WHAT’S NEW ON PRIMETIME THE APPRENTICE 2 Thursday, Sept. 9th, 2004 Last week, Apex went to the boardroom after they collectively failed to run a restaurant. Jen C, who was the project manager, was totally criticized for her lack of leadership skills. Carolyn vocalized her extreme disappointment in the women’s team. This week, the women… Read more »
Alberta Government Misses Mark The Alberta Government recently announced (http://www.gov.ab.ca/acn/200410/1718238A86DF1-30D3-42B7-B87762E615AD28D6.html) that it was well on its way to acting on the various recommendations provided by its own Learning Commission. Of course, what it doesn’t point out is that it’s only acting on the recommendations that it accepted, not all of them. If I got to… Read more »
For A.M. In the months before her blindness, she spreads out the photographs of her family on the top of her formica coffee table. The faces of her children, her grandchildren, her sisters, brothers, nephews, grandnephews, cousins, friends, and long-dead husband seem to float on a film of unfocused light. Like holographs, like weightless amoebas… Read more »
Dear Barb: I recently became engaged and we are planning to marry next spring. My fiancé and I have been dating for five years and get along great. Because of the high divorce rate, we are both concerned about what we can do to make our marriage last. What is the secret to a happy… Read more »
SAINT JOHN, N.B. (CUP) — The smoke may have cleared from many New Brunswick drinking and eating establishments Oct. 1, but the heated debate over a province-wide ban on smoking in public places continues to rage on. At O’Leary’s Irish Pub on Princess Street in Uptown Saint John, the after-work crowd filled the front of… Read more »
This column focuses on a wide range of issues affecting post-secondary students. Students are encouraged to submit suggestions and educational topics they are concerned about, or personal experiences with courses or university situations they feel other students should know about. If suggest a topic or a course alert for taking notes, contact djabbour@ausu.org U OF… Read more »
I’ve been considering “journalistic integrity” and how it relates to those on the Internet we call bloggers or journallers or diarists. These are groups who, in various forms and to various degrees, share personal thoughts, stories, news items, interesting links, and other sorts of information with whoever happens by their website. In some cases, they… Read more »
Small penis? Check. Fishy breath? Check. Receding hairline? Check. Pot belly? Check. Okay, I have all the symptoms of the LeClair family curse. I know I’m one of them, so why do I feel so alienated from my kinfolk? Why do my parents and siblings frequently move without supplying any forwarding address? Why, at family… Read more »
I make my home in Fredericton, New Brunswick–land of beautiful trees and walking trails, and birthplace of Walter the Farting Dog (see John Buhler’s review in v12 i35). My experience of Alberta is limited to two family weddings, and a fast-paced week at the Calgary Stampede. I’ve visited the Rockies, and canoed Lake Louise. And… Read more »
At least for those of us fortunate enough to have steady jobs that allow us a little expendable income during the month, we in the western world have an enormous range of freedom and choices at our fingertips. We are surrounded by books, movies, music, theatre, and all manner of sports and recreational possibilities. We… Read more »