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I have been thinking about death lately. No, not my own, though as you get older the thought does cross your mind. What I have been thinking about is how… Continue reading "Rethinking Death (Michael St. Amant, @MichaelStAmant)"
Every summer for the last six years, my friends at Freedom House have given away 1000’s of hamburgers at an event we call Flippin’ Fridays. It really is a simple… Continue reading "The Power of a Burger (Brian Beattie, @FHBrantford)"
I have to admit, the fallout from Hockeyfest is what made me think about writing this editorial. Not because I am at all interested about whose fault the event’s cancellation… Continue reading "It Takes More Than Just an Idea (Andrew Macklin, @AMacklin)"
Brian(me): “So did you ask God about the move?”Sharlyss (wife): “Yes.”Brian: “Did you get an answer?”Sharlyss: “Yes.”Brian: “What did God say?”Sharlyss: “You’re not going to like the answer! Did you… Continue reading "We’re on a Mission From God (Brian Beattie, @FHBrantford)"
Many of us have dreamed of being our own boss, and being able to make the decisions that affect our lives without the imposition of some other authority. That’s small… Continue reading "Drinking the Small Business Cocktail (John Bradbord, @jbrad4ord)"
This is a story about a deaf man and how he obtained what everyone in the hearing world has. He owned his own home, and a farm. He owned two… Continue reading "Being Deaf in a Hearing World – By Lynne Joseph"
Twenty seven, I am learning, is both an incredible yet extremely odd age, as I struggle to reconcile everything I know with everything I want to do. While I’m much… Continue reading "Supporting Local (Steph Paige, @Steph__Paige)"
At a high school in Ohio on February 27th, five people are shot; 3 dead, 2 injured. At a university in California on April 2nd, ten people are shot; 7… Continue reading "Taking a Stand (Steph Paige, @Steph__Paige)"
When I ran as the Progressive Conservative candidate for Brant during the past provincial election, the most common question I was asked was “Are you related to Lloyd St. Amand,… Continue reading "What’s in a Name: St. Amant versus St. Amand (Michael St. Amant, @MichaelStAmant)"
One of my favourite film moments is from the last Rocky Balboa movie. Near the end of the movie a weathered, nearly beaten, punch drunk Rocky gets knocked down during… Continue reading "Losing & Learning: A Year in the Life of a “Failed” Candidate (Marc Laferriere, @MarcLaferriere)"