Pope Francis made his North American debut this week, and he was boffo. The pontiff, who is not very popular with the right-wing of the Catholic church (which means he is doing something right) drew ecstatic crowds in his first U.S. visit. English, however, is clearly his second or third
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In This Corner: Stuff Happens, week 37: He’s Pope-tastic; cabbies go wild; NDP plays giveaway.
Pope Francis made his North American debut this week, and he was boffo. The pontiff, who is not very popular with the right-wing of the Catholic church (which means he is doing something right) drew ecstatic crowds in his first U.S. visit. English, however, is clearly his second or third
Continue readingIn This Corner: My new approach to winter? Ignore it.
Do you know how hard it is to avoid the weather? If you walk out of your house, it’s impossible, of course. What I’m talking about is avoiding conversation or ‘news’ about weather. It’s well nigh impossible, as I have discovered. When winter came a knockin’ at Edmonton’s door (earlier,
Continue readingIn This Corner: Thanks, Mayor Mandel. Now, on to business…
First, a thank you to Stephen Mandel for his years of service to our city. Politics — particularly civic politics — is a tough way to make a living, and in my view Mandel has acquitted himself very well in his nine years as mayor. If you can be in
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