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We are all well aware that it has been a cold, long winter. Even having an active physical and social life I still find this winter seems to have more… Continue reading "Golden Girls (Carrie Sinkowski, @CSinkowski)"
The Brant County SPCA’s executive director, Robin Kuchma, assisted in running the Adopt-a-Thon at the PetSmart at 211 Henry St., where rescued cats were given homes. This was part of… Continue reading "Reigning in Cats of Brantford (Graeme Gordon)"
Everyone around sports in North America is talking about Michael Sam. You would think it may lessen the story’s magnitude by dropping the disclosure of his sexual orientation during the… Continue reading "On Michael Sam, the NFL and open arms? (Jesse Ferguson, @__JesseTheMan)"
This month I would like to discuss cynicism and the law. Ask anyone and it is quite probable that you will find them suspicious of lawyers, that they consider them… Continue reading "Cynicism & The Law (Lisa Morell, @MorellKelly)"
Over the last 15 years I have had some wonderful experiences joining boards and service clubs. The work they do on a variety of issues from support for children’s art… Continue reading "Tips for Joining a Board (Marc Laferriere, @MarcLaferriere)"
It’s amazing when you go into a seemingly tedious project for one purpose, and then come out on the other end of it with a changed view of life. That… Continue reading "It’s Simple by Erika Moyer"
Disclaimer: sensitive content matter. I was at work one day behind the counter when four fine men of our community entered the establishment and began, without warning, to take off… Continue reading "Wearing Their Message on Their Sleeves… Literally by Deirdre Van Dijk"
Federal election 2015, pundits tell us, will be a battle over the middle class. The “woes” of this “downtrodden” group, PostMedia journalist Michael Den Tandt claims, will constitute “the new Great… Continue reading "To Rescue the Middle Class, Ensure Basic Income by Rob Rainer"
I’m a disability advocate, a person with a disability married to someone with a disability and the parent of someone with a disability. I’ve worked in the field of disabilities… Continue reading "Doing Disability in Brant by Jennifer Aucoin"
“Time is the very lens through which ye see — small and clear, as men see through the wrong end of a telescope — something that would otherwise be too… Continue reading "The Danger of Favourites and Settling on less than Perelandra by Adam King (@sabbatical)"