
Parker’s Pen – June 2025
I’m sure glad we took the opportunity to enjoy some incredible overseas vacations, providing stored up memories of Italy, Spain, Portugal and France. For those who couldn’t go or delayed
I’m sure glad we took the opportunity to enjoy some incredible overseas vacations, providing stored up memories of Italy, Spain, Portugal and France. For those who couldn’t go or delayed
I looked up the word ‘statesman’ during this past election campaign, and found that a statesman is a wise person, skilled, experienced and a respected political leader. By the time
Hard to believe that the Ottmann brothers have been publishing Business in Calgary for 35 years, and that I have had the privilege of knowing them for almost all of
I’ve been very lucky in not being too much of a burden on our health care system, but the unfortunate experience of visiting the Rockyview Hospital daily for nine weeks
Don’t want to put a downer on this new year, but elections always mean an extra expense. In an attempt to back the right horse, many businesses will put money
I don’t like strikes. A long time ago I was with a newspaper in England that had just won a contract to print the magazine for the National Union of
Sad to see the Famous Five uprooted from Olympic Plaza; they have served as an inspirational reminder of their courage in the fight to achieve women’s rights. A tribute visited
I’m not very good at listening to politicians, so when I settled down to listen to Premier Smith at a Canadian Club luncheon, I expected to hear the usual puffery
The more I read about the Excited States of America, the happier I am that I chose Canada to be my escape from England. In a country where it’s easy
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.