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The inactive kid epidemic

The inactive kid epidemic

I remember a day when I played tag at lunch and met my friends at the park in the evenings to play prisoner's base. We walked or biked everywhere we needed to go. It was the way things went.
Homeless and hungry: How do we help?

Homeless and hungry: How do we help?

How many times, growing up, did your mother say to you, "Clean your plate. There are starving kids in Africa!"? Mine said it quite a bit. My grandma, too. Sadly, nowadays, starving children aren't as far away as Africa.
Getting the drift

Getting the drift

There I was, 6:45 p.m. and within 15 minutes of me getting the chemical drift from a farmer spraying chemical on his field.
It's a matter of perspective

It's a matter of perspective

For Powell River it was quite the traffic jam. There were at least half a dozen cars waiting their turn at a four-way stop.
Performance 'unacceptable' says Marshall

Performance 'unacceptable' says Marshall

"Unacceptable". That's what Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach Greg Marshall told his team after a jaw-dropping 42-28 season-opening loss to the Edmonton Eskimos Sunday at Mosaic Stadium. It was a wild, wild day from the get-go.
We become like gardeners without tools

We become like gardeners without tools

In the early summer of 1932, 14 years had passed since the Great War ended, three years since the Wall Street crash, and the world was nine years from the opening salvos of the second World War. I was five years-old.
Establish hazardous rating for crystolite

Establish hazardous rating for crystolite

Dear Editor I recently sent the following letter to Member of Parliament Gerry Ritz. Canada's policy not to list crystolite as a hazardous chemical is absolutely appalling.
Home, sweet home

Home, sweet home

Dear Editor Well, I'm back, its been almost a year since my last letter. Good old N.B. A place for people who do not need sleep.
Straighten up and lose 10 pounds

Straighten up and lose 10 pounds

You've taken my advice. You've started exercising. You've re-evaluated your diet and started making some healthy changes. You're getting more sleep at night. Great work.
Thanks to the RCMP

Thanks to the RCMP

On Thursday, June 23, 2011, I was driving to Saskatoon for an appointment. Between Bruno and the junction of Hwys. 5 and 2, approaching the crest of a hill, my automobile died.
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