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The final score stands
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In 1959, my father took me to my first CFL game. We watched the game from the legendary North End Zone of the relatively new Winnipeg Stadium. The eventual Grey Cup champions demolished the...
Step right up! Step right up!
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“Opinions are like assholes — everyone has one, and it stinks.”
— American proverb
The sickly sweet scent of rotting roses greets my nose each morning, these days, as I step into the Hyde Park that...
Carbon credits and Joe 12-pack
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Joseph is a habitual alcoholic. Each day he makes the short walk to the local beer vendor to purchase a dozen frosty beers. Because he is wise and has a distinguished palate, he chooses...
Jets grounded
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The Jets are coming! The Jets are coming!
Well, hold on there little Jimmy, not so fast. While there may indeed be a team moved to Canada — maybe even serious consideration of Winnipeg...
How my life changed, over lunch
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As a result of the International Centre for Students World Opportunities Week and Beyond our Borders Project’s efforts, on Oct. 28, I had the pleasure and honour of having lunch with Dr. James Orbinski,...
Healthcare in the US, a private affair
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On Feb. 18, 1971 President Nixon announced, "I am proposing today a new national health strategy. The purpose of this program is simply this. I want every American to have the finest health care...
Never give up
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Allow me to commence this “comment” with characteristic self-absorption. Perhaps this is self-evident, but I am a man of eminence, of success. Indeed, my appetite for achievement is surpassed only by my appetite for...
