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Parker’s Pen – September 2024
My first job in Calgary as advertising manager of The Albertan meant that I could spend part of my mornings with two great cartoonists – Ben Wicks and Sid Barron.
My first job in Calgary as advertising manager of The Albertan meant that I could spend part of my mornings with two great cartoonists – Ben Wicks and Sid Barron.
Nice to think that our city council is able to take the summer away from all of their tough decision-making on important subjects such as single-use bags, how many chickens
Grocery chains are being clobbered from all sides for the rising costs of their merchandise. No doubt most everything is up in price, but the food is not totally responsible.
I really must comment on the city’s new Blue Sky City brand. Perhaps not the best timing, as at time of writing the forecast is more spring snow and we
I love trees – we all love trees. There are people who believe they can communicate with trees, people who believe trees can feel pain. Certainly, a large tree can exude
I well remember Irwin Drugs on the corner of 17th Avenue and 8th Street S.W., way back after we arrived in Calgary, and I was selling advertising for The Albertan
Choreography is such a nice word – looks good and it rolls off the tongue. I don’t pretend to be a lover of ballet, but its meaning in suggesting the
I’ve often commented that the older you get, the louder the music. But do I detect a raising of the noise levels in TV sports? I suspect that engineers increase
I admit to being a man who can bear a grudge. Despite events like George Brookman’s Breakfast on the Peace Bridge fundraiser, I’ve yet to set foot on it. I
I am really fed up with decision makers – whoever they may be – who want to protect us all from things that just might upset our day. Especially last
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