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Many hands make lighter work, even if those hands belong to a student learner eager for some experience in journalism.

“You’ll never stay in business if you can’t keep your customers happy and coming back.” Those words, uttered to me by Michael Schurman, a professor at Durham College, nearly 20 years ago, seemed silly to me as a teenager. I was always of the opinion that if you offered a product or service that som

Farmers, more than most people, have a very close relationship with the environment. We depend on air, soil, and water to grow our crops and raise our livestock, so we know first-hand how important it is to care for and nurture our natural ecosystems as best as we can.

Listowel is a word synonymous with home for me. Having grown up in this quaint town from the ripe age of six, I’d like to believe Listowel is ingrained in who I am.

Polls are a funny thing.

My soccer-loving middle son, Levi, has been trying relentlessly to master ‘the rainbow’ with his soccer ball. It requires taking the ball from your heel and flicking it from behind you, over your body like the arc of a rainbow and landing it directly in front of you.

A fellow by the name of James published the following on the internet. My practice is to not copy from the internet, but this was very on topic for me, so here is his comment.

The first scene of Blyth Festival Theatre’s rendition of John Ware Reimagined was uncomfortable to say the least, however, the show continued with cultural highs and lows, each sharing an important lesson in diversity and equality.

I’m sure for our more ‘experienced’ readers, the mid-1960s would be what they still consider the golden age of television.

I know I speak for many people when I say, “summer is passing too quickly.” But evidence of the changing season is getting harder and harder to deny. As the new season comes, many of us are facing change. For some it may be a new job; for others, it’s going back to school (or going to a new school);

It has been a number of months since climbing up the silo and putting pen to paper, or in my case, fingers to keys.

Nearly two weeks after the filing deadline for municipal election candidates, the dust has settled (for the most part) and the picture has become a bit clearer.

As a largely carefree, childless chap for a good chunk of my adult life, parenting has been every bit the adventure I thought it would be and more.