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Mental illness still a taboo topic

Mental illness still a taboo topic

It is hard to avoid bad news these days. There are good news stories and we are surrounded by amazing individuals, but when I turn on the television or radio it makes the world seem like a crazy place.
Please don't call me skinny

Please don't call me skinny

It is not uncommon or even considered inappropriate to call someone "skinny." Skinny is defined as very thin, of inadequate size or growth.
Sometimes it's just all good

Sometimes it's just all good

Sometimes life holds such lovely surprises; take this past Friday afternoon, for example. My eyes glued to the computer monitor and the larger part of my anatomy glued to my computer chair, I raced against the clock to meet several writing deadlines.
Will body parts in the mail make politicians take notice?

Will body parts in the mail make politicians take notice?

Ever listen to those studies that say "don't let your children watch television before two," or "don't let them watch television at all?" You know, all those well-meaning scientific studies that tell us too much media hardwires our brains? I'm starti
Derogatory language unnecessary to make point

Derogatory language unnecessary to make point

Dear Editor I am writing in response to Brian Zinchuk's "Most effective social program is a job." Having read his latest From the Top of The Pile column I have a pretty good idea what the pile refers to.
'I'm not a runner' mantra out the window

'I'm not a runner' mantra out the window

I'm not a runner. I never have been. It just wasn't something I enjoyed. Never felt that "runner's high," never been bitten by the running bug. Until now. A few months ago NAC held a running clinic. We brought in a running expert from Saskatoon.
Too many local governments?

Too many local governments?

History and Commentary from a Prairie Perspective
Seeing unpredictable circumstances through

Seeing unpredictable circumstances through

Ed, my neighbour next door, has some seeding done but the weather won't co-operate so he can finish planting. He feels he is an innocent victim of unpredictable Mother Nature. I said to Ed that we all face the force of things conspiring against us.
Living in parallel universes

Living in parallel universes

Are First Nations and other residents of the Northwest living in parallel universes? This week at North Battleford city council, Councillor Ron Crush pushed for criminal record checks of any candidates running for council.
Playing the middle against the ends

Playing the middle against the ends

Sometimes being in the middle of nowhere means being in the heart of everywhere. There are times I complain I'm too far away from airports and arts and cultural events, but sometimes the best place to be is right in the middle.
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