Last year I had a debilitating nerve pain that overturned my daily life. From the tip of my finger to my neck, on one side, was an agonizing pain unlike...
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Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
The Problem of Pain
In 2021 successful job hunting requires having a LinkedIn profile that’s current and optimized. It’s not enough to simply exist on LinkedIn. In...
Columnists - Leela Aheer
MLA report January 19
Hello Chestermere-Strathmore! Can you believe the winds this week? Wow! I have grown up in this community, and I have had my share of trampolines and...
Columnists - Steve King
Canine faces
Could dogs have the best poker faces in the world? Unlike humans who express so much of what they are thinking or feeling through facial expression, dogs seem...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Neighbours 1952
It was in a time of revolution in China and war in Korea that Norman McLaren decided to create a short film about two neighbours. The film, called...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Pandemic W(h)ine
Can I get a refund for the year 2021? The first week or so was even worse than 2020, so I am no longer interested in participating in 2021. If you...
Columnists - Nick Kossovan
There’s No Universal Hiring Methodology
Of all business activities, the most subjective is the hiring process. The hard truth: Human bias and gut feel are intricate parts of the hiring process, and...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Parka People
Years ago, to pay my way through college, I spent my summers working at my local grocery store. While it seemed like everyone else was out in the sun, I was...
Columnists - Steve King
Winter dogs
For a lot of us winter is a time of survival, when the basic necessities of life come to the fore and remind us that spring is a way off. You look at warmth...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Happy Beer-thday
While I am happy to finally see the year 2020 in the rearview mirror, not much has changed in the early days of January. I am still isolated at home with...
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