JUST A GAL FROM GLIDDEN: Ink-stained and hooked: Confessions of a newspaper addict
Some people collect figurines. Others cram their basements with antiques or hockey cards. Me? I collect newspapers. And not in the “line the cupboard shelves with them” way.
Growing Through Grief: Curiosity
I lost my husband to colon cancer. We were married for 35 years. What can one say when your whole world has been turned upside down? Not a lot.
Pop 89: Take and Re-Read
I’ve known for quite some time now that I own far too many books, and I will never be able to read them all before my time is up.
Check It Out: It’s very rare, but you’re hearing it now
Rare occurrences are described in many ways: “once in a blue moon,” “don’t hold your breath,” “like finding a needle in a haystack,” and “when pigs fly” are just a few examples.
Letter to the Editor: Impressive!
A huge compliment to everyone who had anything to do with raising the $86,000 in the Dakota Buttar evening to raise money to buy a new anaesthetic apparatus for the Kindersley Hospital!
JUST A GAL FROM GLIDDEN: Lessons in lineups, rigs, and road trips
We’ve all heard the old sayings: a little hard work never hurt anyone, tell your loved ones you love them every day, be kind, don’t judge a book by its cover.
Pop 89: The Noble Ear
Recently, my friend Page and I stood in his backyard, swapping stories about popular song lyrics we mangled as children. For instance, I first heard "Home on the range…
Check It Out: Our justice system is broken
An actual report by police read: Intoxicated Canadian man arrested while driving a Barbie Jeep to get a slurpee. It's a bizarre report, but today's reality is equally bizarre.
JUST A GAL FROM GLIDDEN: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Well folks, it’s been one of those weeks. Not your average busy week either—more like a Clint Eastwood, squinty-eyed, spaghetti western week: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.
REMEMBERING WHEN: The little food critic
Growing up, we had a food critic living in our house whose discriminating palate could rival the most powerful critic at The New York Times.
Pop 89: Disarming Words
In the name of free speech, Charlie Kirk went from campus to campus, raising questions, provoking debate, in a style that was, as he himself admitted, often aggressive…
Check It Out: This level of theft is not normal
In the middle of a bank robbery, a bank customer with no arms shouted out to the armed robbers, “Don’t shoot! I’m unarmed.”
Just a Gal from Glidden: All part of the story
It’s been a while since I dusted off my pen and put thoughts on paper, but lately, I’ve felt the nudge my mom always gave me: get writing again.
Pop 89: Dignity is the Point
Dignity. That's a word that's dropped out of the cultural vocabulary these days. However, ever since my tentative and sporadic return to my childhood religious tradition…
Check It Out: A look inside another church fire
Here’s a riddle for you. Q: What did the firefighters say when the church caught on fire in a small town? A: Holy smoke!