You know that line about how people have the love life they think they deserve? Well, apparently, the US thinks they deserve Donald Trump as their political leader. How did this happen?
Being a political know-nothing and not American, I’m...
Now that a review of federal electoral boundaries is underway, this is the time to take the Glace Bay area from the current Cape Breton-Canso riding.
Strait area residents will have their say at...
These last few months, representatives from Strait Area Ground Search and Rescue (SAGSR) have made the rounds to visit with municipal council units. The SAGSR volunteers have presented an overview of the service they offer. They’ve also been asking...
What people wear and why it matters are not topics in my wheelhouse, but I’m going to talk about them anyway to point out how fads are malleable and, like politics, depend on who’s in power.
In other words, a...
I recently returned from Las Vegas. Let me tell you about it.
Anyone who knows me, knows I love Britney Spears, I always have. She’s was one of very few remaining stops on my concert bucket list, but I didn’t...
So, after spending over seven years in a self-imposed absence from community theatre, I suddenly found myself performing in three different plays in as many counties this spring.
Regular readers of this column might recall that I recently served as...
“Step right up! Step right up! Ladies and gentlemen,
boys and girls, children of all ages, welcome to the biggest, greatest, most
eye-popping, show-stopping extravaganza on the face of the earth! Join us under
the big tent for the Circus...
In my day it was tapes, then CDs. Now, apparently people make playlists on Spotify, which I assume is like Twitter but for music…right? (I know not of you young people and your wonky Internet apps. Someone asked me...
Given the strain on the food supply chain and the fact
that strict measures will be in place for some time, it was necessary for the
provincial and federal governments to declare fishery workers essential, but no
one should be...
Forestry has been part of the
foundation of our economy for many decades and has experienced significant
changes over time.
It is time for this industry to change
once again.
A cultural shift is...