Opinion

As I’m writing this week’s column, unthinkable news has left me confused and distraught. By now, our coffee companions are well aware that I try to be a positive force in connecting people and ideas.

In the past two months we have experienced a wide variety of winter weather conditions with temperatures ranging from 6C to -28C – yikes! This does present some challenges for winter horse management.

I spent the first weekend in January at the Chapters store in Crowfoot. Julia, the store manager, had scheduled me for book signing and by 11 a.m. sharp each day I had set up my stall.

What’s shaping our attitudes toward people of other religions – and especially Muslims? This was the theme at last Saturday evening’s dialogue, “Islam and the Rest,” held at St. Andrew’s United Church in Cochrane.

Every person, business and visitor in Cochrane plays a part in implementing the Cochrane Sustainability Plan. The plan includes a seven step framework for implementation that can be utilized by anyone who wants to take part.

For openers, this is not to take sides on any issue that has been flooding the news wires, newspapers, radio and television of late. But it is an ironic look at how we in Canada do things these days.

I’m done with chemo! Yahoo! Yes, my doctor has given me the thumbs up sign. The chemo has done its job. The tumors have shrunk, there is some evidence of bone re-building in my spine and so far my organs are good.

Few motion pictures have touched me as deeply as the 2012 version of Les Misérables currently in theatres.

Every once in a while a politician comes up with a good idea. Not all that often, but every once in a while.

Seniors on the Bow is beginning 2013 with the startup of activities which were recessed over the holidays. A glance at the calendar, available at the Drop In Centre or online, will detail the beginning of familiar activities.