Letters
On your mark, get set, stumble!
October 22, 2020 · 0 Comments
by Mark Pavilons We’ve been presented with some unusual and often difficult challenges lately. It has meant many of us have had to alter our ...
It takes training to become a teacher
The “local teacher” featured (last) Thursday, seeking to open a private school, is not a teacher. To be a teacher in Ontario, you must be ...
Where’s our moral outrage now?
Written by SHERALYN ROMAN Earlier this year, despite COVID concerns, we shared a collective moral outrage about the treatment of persons of colour and joined ...
Bolivia – a free & fair election
Written by GWYNNE DYER Evo Morales, president of Bolivia for 14 years, is certainly a great man: the first person of indigenous descent ever elected ...
Waiter, there’s a fly on my head
Written by BRIAN LOCKHART “And that’s the way it is.” If you’re old enough to remember that catchphrase, you’re old enough to remember when Walter ...
Mother Nature offers stress relief in spades
by Mark Pavilons Reality is the leading cause of stress, according to Lily Tomlin. There’s nothing quite like a dose of reality first thing in ...
A time of Thanksgiving
by SHERALYN ROMAN I’ve been pretty darn pessimistic lately, and I’m sure you’ve all picked up on it. Perhaps with thanksgiving fast approaching, it’s time ...
Germany at 30
by GWYNNE DYER I have just spent two weeks driving around Germany interviewing people (mostly climate scientists, since you ask), and I have come to ...
On the horizon
by BRIAN LOCKHART It was July 1, 1916 – the first day of the Battle of the Somme. The morning started with several thousand artillery ...
Earning one’s place in this world
by Mark Pavilons The world is a busy and crowded place. With a population of roughly 7.8 billion, just how do we stand out? A ...
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