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Having a million unemployed is intolerableSubscribers only

May 13, 2008

It is astounding to see the number of places advertising for "Help Wanted". It certainly is a welcome change from a year or so previously.

Reflections on biting the bulletSubscribers only

May 12, 2008

DAWSON CITY - "Bite the Bullet" is an interesting phrase, a metaphor left over from the days when there were no anesthetics on the battlefield and soldiers were given bullets to bite on in order to cope with the pain.

Island’s bridge leads to a forest of questionsSubscribers only

May 9, 2008

I biked up to the Kishwoot Island bridge Thursday.

We can’t have a society controlled by brutalitySubscribers only

May 9, 2008

Is it just my imagination, or are we actually experiencing an increase in senseless violence in our society?

Scents and sensibilities affect everyoneSubscribers only

May 8, 2008

Whether or not we recognize it, all of us are affected by scents.

Just what I need: debit card debacleSubscribers only

May 7, 2008

My debit card was cancelled the other day.

We have two takes on world terrorismSubscribers only

May 5, 2008

LONDON - "Terrorism," like "fascism," is one of those words that people routinely apply to almost any behaviour they disapprove of. We had a particularly impressive spread of meanings on display last week.

Wading the river soothes a nagging uneaseSubscribers only

May 2, 2008

I went wading in the Yukon River the other day.

North America’s grave health crisesSubscribers only

May 2, 2008

"Someday, after we have mastered the winds, the waves, the tides, and gravity, we shall harness the energies of love.

Living life with a spirit of giving, concernSubscribers only

May 2, 2008

Reach out and touch somebody.