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City Notebook: A province that can’t figure out how to please everybody, can’t seem to please anybody
By COLLIN GALLANT on January 15th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A common refrain in the summer of 2020 was that no government can save you from a virus. A common retort was that it would still be nice if they made an attempt. That’s a drastic dumbing down of both sides of the argument in Alberta that has lasted as long as this 22-month ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Laying it Out: The con is the same as it’s always been; COVID just gives them ammo
By Scott Schmidt on January 15th, 2022
Last week’s column discussed provincial staffers complaining about a lack of hospital beds after helping brand the #BestSummerEver that broke the system in the first place. But, while those who speak when Premier Kenney pulls their string are easily refuted with the internet and a six-month memory, the end goal has been around for decades. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!ANG introduces Editorial Board with a look at top athletes in their sport over the past 50 years
By ANG Editorial Board on January 15th, 2022
As we turn the calendar over to what promises to be a better year in 2022 (knock on wood), Alberta Newspaper Group is introducing a new entity: the ANG Editorial Board. The ANG Editorial Board’s (ANGEB) primary objective is to work together to provide a monthly editorial that will engage readers in what we believe ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Laying it Out: Send in the clowns
By SCOTT SCHMIDT on January 8th, 2022
If you’ve yet to hear the latest conservative narrative to emerge over the past week or so, it’s a doozy. According to certain politicians and pundits, the real failure during two years of COVID has been Ottawa neglecting to increase hospital capacity to deal with the influx of sick. Resembling a planned united front, everyone ... Read More »
1 responseDigitized Koffee: When interviewing via videoconference, think Hollywood
By Nick Kossovan on January 7th, 2022
Even after the pandemic is declared over, interviewing candidates via Zoom, Skype, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Hangouts et al. will, because of its convenience, remain popular. You should expect your first interview to take place via video teleconferencing. Therefore, mastering, or at least becoming comfortable with, “Zoom meetings” and appearing interesting and professional on camera ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Notebook: For better or worse, we welcome the New Year
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 31st, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Hatters will be happy to wrap a bow on 2021 and leave it on the curb, but how do you sum up a year that was, frankly, better than the year before in terms of daily life for most of us – but worse all at the same time. What was promised to be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MP Report: Canada’s economic realities
By Glen Motz on December 31st, 2021
With a new year upon us, Canadians are hopeful the future will be bright – in comparison to the past two years. However, with a seemingly perpetual pandemic, the rising cost of living, and Liberal payroll and energy tax-hikes forthcoming, it is uncertain just how promising 2022 will be for the average family already stretched ... Read More »
1 responseThe Human Condition: The Adam Clayton Effect
By Daniel Schnee on December 29th, 2021
As a cultural anthropologist I study how humans participate in society through artistic creativity, especially in Japan. And having been a professional jazz saxophonist and drummer for more than four decades as well, I have heard a lot of music in my lifetime. One particular song I have heard is “Bullet The Blue Sky” by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Notebook: Christmas a changing time
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 24th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Last Christmas the big controversy to strike a nerve was butter wasn’t melting at usual temperatures. At that time Calgary-based food writer Julie Van Rosendaal dug into the issue and surmised it might have something to do with new feed used by diary farmers. Fast forward to the summer heat wave, Van Rosendaal posted ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Just Pondering: Looking to the New Year
By Allyson McCaw on December 23rd, 2021
Well here it is almost Christmas and the New Year is staring us in the face. I know that for many of us we really don’t want to reminisce about last year as it was so tumultuous. And news is not so great for the future as we head into 2022. However, I was made ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Human Condition: The East
By Daniel Schnee on December 22nd, 2021
One common question I get when lecturing or speaking at student gatherings is what it is like to live in Japan, or spend time in Asia doing research at various temples. This inevitably leads to some version of the following question, “Is the East better than the West?” in terms of lifestyle and spiritual values ... Read More »
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