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Over the past year I've watched in wonder as my four-year-old daughter has proven time and time again that she (and likely her entire cohort) is stronger and more adaptable than most adults in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
With the approval of the AstraZeneca vaccine last week and the other vaccines on the way, Canadians at last have the hope of returning to something like pre-pandemic normal in the not-too-distant future.
Last year I did a story on Alvin and Pam McLellan's 1969 Pontiac Beaumont, which Alvin was restoring for their 40th wedding anniversary. During that time, I spoke with Alvin about his day-to-day vehicle...
Buttergate, The cost of the soapbox, Three fingers pointing back
Reading the room, Into the shadows, Private power problems
Last week Facebook, with Mark Zuckerberg at the helm, took its next step against real journalism by blocking out true news sites, along with some collateral damage that could really harm the people of Australia.
My late friend Greg Sarachman and I talked a lot about politics. He said in recent years he could see a marked shift in The Citizen's editorials and columns into the political realm, taking stances with which he personally agreed...
Living is learning, and sometimes we learn that what at first seems illogical has logic behind it after all.
During a recent Zoom meeting with my neighbours, it appeared Newfoundland and Labrador were the big winners. Two of the five couples identified the island province as the best vacation they've ever had, while others expressed their desire to visit.
Ten years, one month and five days ago, my bespectacled photo first appeared in the box to the right as I took over this space for the late, great Eric Dowd.
The stories of the 50th anniversary of the great blizzard of 1971, published in The Citizen a couple of weeks ago, were a reminder of how much the climate has changed.
Justice is not always just, Take it seriously, Find the same standards
With Donald Trump now sliding into obscurity, my days of mentioning him should be over. However, the world of make-believe and post-truth he ushered into the world continues to plague us.
It's funny how you can always find a microcosm of larger events if you look close to home, all you have to do is keep your eyes and ears open and, sure enough, you'll be able to apply the lessons learned to something close to home, or vice versa.
Having grown up on a farm at a time when self-sufficiency was a goal, I've always been dubious about free trade, but I never thought it would endanger Canadian lives.
In the spotlight, The winds of change, Entitlement comes with age?
Eagle-eyed readers of last week's issue of The Citizen likely noticed that a story from page one regarding COVID-19 statistics in Huron-Perth didn't continue over to page two as intended and that mistake was on me.
As the snow floated down day after day last week, slowly accumulating to daunting depths, I had only the arrival of a flock of cardinals at the feeder for distraction and I began to envy all those people who really embrace outdoor winter activities.
Here at The Citizen, we often reflect on the legacy of our work (or at least I do) and how it affects our readers and community members. I know I've written about this before, but the relentless week-after-week style of the work we do here...
The race is on... for some, A little research, Step up
One mistake can haunt someone for the rest of their life. That has always been true and it remains true today. Some newspapers, however, are looking to remedy their role in that process, working to alter the past with the help of...
Over the last two weeks, there has been a lot to be disappointed about between our province's leader allegedly being part of a group of premiers that wants Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to "go to war" over the Keystone XL Pipeline
Dr. Anthony Fauci had just completed a thorough explanation of the new U.S. government's plans to vaccinate 100 million people for COVID-19 when a reporter asked a question that you just knew was going to bury everything else he'd said.
Perhaps a silver lining, Our pipe(line) dreams, The dawn of a new day