Your intrepid liquor reporter was trying to impress his dinner date at a quaint little seafood restaurant last week, and needed something more unique and...
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Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
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The New Neighbourliness
I knew a man who had flown fifty bombing missions during World War 2. He was soft spoken and kind, and rarely talked about his experiences. Yet I had the great...
Columnists - Kevin Sorenson
Standing Up for Families by Extending Compassionate Care
One of the most difficult times for anyone is when a loved one is dying or at risk of death. The demands of caring for a gravely ill family member can...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Begin With Gin
Your humble narrator is delighted with his page-a-day booze calendar, which lets me sample a different spirit every day, all in the name of field research...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Jersey Shore
New Jersey has given the world many things. Bruce Springsteen. Frank Sinatra. Abbott & Costello. John Travolta. Martha Stewart. Light bulbs. The Statue of...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Awake
When I was a teenager I had to get my wisdom teeth pulled. The dentist prepped me on the procedure and explained that I’d be drugged up and knocked out...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Small
If you talk to a few hundred children under the age of seven in Chestermere, they’ll probably know me first and foremost as the “bee-guy.”...
Columnists - Kevin Sorenson
Helping Canadians with Retirement Savings
As Minister of State (Finance) I have been working with Finance Minister Joe Oliver on the announcement that our Conservative Government intends to consult...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Northwest Pints
The iconic Canadian musician Stan Rogers crooned in dulcet tones of the fabled Northwest Passage, which was sought in centuries past by explorers trying to...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
In Praise of Slow
Why is it that many of the best things in life take time? My neighbour has been teaching me this. He has three excellent hobbies and each of them celebrate the...
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