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Let’s Chat: Personality types
By Linda Tooth on December 20th, 2023
I recently started a new job that is very in tune with teamwork and what it takes to successfully work with people from various backgrounds and personality types. One of the first things I had to complete was a personality test known as DISC. Many questions were asked and your responses generated a Workplace Profile ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Notebook: Why insist on over promising when you’re bound to under deliver?
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 16th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Anyone who shops for knick-knacks or bone china has seen the sign “if you break it, you’ve bought it.” But, what inspires politicians to take ownership of issues that are already busted and so clearly difficult to fix? Issues and problems typically become property of government of the day anyway over time, even inherited ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Let’s Chat: Let’s help our community
By Linda Tooth on December 13th, 2023
A few days ago, I walked into a local coffee shop that specializes in doughnuts when I was greeted by two small dogs sitting by a shopping bag full of what I assumed to be someone’s life possessions. Clearly, they were waiting for their owner. The individual came out of the bathroom and the dogs ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Noteworthy: It was a musical showcase of the who’s who in Medicine Hat talent
By Bruce Penton on December 13th, 2023
On one of the saddest anniversaries in musical history – the assassination Dec. 8, 1980, of Beatles legend John Lennon – Mahoney and Friends put smiles on the faces of Medicine Hat music fans by staging their annual concert last Friday at the Esplanade. It was spectacular. Trent Roset, half of the Hat’s iconic musical ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Noteworthy: Timing perfect for a Memorial Cup, now we just need to bid
By Bruce Penton on December 6th, 2023
Should the Medicine Hat Tigers make a bid for the 2026 Memorial Cup tournament? The Canadian major junior hockey championship has never been held in the Gas City, but it will be the Western Hockey League’s turn to play host in 2026 – it’s in Saginaw, Mich., in 2024, and it will go to a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Let’s Chat: Health benefits of pet therapy
By Linda Tooth on December 6th, 2023
Recently, I had the most amazing morning that included students, seniors and cats. A group of second-year nursing students – clinical group 5 from Medicine Hat College – asked if I would be interested in participating in their Pet Therapy Intervention morning with the residents of a local seniors’ residence. I was thrilled to be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Notebook: Maybe you haven’t heard, but getting your news from Facebook was highly overrated anyway
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 2nd, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Could our long, national nightmare of not having news on Facebook soon come to an end? Personally, I hope not. This week Google and Ottawa came to an agreement on online advertising revenue to aid publishers. It’s believed a pact with online colossus Facebook will follow soon. That would end a ban on news ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Economics 101: Are credit card delinquency rates a harbinger of economic weakness?
By Eric Van Enk on December 2nd, 2023
This week’s chart depicts data on U.S. credit card delinquency rates as of June 30th. You will notice a return to pre-pandemic delinquency rates for U.S. consumers overall, however, consumers in their thirties are experiencing the highest delinquency rates since 2011. Interestingly, this age group also led the trend of higher credit card delinquencies prior ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Noteworthy: Photo radar only a cash cow if we refuse to slow down
By Bruce Penton on November 29th, 2023
Almost guaranteed to generate debate around Alberta is the photo radar announcement last week by the provincial government that certain “cash cow” locations, where more speeders than normal are nabbed by photo radar cameras, will be vacated. The province says photo radar should be used exclusively for safety and not for cash generation. The first ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MP Report: Liberal government announces more debt in fall economic statement
By Glen Motz on November 29th, 2023
Last week, the Liberal government released their fall economic statement, which can be aptly summed up very simply: prices up, rent up, interest rates up, debt up, taxes up, time’s up. The FES increases government spending and taxes. In fact, Justin Trudeau and his finance minister announced more than $20 billion in additional inflationary spending ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Let’s Chat: Do you love to read?
By Linda Tooth on November 29th, 2023
Do you have a library card? If not, why not? Libraries provide an opportunity for patrons of all ages to enjoy a large sampling of books, newspapers, magazines and activities all within a comfortable setting. According to the Archives Society of Alberta, the history of a library in Medicine Hat dates to 1890 with a ... Read More »
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