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George BrookmanCalgary Herald |
As we enter this New Year, let us do so with a positive belief that we can do better, that Canada is a modern-day Camelot and that all Canadians,...
Boy: “Dad, can you lend me your credit card?” Dad: “Why do you want my credit card, son?” Boy: “I want to buy you a Christmas...
At a recent dinner, Alberta’s Preston Manning was quoted saying: “Common sense of the common people.” Last week, outspoken American comedian...
If Halloween night didn’t scare you, then you will have a second chance for a fright on Nov. 5. This United States election is not like anything we...
It has been reported that Abraham Lincoln, faced with a difficult decision, once said: “Be sure you are right, then just go ahead.” History...
A respected news team for a radio station in Kamloops, B.C. (Radio NL), has been terminated as the station tries to change to a sports, music and news...
This is a very difficult column to write. It is about our community, people’s lives and human tragedies. There is a crisis happening on our...
The Canadian Senate is like the safety valve on the top of your hot water tank. If things run right, you will throw the tank out before that valve is...
Having just spent three weeks in Nova Scotia and P.E.I., it is very tempting to talk about that wonderful part of our country, the people, the...
“The next world war may not be fought over religion or territory, it may be fought over water.” Those words were spoken by a teacher sometime in...
The second Friday of the Stampede feels like the last couple of days of vacation. You cannot believe the party is almost over, so you try to jam as...
“Forget your troubles and just get happy, we’re gonna chase all your cares away.” Those old lyrics are the perfect way to look forward to July...
The Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini is reported to have said: “First, you have to make the trains run on time.” This is not an endorsement of...
The headline on Monday screamed “ArriveCan app costs $1 billion.” A billion dollars, an amount that most of us cannot even conceive. And what do...
If you find yourself confused, frustrated and even a little bit angry with all levels of government these days, you are not alone. On an almost daily...
Calgarians love their trees. Look at any picture from the late 1800s and you will see that the landscape encompassing our city was, for all intents...
We walk with angels every day. Not those angels that give you butterflies and make you stammer when you see them, but rather those who spend their...
Back when those bumbling Baby Boomers were running the show, when glass bottles were recycled by reusing them, when groceries came in paper bags and...
We all understand the meaning of a “tipping point” and the implied concept that a series of events can lead to larger and more important or...
It is fair to say that for the majority of Canadians, the purchase of a house is the single-largest investment they will ever make. Interestingly,...
When Albertans talk about “cowboy ethics,” we often refer to “handshake honesty” — a sentiment based on a level of trust that is...
On Dec. 16, 1773, exactly 250 years ago, a group calling itself the Sons of Liberty boarded three ships in Boston Harbour and threw 342 chests of...
Do you remember when it was a full year between New Year’s Day and Dec. 31? When Christmas took forever to arrive and those last 60 days felt like...
It is through laughter and humour that lessons are most easily taught
When Norman Lear died last week, the world did not just lose a brilliant writer, television producer and creative genius, but also a great teacher....