A Connection to the Past and Lost Farm Skills
The writer laments the fading link to farming as many are two or more generations removed from the land. A Yorkton museum visit highlights pioneer skills like rope making butter churning and candle making. He warns that self sufficiency and in home food preservation are at risk as people rely on stores and discard old crafts.
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Assiniboine Food Security Alliance
Grandma
Mom
California
Doctor Francescutti Criticizes Medical Handwriting Crisis
The piece cites Dr. Louis Francescutti, president of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, criticizing era handwriting and prescription codes. It notes Time Magazine findings of preventable medication mistakes and recalls his 2012 Nova Scotia nurse notes case, urging dictation over handwritten notes.
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Time Magazine
Louis Francescutti
Doctor Francescutti
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons
Nova Scotia
Wilfred Douglas Gordon
Francescutti
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