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Common Sense Health: Kidney disease has no good ending
By Dr. Gifford-Jones and Diana Gifford-Jones on April 5th, 2024
Will humans ever learn to care for their kidneys? Or will they live to count mixed blessings – staying alive but reliant on a machine to clean the blood. This, or a kidney transplant, is the result of end-stage kidney failure. More than 40 million North Americans are living with the precursor, chronic kidney disease. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Science Smarts: Eggs have to be extra strong so momma goose can keep them warm
By Patty Rooks on March 30th, 2024
I am SOOO egg-cited – the Easter Bunny had better be hopping by my house this year (despite the large snow drifts)! When the Easter Bunny comes, I hope he will not disturb all the Canadian Geese that have nests in my backyard. I truly enjoy seeing the couples come back year after year. It ... Read More »
1 responseAll Psyched Up: Forgiveness
By Linda Hancock on March 30th, 2024
Each year, as we enter the Easter season, my thoughts go toward the interesting concepts around forgiveness. Often, I am saddened to hear people talk about how they will not forgive another person because that person does not deserve to be forgiven. Others claim they will not forgive because they have been too hurt to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eye on the Esplanade: Representation in Archives
By Philip Pype on March 28th, 2024
To serve the entire community, the Archives and archivists must be part of the community. We strive to collect, preserve and share the records and stories of Medicine Hat and area, whether through personal or organizational records, photographs, film, or recorded stories. We make every effort to reflect as wide a breadth of activities and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Common Sense Health: Some advice never ages
By Dr. Gifford-Jones and Diana Gifford-Jones on March 28th, 2024
After 10 books, more than 2,500 columns and nearly 50 years of writing it, some things bear repeating. This week revisits a column from three decades ago about how to prepare for surgery. Has anything changed? From that old column, “What would God do if He were a surgeon? If it is true God helps ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Viva Vitality: Seed exchanges and seed libraries – a community resource
By Alison Van Dyke on March 28th, 2024
Experienced gardeners begin their gardening season early, when the first of the seed house and nursery catalogues arrive in the mail in the cold and dark of winter. We start compiling the list of seeds and plants to try when spring arrives, plotting out what we’re going to grow in the new year and starting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Service Above Self: Rotary Club of Medicine Hat Music Festival – No crystal ball, please!
By Medicine Hat Rotary Club on March 26th, 2024
Could the Rotary Music Festival really command two month’s worth of interest? Apparently so. By the time you read this column, more than 1,000 youth will have taken the stage to sing, recite, perform, play, and compose, working solo, in duets, trios, or ensembles. Some of them, like Kumiko Sakamoto, will go on to international ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Science Smarts: Break out some egg-citing science as Easter approaches
By Patty Rooks on March 23rd, 2024
I do not know where the past month has gone – it seems time just flies by! As you may know, the Easter break is fast approaching -of course you know what that means right?! A ton of fun and EGG-CITING experiments. Grab some extra as this could get messy. Let’s get started! *Remember to ... Read More »
1 responseAll Psyched Up: Strange Things
By Linda Hancock on March 23rd, 2024
Have you ever noticed things around you that just don’t make sense to you? Perhaps, when they occur, you question yourself and wonder if you have caused the situation or are responsible for fixing it. You didn’t and you aren’t. Here are some life riddles that have been puzzling me lately: 1. Plastic straws used ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Common Sense Health: Which women suffer most from menopause?
By Dr. Gifford-Jones and Diana Gifford-Jones on March 22nd, 2024
There’s a universal fact for women. If they live long enough, their capacity to bring forth children will end, and they will become menopausal. Menopause can be when the thermostat becomes their most prized possession. But not all women have hot flashes. Some go through this period wondering why they have no symptoms. The best ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Way: Embrace the principle of life
By Medicine Hat News on March 16th, 2024
Are you already getting the “gardening bug”? This time of year I am reminded of a universal principle that we observe every spring, “unless a seed is planted (dies) it remains alone; if it dies it bears much fruit.” Think about a seed planted 100 years ago, which has led to countless numbers of plants ... Read More »
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