Joy springs from the darkness - Prince Albert Daily Herald During Advent, the four weeks leading up to Christmas, I am writing my columns on the themes of Advent. This week, I am taking the theme "joy". Because I write on the same themes each year, it becomes more and more difficult to find a new approach, so this year I'm getting personal, telling you

Joy springs from the darkness


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Lessons for aging well - Prince Albert Daily Herald They call it The Golden Age but nobody tells you how hard it is to grow older. Wouldn't it be great if getting older came with instructions?Roger Rosenblatt, author of Rules for Aging, (originally published in 2000) listed some of his current rules for aging in a humourous column for The New York Times.Get a

Lessons for aging well


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What’s the story of mustard and ketchup? Hamburgers and hot dogs are staples of the North American backyard barbecue. At this time of year when it feels like summer is slipping away, we're even willing to fight off wasps for our favourite grilled ground beef sandwich.

What’s the story of mustard and ketchup?


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Picture this Do you remember when people used to bore their friends by showing them endless slides of their vacation trips? Or maybe it was a photo album filled with people you didn't know and landscapes that had no meaning for you.

Picture this


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Are we more patriotic this Canada Day? I can't remember a time in my life when Canadians were more openly patriotic than they are today. Perhaps in reaction to the American president’s threat to an

Are we more patriotic this Canada Day?


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Learn to respect a white cane White Cane Week takes place on the first full week of February to raise awareness of the challenges facing people like me who are living with vision loss.

Learn to respect a white cane


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Elected office all about service, not power You marked your ballots, the elections are over and now it’s time for our new representatives to fulfill their campaign promises. How can you and I, as consti

You marked your ballots, the elections are over and now it’s time for our new representatives to fulfill their campaign promises. How can you and I, as constituents, help our elected officials be the best they can be?


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