Honesty in life and reporting outlined in ABCs of life
The piece contrasts Carlin’s blunt honesty with the author’s skepticism, stressing transparent, biblically grounded honesty. It reflects on journalistic integrity, bias in reporting, and a moral call to seek and speak the truth in all dealings. It cites Moses on honest weights and measures and ends with the proverb that three sides exist to every story—their side, my side, and the truth.
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George Carlin
Carlin
The
Banner
Moses
Israel
Wondering if coffee habits reflect creativity and distraction
A reflective piece questions modern dependence on coffee during daily life. It notes drivers balancing cups on a busy Highway 16 near intersections with Highway 5, wonders when silent porch moments faded, and asks if caffeine fuels or hinders creativity and imagination.
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Highway 16
Highway 5
Waiting Through Life From Youth to Old Age
The reflection notes a pattern of waiting across life stages from school days to work and marriage to grandchildren. It contrasts waiting moments with growth in gardens and crops and frames waiting as purposeful, culminating in faith. It encourages offering burdens in prayer, trusting that waiting bears meaning.
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Jesus
I Peter
Letters urging weed control shift to organic integrated methods
Ruth Pryzner Alexander argues that Sid Lewis should adopt integrated weed management rather than push chemical programs. She cites David Neufeld’s organic bedding plants, a Pictoram contamination incident, and concerns over environmental and health impacts.
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Sid Lewis
Lewis
David Neufeld
Neufeld
Axpayer
Ken Waddell
Midwest Weed District
Chemical Arsenal
Consumers’ Association of Canada
Sheweed
Ruth Pryzner Alexander
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