Letter to the Editor: Positive story in a tense world
Just a quick note about the story about the Kindersley Post Office Clock in March 31 Rosetown Eagle. What a wonderful tribute and such a positive news story in a tense world right now.
Rules that held the peace are quietly eroding
“When you’re up to your ass in alligators, it’s hard to remember that your original goal was to drain the swamp.” It’s a not-very-old folk saying, but it fits the moment.
Just A Gal From Glidden: Dad’s go-cart flew
The surest sign winter was over on our farm wasn’t the calendar. It was the day Dad hauled the go-cart out of the barn. He built it during Easter break in 1970…
Check It Out: Forgiving those who put trash in our baskets
Kids are often mini versions of their parents. When my kids were growing up, one of them looked at a childhood photo of his friend’s dad and said, “Wow! Your dad looked just like you!…
Just A Gal From Glidden: If that cat could talk, the stories he’d tell …
Before I ever wrote a column, we had a cat who thought he could. Marmaduke was my favourite. A big orange-and-white tabby with more personality than most people.
Trump threat exposes NATO’s future as European-led alliance
Asked on Wednesday if he would reconsider his decision to pull the United States out of North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Donald Trump said, “It’s beyond reconsideration.
REMEMBERING WHEN: Enjoy your laurels in the now
With the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) major junior playoffs upon us, I feel this issue should be addressed. Before the Ontario Hockey League Brampton Battalion moved to North Bay in 2015…
Check It Out: Love cannot be censored
I’ve heard that growing old is like software updates: every time something improves, another thing crashes. A dear friend of mine recently celebrated her 100th birthday.
Letter to the Editor: Family Physician Wait List
I am now 150th on a wait list after six months for a family physician in Rosetown. Our Premier and other dignitaries are travelling the globe making trade deals.
Just a Gal from Glidden: Right on time again
There are some things you don’t realize you’ve missed until they come back. Last week, Bev Klaassen stopped into my office, and she was genuinely excited.
Letter to the Editor: Concern raised over Rosetown paving policy
I would like to voice my concern after our paving project for this coming year was voted down. We live on Fortune Crescent in Rosetown. Our crescent has been in need of paving for years…
Orbán’s long slide from liberal hopeful to power-first populist
When I met Viktor Orbán in Budapest two months before the Berlin Wall fall, he was a typical hyper-ambitious student leader.
Pop 89: Happy Waves arrive in the midst of a life turned upside down
Good morning, world. It’s been awhile since we talked. I believe my last Pop89 column was a continuation of my preparation for Lent.
Growing Through Grief: Holding it together
Have you heard of the “Type A” personality? I know it well. Maybe you can relate. We get things done, we deliver, but not just that, we have a way of doing it.
