COMMENTARY

Most of us would readily agree that comparing ourselves to others is a damaging practice, yet we do it all the same. Sneaking a peek over the back fence to see what particular shade of green the...

American psychologist Charles E. Schaefer once said, “We are never more fully alive, more completely ourselves, or more deeply engrossed in anything than when we are at play.” In our hectic,...

Human rights have been debated for thousands of years. History dates one of the earliest formal human rights declarations all the way back to 539 B.C. Under the rule of Cyrus the Great, the people...

“He’s so gay.”“Dude, I think he just checked you out. That’s messed up.”“No girl would go out with him so he probably has to be gay.”“What a faggot.”It’s been years since...

In light of the world’s most recent tragedies, our need for peace of mind is greater than ever. Anne Frank believed that nature has a powerful, transformative effect on those who are...

As promised, federal and provincial authorities are exploring the legalization of marijuana. This will not be an easy one for many people to digest. Even those individuals who celebrate April 20 as...

Mark Twain once said, “I have known a great many troubles. But most of them never happened.” Is your thought life consumed by future events, ones that might not even happen? It’s...

When I think of Niverville, I think of tremendous opportunity. Back in 1995 when I was elected mayor, we had a population of 1,400 people. We had three housing developments, and one developer...