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Common Sense Health: Why flying is safer than surgery
By Diana Gifford-Jones on August 29th, 2025
Many of us have the experience of boarding a plane with a prayer that the pilot has had enough sleep. With your surgeon, it’s a similar problem. Few people get to choose who will do their surgery. Even if you’ve gone to the trouble of arranging a referral to the best, how can you know ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Service Above Self: It’s up to us to continue Terry Fox’s dream
By Kitt Brand on August 28th, 2025
Get out your calendars. Grab your i-Phones. Save Sunday, Sept. 14, 10 a.m. for the Terry Fox Run and participate. During his Marathon of Hope for cancer research in 1980, Terry raised $24.17 million. Since then, more than $900 million has been raised in his name. His self-challenge was to run 42 km per day ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Municipal Matters: Underground Excellence – How the city’s gas distribution team keeps Medicine Hat running
By Christy Garland on August 28th, 2025
In Medicine Hat, much of the work that keeps our homes warm and businesses running happens underground – literally. The City’s Gas Distribution team plays a vital role in maintaining and upgrading the infrastructure that delivers natural gas safely and reliably across the community. While their work may not always be visible, its impact is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By the Way: Christ is the Potter, and we are the clay
By Scott Raible on August 23rd, 2025
At Medalta in Medicine Hat, the old kilns still stand where clay was shaped into vessels. Some emerged flawless, ready for homes and shelves. Others cracked in the fire, discarded in piles outside the factory. Visitors can still walk among those fragments – a haunting reminder of brokenness. Isn’t that often how we see ourselves? ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Science Smarts: Music to my ears
By Patty Rooks on August 23rd, 2025
I have been working on the Alberta Education Science Curriculum these past few weeks in preparation for the upcoming school year. It has been extensive work, but I am also allowing a bit of experimenting to keep all my resources hands on and exciting for all the classrooms in southeastern Alberta. I thought I would ... Read More »
1 responseCommon Sense Health: A healthy debate starts with the facts
By Diana Gifford-Jones on August 22nd, 2025
Starting in 1975, my father, Ken Walker, under the pen name W. Gifford-Jones MD, wrote a weekly column first appearing in the Globe and Mail, and subsequently syndicated in Canada and the U.S. This year, the column crossed the 50-year mark, my father passed away at 101, and now I’m carrying on. For new readers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Heritage in the Hat: Red Buck Pruitt
By Malcolm Sissons on August 21st, 2025
If Llewellyn H. Pruitt had followed his 1907 plan for making brick, he might have mined out the hills where East Glen now sits! L. H. Pruitt was born in Franklin, Georgia, in 1846 although his family moved to Texas by 1860. Married to Emmaline Johnston in 1871, he went by L. H. or “Red ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Close-up on Co-op: The technology of a large-scale venue
By Garret Johnson on August 21st, 2025
The ice has been installed once again at Co-op Place, which can only mean one thing: summer is almost over, and a new season of entertainment is almost upon us. One visit to a Medicine Hat Tigers hockey game, or a concert or other special event, is enough to appreciate the complexity of hosting events ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!All Psyched Up: Life is a gamble
By Linda Hancock on August 16th, 2025
I think that I have only been in three casinos in my life. So, I was surprised when my 31-year-old grandson invited me to celebrate his birthday at one of them! I was told that the prime rib buffet was excellent and at a good price. In addition to this, an outing to the University ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Science Smarts: Pop secrets
By Patty Rooks on August 16th, 2025
I love to sit down and enjoy a nice big bowl of popcorn some evenings and watch a good movie. Have you ever wondered what makes these tiny little seeds actually pop into a magnificent fluffy treat? Of course, we had better investigate this further! Let’s get started! *Remember to ask an adult before doing ... Read More »
1 responseBy the Way: Be coffee
By Scott Raible on August 16th, 2025
Life is filled with challenges. No one escapes adversity – be it illness, betrayal, financial trouble, or personal loss. But the question is not whether trials will come. The real question is: How will you respond? I want to share a metaphor that illustrates this truth – a simple story involving a potato, an egg, ... Read More »
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