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Science Smarts: Air pressure
By Patty Rooks on November 22nd, 2025
Well, what a week, it seems as if something goes wrong, it is a steady stream of disasters! A plumbing malfunction is what inspired this week’s article. I had to pull out a tool I have not used in quite some time. If the truth was to be told, I did not even know where ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By the Way: Extreme ownership
By Rev. Roland Weisbrot on November 22nd, 2025
Several years ago, I read the book Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win by retired Navy SEAL operators Jocko Willink and Leif Babin. Aside from getting to peak into the unfamiliar and fascinating world of elite special military forces, this book also provided some very interesting commentary on the nature and role ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stampede Roundup: Lots to be excited about this Holiday Season – including a big surprise
By Ryan McCracken on November 21st, 2025
The Holiday Season is nearly upon us, and with it comes the return of the Servus Credit Union Olde Tyme Christmas Fair & Market and the Beef Pen Show & Cowboy Christmas Trade Show – but wait, there’s more! This Tuesday at 10 a.m., the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede will be making a very ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Common Sense Health: Hernias are an age-old problem
By Diana Gifford-Jones on November 21st, 2025
Hernias are an ancient ailment. And modern medicine still debates the best ways to repair or live with them. One of the earliest references appears in the Ebers Papyrus, an Egyptian medical scroll from around 1550 BCE. The treatment for hernias was to push them back into place, in techniques described by Hippocrates. Galen, a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Municipal Matters: How Medicine Hat manages its infrastructure for the future
By Jeff Hoglund on November 20th, 2025
Every community relies on physical assets to deliver essential services. Parks offer spaces for recreation. Water treatment plants and distribution pipes ensure clean water flows when we turn on the tap. Police and fire stations house equipment that enables emergency response and protects public safety. These assets require ongoing care and, eventually, renewal. Grass in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Heritage in the Hat: Spencer’s army of good soldiers
By Sally Sehn on November 20th, 2025
Nelson Spencer’s successful political career as our Mayor during the boom years of 1912 and 1913 is so highly touted that his military career is sometimes overlooked. Certainly, his connection to the Japanese Canadians who fought for us during World War I is little known. Nelson Spencer was born in New Brunswick and moved to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By the Way: The Beautiful Shore – Embracing the Promise of Life Beyond Death
By Scott Raible on November 15th, 2025
A question that I have received often throughout the years, especially when involved in end of life care, is what happens when our loved one who is a Christian dies. When I think about what happens when we die, I turn to Scripture, because my own opinions can’t carry us across that threshold – but ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!All Psyched Up: Mrs. Thompson and Teddy
By Linda Hancock on November 15th, 2025
I have been sorting through boxes and found this tear-jerker “author unknown.” Her name was Mrs. Thompson and his was “Teddy.” As she stood in front of her 5th grade class on the very first day of school, she told the children a lie. Like most teachers, she looked at her students and said that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Science Smarts: Windy
By Patty Rooks on November 15th, 2025
I do not know about you, but I am getting kind of tired of the wind these days. It is not even a gentle breeze; in my opinion they have been hurricane like winds. I can hardly go for a walk in the evening with my dog without safety goggles on to keep the dirt ... Read More »
1 responseCommon Sense Health: Why big science matters
By Diana Gifford-Jones on November 14th, 2025
We applaud people solving problems who are focused, efficient, and fast. But I was recently reminded that progress doesn’t always follow a straight line. Before investigators can conduct studies that yield breakthroughs, they often need others to finance and build major research infrastructure. It takes time, with various stops and starts, different collaborations often involving ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Viva Vitality: It’s Falls Prevention Month
By Melissa Schlenker on November 14th, 2025
Have you ever experienced a fall? Thinking back on the situation, was there anything that could have been done to prevent it? Falls are incredibly common. According to the Injury Prevention Centre 1 in 3 older Albertans fall each year. Falls are also the leading cause of hospitalization for injury for individuals over the age ... Read More »
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