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Viva Vitality: Loneliness
By Taniel Zanidean on October 31st, 2025
Loneliness is a universal human experience like hunger or thirst. It is a natural signal that something is missing from our lives – in this case, human connection. While everyone gets lonely, some are more susceptible to acute or chronic loneliness. Loneliness has reached pandemic levels that affect both rural and urban areas, and people ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Common Sense Health: The strange power of fake pills
By Diana Gifford-Jones on October 31st, 2025
I have been sorting through unpublished Gifford-Jones columns. Among them, I found a dusty clipping from a Reader’s Digest article by Robert A. Siegel and a rough draft of this week’s column. In it, we find a glimpse into a lecture hall at Harvard Medical School 75 years ago, and the teachings of Dr. Henry ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eye on the Esplanade: Painting in the Park
By Dayna Walls on October 30th, 2025
There is something magical about the evening light in the transitional days leading up to fall. The way that the sun hangs low, the shadows stretching long across the grass, the way warm and cool colours combine and blend together. Artists have long gathered outdoors to capture these passing moments together, finding inspiration not only ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Heritage in the Hat: Lumber barons of the hills
By Malcolm Sissons on October 30th, 2025
Outside the city, with nary a tree in sight, it is hard to imagine a nearby lumber industry. And yet, lumbering in the Cypress Hills goes back to 1883 and began with a boondoggle. In 1882, the future route of the CPR across the southern prairies became known and speculators tried to profit. Lumber was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Service Above Self: Strength in humility
By Kitt Brand on October 28th, 2025
When someone strong and silent speaks, people listen. Such a one is Gail Halderman. Folks in Medicine Hat know him as the former owner of the New Holland dealership and as Fleet Manager at Murray Chevrolet and Cadillac. His special skill? Helping business people make their operations more efficient and profitable. Whether it is working ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By the Way: Our freedom depends on control of ourselves
By Oz Lorentzen on October 25th, 2025
There is an old philosophical debate that uses this thought experiment: “If a prisoner is doing exactly what they want, are they really a prisoner? Or, are they free?” I introduce this as a sort of backwards way to get at something I think warrants our attention. That is, the way in which we often ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!All Psyched Up: Healing
By Linda Hancock on October 25th, 2025
At Westman Village, where I live, there are weekly activities for the residents. These include holiday celebrations, card and board games, sporting activities, Bible study, movies and opportunities to attend interesting presentations. Anyone who knows me won’t be surprised to hear that I frequently contribute to these with either planned or impulsive verbal input. Recently, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Science Smarts: Fizzing eyeballs
By Patty Rooks on October 25th, 2025
In continuing with my promise to my loyal readers, it is time to continue preparing for those Halloween celebrations you may have. I think that science and Halloween just go together, and it is so exciting to share the fun ooey, gooey and oozing activities I keep just for this time of the year. This ... Read More »
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By Dennis Vickery on October 25th, 2025
Halloween is just around the corner – a time of ghosts and goblins, of spooky monsters and unexplained phenomenon. Even Canada Post jumped on the bandwagon a few years ago, issuing three different series of stamps titled Haunted Canada. These stamps portrayed famous specters and phantasms from across Canada. The first series of five stamps ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!All Psyched Up: Perspective
By Linda Hancock on October 18th, 2025
My daughter and I went to England a few years ago and we were typical tourists visiting all the places that we had dreamed about for years. One day we decided to take a tour on one of the red double-decker bus. We climbed the stairs and positioned ourselves on the top level so that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Science Smarts: Fake blood
By Patty Rooks on October 18th, 2025
With the cooler weather the past few days, I am beginning to feel fall and of course, Halloween is approaching fast. I am also noticing decorations for the season popping up around town. A big shout-out to those of you who decorated your yards and driveways for the “holiday” – they look spooky! Well, in ... Read More »
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