By Pauline Kerr   The unthinkable happened 19 years ago, on Sept. 11, 2001. In this part of the world, people were just getting to work on a busy, late-summer … Continue reading We remember the heroes of 9/11 →

By Pauline Kerr It has been a long, hot, boring summer. Push-back against orders for people to wear masks was inevitable, at least in countries where low-level civil disobedience will … Continue reading Some things are worth protesting, some are not →

By Pauline Kerr To send them back to school, or not to send them back to school, that is the question. For the majority of people, the answer is, of … Continue reading Learning continues despite the pandemic →

By  Pauline Kerr When COVID-19 struck last March, most of us were on board for temporary measures that would bring this virus under control. Now it appears temporary measures are … Continue reading The genie will not be returning to its bottle →

By Pauline Kerr School is resuming in a matter of days, and a lot of parents are worried. They are delighted to see their children back with their friends and … Continue reading No one has all the answers →

By Pauline Kerr COVID-19 has come to be viewed as an old person’s disease, in part due to the way it ripped through long-term care facilities with deadly consequences. In … Continue reading COVID is not just an old person’s disease →

By Pauline Kerr You could always tell the lifeguards from ordinary teens by their red eyes, greenish hair and the remnants of diaper cream on their noses – and by … Continue reading Floaties are no substitute for knowing how to swim →

By Pauline Kerr The countdown is on! One month remains in the longest summer holiday our youngsters have ever known – or maybe not. School boards across the province have … Continue reading School boards prepare for three scenarios – which will it be? →

By Pauline Kerr Our culture has a love-hate relationship with masks. The bad guy in the movies was always easy to recognize – black hat and a bandana across his … Continue reading Who was that masked man? →

By Pauline Kerr Mixed messages, especially from government, are nothing new. Some of us remember wondering how it was mathematically possible to “get more for less” when education budgets were … Continue reading Any port in a storm →