Don’t quote me on that

May 18, 2023 · 0 Comments

By Brian Lockhart I have never understood the practice of quoting famous people and reprinting the words as if one person’s phrase is so profound ...

Let’s ban the news

By Brian Lockhart Try getting the news in North Korea. You won’t get much news. You will get a lot of propaganda determined by the ...

Of Coronations, contributions and coffee table books

Do people still buy coffee table books? Do people know what coffee table books even are anymore? I’ll venture a probably way-off-the-mark guess that when ...

Shoot the messenger

By Brian Lockhart Over the course of the past couple of years, my doorbell has rang numerous times, announcing the arrival of unexpected visitors. My ...

Marion Carlton

By Dr. Ted Vandevis Let me introduce you to SMH’s first Director of Nursing. Marion Carlton joined the hospital in 1954 and watched the then ...

Trusting the science – and architects

When I first started writing this column, I thought it would simply be a space to express my views on local, national, international issues – ...

Do you speak my language?

By Brian Lockhart There are times when I wonder how anyone learning English as a second language can ever figure it out. It comes naturally ...

White collar crime

By Brian Lockhart It’s no secret that white-collar crime is not dealt with very harshly. You see stories all the time of people embezzling money ...

Listening for renewal

By Brock Weir Despite the mud and soggy ground, families took advantage of the sun Mother Nature graced us with to take full advantage of ...

Good Friday agreement plus 25

US President Joe Biden is visiting Ireland this week* to celebrate an anniversary that almost didn’t happen. It’s the 25th anniversary of the ‘Good Friday ...

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