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Astronaut lessons

April 16, 2026   ·   0 Comments

By Constance Scrafield Humans who travel into space say it is the most stunning, life-changing, extraordinary experience of their lives. It appears that every astronaut ...

A note on cutting zig-zags

By Anthony Carnovale For the past month, my Grade 12 Literacy Class has been working on creating their own vision boards. Their vision boards are ...

Culture clash

By Brian Lockhart There is a rather famous video of a minor baseball game where parents in the stands are harassing the umpire. The umpire ...

On not draining the swamp

By Gwynne Dyer  ‘When you’re up to your ass in alligators, it’s hard to remember that your original goal was to drain the swamp.’ (Not ...

It just keeps getting better

By Brian Lockhart The 1961 movie, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, opens with a famous long shot in Manhattan. It is just after dawn, and the street, ...

Monthly Message: Incredible things happen when we work together

If there’s one thing we know for certain at the Orangeville Food Bank and Dufferin Food Share Grand Valley, it’s this: when a community comes ...

Iran: Options

By Gwynne Dyer The Iranians know they have won, but President Trump doesn’t get it yet. He’s still at the stage of counting up the ...

True to ourselves

By Constance Scrafield Our screens are covered in gossip and nonsense, untrustworthy stories, and so much about the private and public lives of people who ...

Local musician Paul Ormandy masters percussion and champions the steel pan

By Constance Scrafield To study music for the purpose of understanding how and why, around the world, music matters, is intrinsic to humanity and how ...

Monthly Message: FTP marks International Women’s Day with empowering event

International Women’s Day (IWD) – celebrated annually on March 8 – is always meaningful for us at Family Transition Place (FTP). It’s a time to ...

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