It was a cold and blustery day but the breakfast picnic had been planned earlier so we went ahead anyway. By the shore of a local lake, three young families fried their bacon and eggs on two Coleman stoves. In order to keep the flame alive and everyone warm, we […]
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If I would have known ahead of time exactly how it would all play out on Saturday afternoon, I’m pretty sure I would have chosen to stay safe at the dock and polish the stainless steel screws on my sailboat. But that’s not what boats are for, right? June 16, […]
After three weeks on the road in the southern U.S., I returned home this past weekend after wrapping up my third season fishing the FLW Tour. The final tournament of the season took place last week at La Plata, Md. on the Potomac River. Heading into this event, I had […]
Do you know someone who, in the past year, has chosen not to buy a prescription drug ordered by a doctor because they could not afford it? Would you choose to skip medication because you had a choice of putting food on the table or going hungry so you could […]
It’s an expression. Normally it means “perfect, very well, couldn’t be better” or some similar genre—even in Rainy River, where such expressions can have their own warped meaning. The other morning, the Debating Table at the Bakery was as crowded as usual with an over-capacity crowd jostling for position as […]
I was thinking about forgiveness the other day when I was listening to Brian Williams apologize for misrepresenting the truth about his coverage during the Iraq War. It is offensive when news information is reported inaccurately and regardless of our understanding or acceptance of his apology, his career has slammed […]
Record-setting crowds and unbridled passion for the home team will be the lasting memories of the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup of Soccer. No, the tournament isn’t done yet but it may as well be over for the majority of Canadians following it. That’s because Team Canada had its march […]
We finished our first cut of all our forage plots at the Emo Agricultural Research Station last week. We decided to cut the remainder with our haybine despite the fact the weather looked a little questionable for the weekend. My comment was “it’s not calling for a whole lot of […]
As the House of Commons rises for the summer and the 41st Parliament comes to an end in a few short months, it seems fitting to reflect back on the past four years. I’m sure we all remember the historic election results of May 2, 2011 that propelled the NDP […]
