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Who doesn’t remember the Mel Brook’s 1974 movie classic, “Blazing Saddles?” How many of us connected with the townspeople as they gasped in unison when they saw the ‘Black Sheriff’… Continue reading "Was the Original Lone Ranger an African American by Zig Misiak (@ZigMisiak)"
The mad rush was on! Glasses were being cleaned and stored, table arrangements finalized and the beer lines tested when, at just on 6 o’clock, in walks this red haired stranger.… Continue reading "20 Years of McGonagalls Pub by Dave Dodds"
A life is a precious thing. The experiences of each life are unique and individual. When a person reaches the golden years of life they have such exciting stories to… Continue reading "A Celebration of Life by Lynne Joseph"
Funny, you wake up one morning and it is 2014 and your world is about to change! No, I am not talking about an invasion of aliens or the rise… Continue reading "On-line Shopping by Michael St. Amant"
By: Layne Beckner Grime www.facebook.com/JonoandLaynie http://jonoandlaynie.wordpress.com/ As my husband and I just completed another proverbial lap around the bend with the second birthday of our photo business, I am,… Continue reading "Small Business: A Manual for Survival by Layne Beckner Grime"
It might be a little intimidating to some people or possibly boring to others, however I have always wanted to write an article about my computer hobby. Like hot-rod automobile enthusiasts, there is… Continue reading "Fun Skills with Computers by Randy Schelhas"
In January of 2009, I stepped through the doorway of a rather unspectacular building on Colborne Street, not really knowing what I was doing or why. There had to be… Continue reading "Five Years of Youth Mentorship by Becca Vandekemp (@beccavdk)"
As I write this today, I still feel like I’m writing someone else’s story. I’ll call it, “Health Care Worker suddenly becomes Primary Care Giver”. We all relate to hearing… Continue reading "Awareness about Spinal Injury and Invisible Disability by Brenda Bondy-Caldicott"
In 2001, when I was 17 years old, I left Canada to spend a year living in Johannesburg. That year changed my life. I had grown up in downtown Toronto… Continue reading "Madiba – Alive in our Hearts by Joe Cressy (@joe_cressy)"
In Women Studies and Labour Studies we had to start every essay by first acknowledging our privilege relative to the subject. I find myself still doing that today, 13.5 years… Continue reading "Zapatistas by Carrie Sinkowski (@CSinkowski)"