Pop 89: Ashes & Snow — Part 2
Lent is a time for fasting, praying and the giving of alms. Many people, when they think of fasting, see it as a way to give up the foods they love in the portions they prefer…
Growing Through Grief: The pang of envy
There will always be someone more successful, happier, richer, brighter than you. From our own limited perspective it can appear others have got it all together.
Check It Out: MP stands alone as he refuses his annual pay raise
Actor Tim Allen once said, “You can’t keep sleeping on my couch. I want the memory foam to have a chance to forget about you.” It was a line from the comedy Last Man Standing…
Just A Gal From Glidden: Confessions of a reluctant pianist
This may come as a surprise to some of you — I very much enjoy listening to classical music. I know. I know.
Pop 89: Ashes & Snow Part 1
I planned to attend Ash Wednesday services in Ponteix; I even plugged in my car the night before. I like everything about Ash Wednesday and the season it leads us into.
Check It Out: Don’t Get Scammed in 2026
It’s 2026 and we’ve all heard first-hand accounts of friends and relatives who have been scammed out of thousands of dollars.
Just A Gal From Glidden: From beginner badges to big dreams
Small beginnings have a way of turning into remarkable stories — especially when those beginnings take shape in a tiny farming community like ours.
REMEMBERING WHEN: The schoolyard snowball fight
When I was growing up, snow was a fun and magical thing; unlike today, when I cringe every time I see the first sign of snow and start looking around for the snow shovel.
Pop 89: Last one out, first one home
There’s a joke about the days when folks were leaving the prairies en masse: “Last one out, turn off the light.” But more and more, people are returning home.
Check It Out: Do you miss Super Bowl ads selling beer and trucks?
Someone posted this after the Super Bowl: “I miss the days when the Super Bowl sold beer and trucks. Pushing big pharma weight-loss injections while impressionable children watch feels wrong.”
Just A Gal From Glidden: Life, laughter, and a cup of ambition
Some weeks, Dolly Parton just shows up uninvited in my brain and refuses to leave. This week was one of those weeks.
Pop 89: Letter from a Birmingham Starbucks
My column title comes from a quote by the podcaster Sarah Isgur, who said: “There’s a reason it’s called ‘Letter From a Birmingham Jail’ and not ‘Letter from a Birmingham Starbucks.’”
Check It Out: A child’s drawings record history
Teachers hear all kinds of comments from their students. One teacher was asked, “When did the world stop being in black and white and change to colour?”