Greed or grace?
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Greed or grace?

Each morning for weeks, we wake to a minor civil war just outside the bedroom. A fierce food fight at the hummingbird feeder. It lasts all day. Six or more are at it. No tolerance for the other’s existence. No matter that food is in abundance; no matter that each can have a private spigot;…

Reassessing our heroes
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Reassessing our heroes

What do we do with our heroes from the past when we discover their flaws? What shall we do with the monuments to their achievements when the latter seem overshadowed by their errors? Like so many Canadians, I was horrified to learn of the discovery of 215 unmarked graves of aboriginal children on the premises…