August 16th, 2025

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Digitized Koffee: The Art of Finding Work: The first question

By Nick Kossovan on March 4th, 2022

Every job exists to solve a problem, to respond to an employer’s need. For example, the purpose of accounting is to accumulate and report on a business’s financial information regarding performance, financial position and cash flow. Using this information, the company’s leadership makes business management decisions, investors decide whether to invest in the company and ... Read More »

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Viva Vitality: March is Nurtition Month!

By PAT MACINTOSH on March 4th, 2022

The theme for the Dietitians of Canada 2022 Nutrition Month is “Ingredients for a Healthier Tomorrow,” and during the month, public health dietitians like myself will be exploring the key ingredients needed to change our food systems. But like many Nutrition Month themes, this one can mean different things to different people. ‘Exploring Key Ingredients’ ... Read More »

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Common Sense Health: Decarbonizing health care

By DR. W. GIFFORD-JONES & DIANA GIFFORD-JONES on March 4th, 2022

Last week we wrote about the environmental disaster of plastics choking the world’s oceans and the consequences for human health through the food chain. This week let’s look through a different lens at another environmental disaster of our own making – the carbon footprint of health care itself. Here’s something you may not know. If ... Read More »

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All Psyched Up: Psychology uniqueness

By DR. LINDA HANCOCK on March 4th, 2022

February is Psychology Month in Alberta. In 2006, I was asked to be a coordinator and liaison worker for the Psychologist’s Association in the province. That was the first time that my column “All Psyched Up” was published in the Medicine Hat News. Hard to believe that I have submitted weekly articles for 17 years! ... Read More »

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What’s Up Doc?: Promising breakthrough treatment for HIV using stem cells

By medicinehatnews on March 1st, 2022

We will start by understanding what is HIV and what is stem cell. Then we will talk about the new breakthrough treatment for HIV and AIDS patients. HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is a virus that attacks the body’s immune system. Over time, HIV weakens a person’s immune system so it has a very hard time ... Read More »

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Science Smarts: DNA

By PATTY ROOKS on February 26th, 2022

Praxis is quite excited to be celebrating our 30th annual Operation Minerva Conference on Thursday, March 10! Each and every year we have such an amazing group of Grade 9 girls from all over southeastern Alberta. I can also proudly say some of the girls that participated in the conference are now my mentors! It ... Read More »

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By the way: ‘Judge not, and you will not be judged…’

By REV. SHANE HEIN on February 26th, 2022

37 “Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven; [ESV]. One of the issues of arguing from a biblical perspective is our temptation to tear bits of Scripture out of their context, robbing them of their intended meaning. Jesus’ warning to “Judge ... Read More »

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Common Sense Health: Plastic Soup can make for a disastrous meal

By DR. GIFFORD-JONES & DIANA GIFFORD-JONES on February 25th, 2022

Why is humankind so bent on destruction? Why so apathetic in the face of annihilating warfare, repeated massive oil spills and choking urban smog? Equally awful is the “Plastic Soup” in our oceans. A picture of a Hawaiian beach reveals the folly of humans. It shows a huge amount of plastic washed ashore – an ... Read More »

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Eye on the Esplanade: Outside the box

By PHILIP PYPE on February 25th, 2022

As an Archivist, I always get excited to see my profession portrayed in popular culture. Whether it’s Gandalf in Lord of the Rings heaving dusty ancient tomes (with an open flame beside him!), or an infallibly clean place such as the one depicted in Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, in which the archivist states, ... Read More »

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Miywasin Moment: The Seven Sacred Teachings: Love – The Eagle

By JoLynn Parenteau on February 22nd, 2022

“To feel true love is to know the Creator.” – from Seven Sacred Teachings, Tribal Community Prevention, North Dakota In this new series, the Miywasin Moment explores the Seven Sacred Teachings. Called the Tipi Teachings, Grandfather Teachings, or Seven Sacred Laws in other parts of Turtle Island (Native North America), these are values passed down ... Read More »

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Science Smarts: Wind speed

By PATTY ROOKS on February 18th, 2022

I do not know about you, but that wind could go away. It has been exceptionally windy the past few weeks. There has been damage all over – I’ve even seen a trampoline on someone’s fence. I am going to say that is not where it should be! Well, there really is not anything you ... Read More »

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