Category - Columnists

Columnists - Steve King

Anthropomorphism

The biggest challenge you may have with this word is how to pronounce it! Here are the syllables: an-thro-po-mor-phism. So, what is anthropomorphism? Wikipedia...

Columnists - Preston Pouteaux

Don’t Pay Attention

I used to live near a sprawling park with lumpy hills, clusters of trees and a puddle-for-a-pond. My wife and I had walked through that park a hundred times...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Nibbles and Nebbiolo

With the relaxation of pandemic restrictions last week, I have emerged from the solitude of my windowless wine cellar for a long-awaited evening of noshing and...

Columnists - Preston Pouteaux

Exaggerating Love

I heard a story about a family in the 1970s who jumped on the tv dinner bandwagon. There was a time before when they sat around a kitchen table and ate their...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Que Syrah Syrah

As we near the relaxation of pandemic restrictions in Alberta, my thoughts turn to in-person meetups with my regular tippling crowd, instead of the weekly Zoom...

Columnists - Steve King

Is your dog restless at night?

This is a question very close to my heart at the moment. After several years of sleeping through the night, my dog Finn recently decided that he had to leave...

Columnists - Steve King

Canine Rehab

This is a subject very close to my heart and something we went through with our dog Finn recently. From the time he was able to exercise, after getting all his...

Columnists - Nick Jeffrey

Blame It On Rio

While commiserating over missed vacations and travel during a Zoom call with my regular drinking companions, one person announced that they booked a trip to...

Columnists - Preston Pouteaux

Standing Over Here

When I was a boy I remember when a special kiosk was set up in our local mall. Surrounding it were people, heads tilted, eyes crossed, looking at strange...

Columnists - Leela Aheer

MLA report February 8

Chestermere – Strathmore readers… Thank you for everything you have done for each other for the last 2 years.  From our first responders, to our nurses, and...


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