Dear Barb: This is going to sound like a crazy thing to do in the middle of a pandemic, but my boyfriend and I want to get married. It’s crazy because we just met when the pandemic started, so we’ve been together ever since. Obviously, we haven’t been socializing with very many people because we… Read more »
So it seems our COVID-19 journey may be coming to an end over the next several months, with news in a couple of provinces about the first rounds of a vaccine for COVID-19 to be administered in January. This seems like a remarkably short time for a vaccine to go from initial stages to completion,… Read more »
We’re back, and what did we come back into? At the moment I’m writing this, former vice-president, Joe Biden has the lead in four of the six states left uncalled, with the current voting trend favoring him. Upcoming remain the court battles, and then, if we allow the cynic in me full reign, the real… Read more »
Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933-2020) spent five decades fighting all manners of inequality and changed the world in far too many ways to be included in this short article. Ginsburg was nominated by President Bill Clinton as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States in 1993 and held the position until her… Read more »
If you’re overwhelmed by a project or a paper, then these six tools will prime you for success. Recommended by Shelley Hitz, author of How to Write a Book From Outline to Finish Line: 10 Simple Ways to Outline Your Nonfiction Book they should reduce procrastination, increase productivity, bolster clarity, and add to higher grades…. Read more »
If you’re struggling at university, rest assured that many students with amazing potential also struggle. And I know you have amazing potential. We all do. But we also all have setbacks that could lead to failure. A high potential student might have a learning disability, a track record of underperformance, life challenges, or any other… Read more »
If you read last Friday’s article, you discovered how easy it is to start a business. What’s more, I showed you how you could start one this very second. Keep in mind, the business was a proprietorship and not a corporation or partnership. Now, let’s dive into ways you can fund that business when you’re… Read more »
Recent attempts to redress historical societal injustices through grassroots social movements and convictions of high profile individuals reveal a move toward the creation of a more inclusive society; one in which the lives of those historically silenced are now being increasingly heard. The attempts to rewrite often inaccurate and offensive narratives that surround many communities… Read more »
As a wee lad my Father would sometimes bring me out to his forestry job sites. Amidst towering conifers that seemed to hold up the sky he’d say “Listen!” and, amidst the stillness of nature, we’d hear only the whispering breeze. Though science was the essence of Dad’s work and framed my upbringing, those golden… Read more »
