KNOX – The value of learning in your mother tongue first
MOUSTAPHA FALL had an upbringing familiar to a lot of Canadians. He spoke one language to Mom and Dad at home, then studied in another at school. So while he can understand [Continue]
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KNOX – What would happen if we were all in different time zones?
WE LOST an hour’s sleep last Sunday. Couldn’t find it anywhere. Must have been with the missing socks from the dryer, the spare car keys or any proof that Obama [Continue]
KNOX – Good thing there are still young people willing to speak up about what’s important
I HELPED JUDGE a public-speaking contest the other day. It was at the Odd Fellows hall on Douglas Street, in this ornately decorated, high-ceiling-ed chamber straight out of [Continue]
KNOX – Rock-star PM still dazzles, but can we keep meeting this way?
IS THE SECOND Coming over? Can we drive downtown again? Victoria sure likes to give Justin Trudeau the rock- star treatment. During September’s royal visit, it was hard to [Continue]
KNOX – Why can’t hospital parking be free? Well, somebody has to pay
NOBODY GOES to the hospital for fun. And nobody likes paying for parking. Which means people really, really don’t like paying for parking at hospitals. It’s like having [Continue]
KNOX – After a week in the sun comes the return flight from hell
CLIMBED ON a passenger jet the other day, which is what you do for penance after a week in the sun. The ordeal was pretty much as anticipated. The pleasant woman in the next [Continue]
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