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May 10, 2010
Without oxygen, scaling Mount Everest is an incredible feat. Without hands, it is impossible.
April 29, 2010
They thought he was a goner, but the cat returned after almost three years, much to the surprise of a 25-year-old Calgary man and his family.
February 26, 2010
They needed the two points, according to Flames centre Craig Conroy, but it just wasn’t going to happen. Not against this team.
January 15, 2010
Leaving her husband after 17 years of abuse two years ago was half the battle.
December 18, 2009
The Magic of Christmas cast its wintry spell after 116 students at Mountain View academy donated almost 200 gifts to the charity for those less fortunate.
December 17, 2009
Some students were shopping for their families, some for their friends, and some for themselves. One was even shopping for her cat.
December 15, 2009
Enabling people with disabilities is just one goal Cookies on the Go accomplishes with its work program that helps provide jobs to people with disabilities.
November 02, 2009
Acouple years ago my partner Liz and I had a really big fight. And, like most really big fights, it was about a really small thing.
October 26, 2009
Recently, this column offered a Hinesight History of Thanksgiving. Due to the unprecedented success of this article (no one wrote in to complain), I give you The Hinesight History of Halloween.
October 19, 2009
Recently, a local newspaper headline read, “Will H1N1 shots come in time?” The answer? “Not for this girl, they won’t.”
September 29, 2009
In her world, the boy gets the girl, the hero beats the villain and breast cancer is no more.
September 28, 2009
On a day when many Calgarians were heading to church, people of all faiths joined together yesterday for the first Multi-Faith Walk to End Family Violence.
September 14, 2009
Today I find myself contemplating one of the great truths of existence. The only real constant in life is this: everything changes.
August 31, 2009
Today I came face to face with the truth about my own maturity level. In some 30 years of being an adult, the only thing I’ve grown out of is my jeans.
August 24, 2009
Aug. 24. Across the land begins an annual event of monumental proportion, stretching back almost to the dawn of time. Schoolgirls are choosing their outfit for the first day of class.
August 11, 2009
Jackson, an eight-week-old kitten, found a home after Metro ran a story last week about the injured feline, who had to have his leg amputated after he was believed to have been kicked. A Metro reader contacted the organization after learning about the incident, according to Jackson’s foster mother Bev Johnson.
August 10, 2009
Last time, this column was about my friend Rob’s new romance. After it ran, a concerned reader sent this tweet:
August 06, 2009
They fought over the pretty pink backpack, admits Gala Restrepo, but her two daughters Maria and Patricia were ecstatic when each girl received packs from the Salvation Army.
July 27, 2009
On a recent morning I hit on a great truth about love. Romantic relationships call into play the two most powerful and overwhelming forces known to human kind. Hope and hormones.
July 13, 2009
With many people rethinking their employment options, it’s possible some might be considering whether taking up writing may be the way to go.
July 06, 2009
Proving that people can make the biggest impact of all, one company is shutting down its business for an entire day to let its employees make a difference in their own communities.
July 06, 2009
The skates were tied, the jerseys were pressed and the trash-talking started before the game, but it was all in the name of fun in the first annual Wild Rose Hockey Challenge.
July 06, 2009
Today, I’m marking another birthday. Actually the big day isn’t until August but leaving it until the last minute doesn’t allow for important birthday activities such as reflection, goal-setting and making out a really good gift list. If “it’s better to give than receive,” I wouldn’t dream of leaving my friends and family out of the good part.
June 29, 2009
My name is Jill and I’m a 14th generation Canadian. That’s not a typo. Fourteenth. My life is like a Heritage Minute. The Belland Canadian roots go all the way back to 1640 when good old Guillaume Couture came over to New France.
June 26, 2009
It’s like clockwork. If you’ve ever walked along the south side of Rogers Centre before a weekend Blue Jays game, you’ll understand.
June 22, 2009
Having lived in Africa, London or Toronto for most of his life, Kingsley Nndem knows why he chose to call Calgary home.
June 16, 2009
Business cards from the company that laid you off are like love letters from an ex; they hold bitter memories of better days, but what are you supposed to do with them?
June 16, 2009
I have “sex” as one of my personalized Google news searches in order to help find topics for this column.
June 15, 2009
Lately, I’ve had that old familiar feeling again. My heart is fluttering, my pulse is racing, I feel like I’m walking on air. Only one thing can turn a mature adult into a grinning idiot like this. You guessed it. I’m on allergy medication.
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