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City Notebook: Sore sight for some, sorely needed revenue for others
By COLLIN GALLANT on May 14th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant This week the News reported a sixth major solar farm was proposed for the Trans-Canada Highway corridor between here to Strathmore. A re-check finds the number visible from the No. 1 is actually seven, and that’s six more than existed three years ago. As they proliferate however, taking up whole quarter-sections, the argument grows ... Read More »
2 responsesThe Human Condition: Appropriation
By Daniel Schnee on May 11th, 2022
As a cultural anthropologist I am tasked with analyzing Japan and accurately writing about it in the proper context. Beyond that I deeply love Japanese art and music, and that love drives my lifelong engagement. But with my Ph.D. and my passion comes great responsibility. My desires are not primary, thus I must avoid appropriation: ... Read More »
2 responsesGuest Column: Newspapers are not packaging
By Jamie Irving & Paul Deegan on May 10th, 2022
Across the world, municipalities and provinces have been moving their recycling programs to Extended Producer Responsibility. EPR is great in theory and in practice. It levies fees on manufacturers and retailers for the packaging that wraps everything from the food we eat to the toys our kids play with. Any parent who has helped their ... Read More »
1 responseCity Notebook: Residents expect a power play
By COLLIN GALLANT on May 7th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant It would be ironic, wouldn’t it, if during a steep increase in utility bills – and a torch and pitchfork campaign by angry ratepayers – the city utility actually wound up eating most of the rising cost of natural gas? It’s a situation brewing as gas prices continue to rise beyond forecasts used to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Laying It Out: Inflation got you down? Don’t worry, profits are way up
By Scott Schmidt on May 7th, 2022
With all the stories coming out in recent months showing record profits for large corporations, it’s surprising so many people are convinced inflation is entirely caused by pandemics and war. Yes, supply chain issues have an impact, and yes, spiking commodity prices made everything more expensive. But, as per usual, the entirety of added costs ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Human Condition: The silver donkey
By Daniel Schnee on May 4th, 2022
With all the strife in society these days it is easy to forget that good things happen, that in the unseen places of private life, small wonders occur all the time. These are moments of joy and peace, when we are taught what is best in life. Thus it was on a gloriously sunny autumn ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Notebook: Six weeks of winter, and then some…
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 30th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant It’s a wonder why Canadians observe Ground Hog Day on February 2. Has spring ever begun on that particular day north of the 49th parallel? It is more like at least six weeks later, no matter what a variety of rodents have to say on the matter. Canucks accepted the reality of our weather ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MP Report: Budget 2022 – Continued disappointment
By Glen Motz on April 30th, 2022
Last month, I highlighted results from my pre-budget survey on the fiscal direction constituents wanted to see in federal Budget 2022. The key takeaway was a low spending, decreased taxes, debt reduction plan that would curb escalating inflation. However, quite the opposite was introduced with a 2022-23 projected deficit of $52.8 billion. Canada’s finance minister ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Just Pondering: Spring is a wonderful time to reminisce
By Allyson McCaw on April 28th, 2022
Well fingers crossed that spring is finally on its way and we will get some heat in the air! I am not sure if it’s the weather being so overcast and dull that has me feeling very nostalgic, but today I am really reminiscing. As you have probably guessed from my earlier articles I was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Human Condition: S.E.L.
By Daniel Schnee on April 27th, 2022
Though I have been an educator for decades, it is only now that I am seeing Social – Emotional Learning (SEL) really coming into the public’s awareness, due to various public school controversies in the United States. SEL is a form of education that seeks to build various interpersonal skills within students as they learn ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Human Condition: Digital connection
By Daniel Schnee on April 20th, 2022
Recently there has been a significant rise in depression among all strata in society, most notably teens. Being curious about why that may be, I decided to go to the best source of information on young people: the actual teenagers themselves. Two in particular stood out, as they not only did not suffer from depression ... Read More »
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