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Collector’s Corner: Canada semi-official airmails
By Dennis Vickery on August 30th, 2025
Today we take airmail service pretty much for granted. It wasn’t until September 21, 1928 that Canada Post issued a regular airmail stamp. What went on before that was one of the most exciting periods in the development of our postal system as we know it today. 1918-1932 was the Semi-official Airmail era. The stamps ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!All Psyched Up: Getting organized
By Linda Hancock on August 30th, 2025
A few years ago, I hired a personal coach. She taught me a wonderful concept that I have used to this day and share with clients. A toleration is something that drains our time and energy. It may be as small as a missing button or pile of paperwork that hasn’t been sorted. It may ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Garden View: Effective watering in the landscape
By Jeff Quinlan on August 30th, 2025
The dog days of summer have come and gone, but we are amid its hottest days. Following the (relatively) abundant precipitation we had in July and August, the coulees are back to muted tones, their dormant grasses escaping the blazing heat. Heat warnings have been the theme this past week, and this can take a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Science Smarts: DNA extraction
By Patty Rooks on August 30th, 2025
It is a special someone’s birthday this week, and unfortunately, I will not see them to celebrate, so I am dedicating this week’s article to them … this person readily volunteers at all Praxis events whenever they can, and if they cannot, they work tirelessly behind the scenes prepping everything so we always have a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Viva Vitality: Preventing a fall this fall
By Megan Burland on August 29th, 2025
I recently experienced one of my first memorable falls as an adult. Early this spring, while out jogging, I tripped on uneven pavement. Looking back, I wish I had handled it differently. I jumped up quickly, eager to pretend nothing had happened and to make sure no one had seen me fall. Someone had seen ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!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 »
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