-for-a-pond. My wife and I had walked through that park a hundred times...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Nibbles and Nebbiolo
With the relaxation of pandemic restrictions last week, I have emerged from the solitude of my windowless wine cellar for a long-awaited evening of noshing and...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Exaggerating Love
I heard a story about a family in the 1970s who jumped on the tv dinner bandwagon. There was a time before when they sat around a kitchen table and ate their...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Que Syrah Syrah
As we near the relaxation of pandemic restrictions in Alberta, my thoughts turn to in-person meetups with my regular tippling crowd, instead of the weekly Zoom...
Columnists - Steve King
Is your dog restless at night?
This is a question very close to my heart at the moment. After several years of sleeping through the night, my dog Finn recently decided that he had to leave...
Columnists - Steve King
Canine Rehab
This is a subject very close to my heart and something we went through with our dog Finn recently. From the time he was able to exercise, after getting all his...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Blame It On Rio
While commiserating over missed vacations and travel during a Zoom call with my regular drinking companions, one person announced that they booked a trip to...
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