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Too much abuse! We’re not going to take it anymore!

Too much abuse! We’re not going to take it anymore!

COVID-19 has altered Mother’s Day and Father’s Day to the honouring of one’s father or mother from a distance of six feet or two meters. The virus is a killer of heartfelt hugs and kisses between family members and friends.
For better or worse, but 24/7?

For better or worse, but 24/7?

Most married people have vowed, in the ceremony that binds them, to some form of "until death do us part," but I don't think we envisioned a day when that would also become 24/7.
Opinion: Our species to save

Opinion: Our species to save

Endangered species day was established 15 years ago. It is a day for us to learn about the wildlife, plants, animals and insects that are at risk of disappearing and perhaps most importantly, what we can do about it.
The only pie not worth eating is a mud pie

The only pie not worth eating is a mud pie

I told Ed it was to be the great taste of our first strawberry-rhubarb pie of the season. Instead, it was the taste of an experiment gone wrong. My new crumble pie topping was a complete failure.
A recipe for a lush, healthy lawn

A recipe for a lush, healthy lawn

Fertilization is essential for a healthy lawn. Remember that a healthy lawn is more disease resistant and is also able to beat out weeds by simply being too competitive for the weeds to survive.
Current isolation relatively benign

Current isolation relatively benign

Dear Editor Recently I read a short article about the 1918-20, incorrectly named, Spanish flu and decided to write about what happened to this family in 1918. In late summer, Everard and Winifred Pike moved into their new home.
Make me an encourager

Make me an encourager

Of all the times I’ve lived through, including both bad times and bad situations, I don’t think I ever remember hearing so many stories of neighbours helping neighbours or of strangers helping strangers.
Ministerial message: What can you do against domestic abuse?

Ministerial message: What can you do against domestic abuse?

Being the victim of spousal abuse can be a terrifying experience. One may feel constantly fearful of the erratic behaviour of their spouse or isolated from their friends and family.
Mother’s Day, fill it with colour

Mother’s Day, fill it with colour

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COLUMN: Oh, the toll a pandemic takes

COLUMN: Oh, the toll a pandemic takes

It was the last 30 seconds or so of Premier Scott Moe’s daily COVID-19 when something peculiar happened. He spoke to the current restrictions that will possibly leave us at a distance from our mothers as their day approaches.
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