Our Obsession With Sports and the Education Clash
The piece argues children chase athletic success as the pinnacle of achievement while neglecting education. It notes sports as a money driven arena with political influence and media manipulation. It contrasts teen athletic fame with lasting impact from scholarly work like a cancer cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDonald’s
Letter critical of Mulroney and G S T tax
A Peterborough reader condemns Brian Mulroney's government and the GST. The letter urges tax opposition, cites ruling by party leaders, and promotes an I R A T E Citizens petition seeking ten million signatures to urge the Senate to stop the tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brian Mulroney
Mulroney
Canada
Pople
G.S.T
Tory
M.P
Alberta
Brian
G.S
Wilson
G.S.T. I.R.A.T.E
Peterborugh
Senate of Canada
I.R.A.T.E Citizen's of
Peterborough
Senate
Mark Twain Fire Rescue Tall Tale Laugh Line
The column recalls Mark Twain recounting a Hannibal fire rescue where a rope saves a man from a fourth story window. The tale ends with humor as the crowd laughs at the daring rescue and the teller’s punchline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Twain
Hannibal
Hankinson
Birds and memories fill a Manitoba backyard with chronicles
A backyard diary in June notes diverse birds from robins to a rare downy woodpecker, with kestrels and harriers in nearby pastures. The piece links birds to culture, from Noah’s raven to purple martin contests, and recalls Emma Senft’s 1943 hen egg swap story about chicks raised from stolen eggs and owl and magpie adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boissevain
Purple Martin Capital
Canada
Emma Senft
Lipton
Balcarres
Also Mentioned on This Page
Manitoba Community Newspapers Association
Clona
Lenboro
P.O. Box
Glenboro
Manitoba
Ind
Mark Witherspoon
Glen & Agnes Witherspoon
USA
By Fred McGuinness
Brendon