GINTA – Eleven lessons from the year that’s just ending
I SAW THIS CARTOON the other day. A group of people were cautiously opening a door by pushing it with a long-handle broom. The door had 2022 written on it and the caption [Continue]
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BEPPLE – Here’s to those who got us through 2021, and will again in 2022
JANUARY IS NAMED after the Roman God Janus, who had two faces. One looked ahead, the other behind. So Jan. 1, which most of the of the world celebrates as New Year’s Day, [Continue]
KNOX – A century ago, a secret potlatch continued an indigenous tradition
BILL CRANMER FIGURES his dad held his potlatch at this time of year to show that the ceremony, with its spiritual significance, gift-giving and feasting, was similar to the [Continue]
NATIONAL PULSE – Five issues to watch closely in 2022
By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE December 27, 2021 – It’s the holiday season and Canadians are being told to limit their social contacts as the COVID-19 virus sweeps across the [Continue]
LETTERS – Thank you to the Armchair Mayor and his Christmas sweater
How refreshing to have a celebrity express the real meaning of Christmas. I speak of the sweater you wore while giving your commentary on the Armchair Mayor. Thank you for [Continue]
CHRISTMAS – Five things to know about Mary, the mother of Jesus
Jan van Eyck, The Ghent Altarpiece, 1432. Virgin Mary detail. (Wikimedia Commons) By PHILIP C. ALMOND The University of Queensland MARY, THE MOTHER OF JESUS, is [Continue]
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