Ukraine: Once more around the loop
If Ukrainians feel the time has come to surrender to Russia, they don’t need Donald Trump’s help. They can do that for themselves.
JUST A GAL FROM GLIDDEN: White Christmases, like the ones I used to know
I always feel a little melancholy at this time of year. I could blame it on the colder weather, I suppose, but the truth is simpler: I find myself dreaming of a White Christmas…
Pop 89: As humble as American pie
Lately, America’s cultural heroes are bumping up the “greatest ever” language about itself. Apparently the whole world, not just America, is blessed by its national documents and decisions.
Check It Out: A wise prescription for a long and healthy life
We’re in the Christmas season when Santa letters are being sent off to the North Pole. Here’s a sample: “Dear Santa. All I want is a fat bank account and a skinny body.
Iran’s Water Crisis Threatens to Topple Decades-Old Regime
Twenty years of strict sanctions on Iran by both the United States and the United Nations did not bring down the regime of the ayatollahs.
Saskatchewan RCMP responds to concerns over policing and rising crime
There has been some public dialogue about the RCMP’s service in Saskatchewan recently. It’s something I need to address.
JUST A GAL FROM GLIDDEN: Riders finally deliver sweet revenge—and my heart survives
Did you hear the Saskatchewan Roughriders finally won their fifth Grey Cup? If not, congratulations on living under a rock—or maybe just successfully avoiding every news outlet since last Sunday.
REMEMBERING WHEN: The cat who found us
With the changing of the seasons came the first snow of the winter in 1972. For us kids, the first snowfall always brought thoughts of the winter fun we looked forward to having as the season progressed.
Pop 89: Before they steal your soul
There’s an old saying from the early days of newspapers: “Lies make it halfway around the world before the truth even gets out of bed.” Then came the internet, and lies proliferated…
Check It Out: Take a look in my rear view mirror
The cartoon showed a woman saying to her husband, “You don’t look anything like the long-haired, skinny kid I married twenty-five years ago. I need a DNA sample to make sure it’s still you.”
BBC Panorama faces billion-dollar libel threat from Trump over edited Jan. 6 clip
I’ve spent thousands of hours sitting alongside video editors working on productions similar to the BBC’s Panorama documentary that has drawn a billion-dollar libel threat…
Just a Gal from Glidden: Striving, Serving, and Shining
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been thinking a lot about what to write—and I’ve noticed something: the more I write, the easier it seems to get.
Pop 89: Is There Movement?
It’s always irked me in literature and writing classes when a prof would insist that every story must have conflict. We were expected to spot the conflict before we even got into the craft of the writing.
Check It Out: What it’s really like to be a senior in Canada
Someone once said, when a man retires, his wife gets twice the husband but only half the income. Unfortunately, in Canada, it might be far less than half the income.