Time For More Attention To ADHD – for Mar. 22, 2010

Reading Time: 3 minutes Everyone uses either an antiperspirant or deodorant, but what is the difference? You may also find sometimes that neither work as they should despite what advertisements say. Drug use, medical conditions, and even environmental changes can also impact perspiration. Next month, we’ll check out the various products available and look at some tips to obtain […] Read more

What A Good Farm Looks Like – for Mar. 22, 2010

Reading Time: 3 minutes Dan Needles is the author of “Wingfield Farm” stage plays. His column is a monthly feature in Country Guide just stumbled upon a study done a few years ago by American researchers who examined the different ways people look at the countryside. They found that city people respond warmly to rolling hills and small fields […] Read more


Parliament is voting on whether we need more efficient distribution of stabilization. Shouldn’t we talk about why stabilization efforts keep failing?

Reading Time: 3 minutes We ve all sung it. The old folk song begins with Lisa complaining to her husband that there s a hole in her bucket. Successive repairs are tried, but as the song concludes, it all becomes clear. Dear Henry can t fix the hole in the bucket because, well, there s a hole in the […] Read more

Time For More Attention To ADHD

Reading Time: 3 minutes Mozart, Benjamin Franklin, Abraham Lincoln, And Salvador Dali All Had ADHD And No One Would Call Them Lazy! Everyone uses either an antiperspirant or deodorant, but what is the difference? You may also find sometimes that neither work as they should despite what advertisements say. Drug use, medical conditions, and even environmental changes can also […] Read more


Reflections – for Mar. 8, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes y last official task as bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Saskatoon made me happy. I appointed a young minister to his first parish. I felt like I was introducing good friends to one another. I like Quenton and his fiancée Martha, and I am fond of the people in the four congregations he will […] Read more

Dan Needles is the author of “Wingfield Farm” stage plays. His column is a monthly feature in Country Guide

Reading Time: 3 minutes What was that big cloud of smoke hanging over Ed’s Garage?” I asked, slipping into a booth in the Kingbird Café opposite my neighbour Vern Bunton. “That’s been there for years. Haven’t you seen that before?” Vern was joking, of course. Ed’s Garage is populated by a loose association of mechanical geniuses, volunteer firemen and […] Read more


The Infernal Combustion Engine

Reading Time: 3 minutes Dan Needles is the author of Wingfield Farm stage plays. His column is a monthly feature in Country Guide What was that big cloud of smoke hanging over Ed s Garage? I asked, slipping into a booth in the Kingbird Caf opposite my neighbour Vern Bunton. That s been there for years. Haven t you […] Read more

Reducing Your Risk For Diabetes

Reading Time: 3 minutes Attention deficit disorder or ADD is more than hyperactivity. Drug therapy can sometimes help, but can also cause problems. At one time the condition was considered to affect only children who would “grow out of it,” but today it is recognized that it may be a lifelong condition affecting adults as well as children. Next […] Read more



What to do with side-effects

Reading Time: 3 minutes Diabetes especially Type 2 diabetes is considered the fastest-growing disease in Canada. Often people don t even know they have the disease, which can lead to damage and complications. Next month, we ll look at some steps that you can take to reduce your risk for diabetes, and even improve your overall health. Risks of […] Read more