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August 27, 2026

Chris Judd

Freedom, at what cost?

We are now witnessing in real time our close neighbour (that Canada once called its friend) try to dictate who we can be friends with,

So what did we get?

By the time that you are reading this article, we have probably been told what we got and what we have to give up (or

Observations of a traveller

What do you carry in your pocket? During my life of 78 years, I have spent countless days and nights away from home. It started

Can we make it happen?

What are our children, grandchildren, and the next generation going to inherit? The “me, me, me” people don’t worry about the future, because they say,

Health – it’s our decision! 

As we watch politicians from ours and other countries, we eventually realise that the future safety of our food, air, water, and life in general

Useless or needed?

How do you feel today? When I wake up and see the sunshine, I thank God for getting me here for another day. The rest

Dust storm warning!

“That’s a first for me!” came The Weather Network on Sunday morning (some very observant retired dairy farmer’s wife, who has the most popular Sunday

When is too much, too much?

Dad died when I was quite young (19), but dad taught me many basic rules in life, like to never take advantage of someone who

Church is not just a building

No matter where we get our news or information about the state that our world is in today, we quickly notice that politics, religion and

Freedom, at what cost?

We are now witnessing in real time our close neighbour (that Canada once called its friend) try to dictate who we can be friends with, trade with, what we can trade, while our neighbour gets preferential treatment on anything that

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So what did we get?

By the time that you are reading this article, we have probably been told what we got and what we have to give up (or not) with our “deal” with the U.S. The president just south of us has been

Read More »

Observations of a traveller

What do you carry in your pocket? During my life of 78 years, I have spent countless days and nights away from home. It started in my days in the local calf club (which was later replaced by 4-H clubs

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Can we make it happen?

What are our children, grandchildren, and the next generation going to inherit? The “me, me, me” people don’t worry about the future, because they say, “that will be their problem!” I have dedicated much of my life to helping those

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Health – it’s our decision! 

As we watch politicians from ours and other countries, we eventually realise that the future safety of our food, air, water, and life in general will be up to us. No matter what political party in whatever country, most politicians

Read More »

Useless or needed?

How do you feel today? When I wake up and see the sunshine, I thank God for getting me here for another day. The rest of the day is up to me. I can be happy or sad, but the

Read More »

Dust storm warning!

“That’s a first for me!” came The Weather Network on Sunday morning (some very observant retired dairy farmer’s wife, who has the most popular Sunday morning show on radio, told me before I got up). My family has lived in

Read More »

When is too much, too much?

Dad died when I was quite young (19), but dad taught me many basic rules in life, like to never take advantage of someone who doesn’t understand, and when you fix anything, take a little time and to do it

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Church is not just a building

No matter where we get our news or information about the state that our world is in today, we quickly notice that politics, religion and greed are responsible for most of the major problems in our world. As far back

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Living with nature, using common sense

When we look back in history, there is a reason why people did things the way that they did. Common sense is often not taught in school but learned the hard way.  The first thing that engineers should be taught

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