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Workforce problem is a mental health issues

During the winter months I do most of my running on a treadmill with a screen and access to a training platform. Coaches prompt me to go faster than I might on my own. You will have to be of a certain age to get this reference, but at times I find I have accelerated to the point that I feel I ...

2/24/22: The day that the past came calling

There is indeed a whole lot of truth to be found in the timeworn saying that goes, “I we don’t learn from the mistakes of the past, we are condemned to repeat them.” These words were never truer when seen in the events playing out today in Ukraine in the wake of the horror and carnage ...

Bulk shopping: Free food sampling reimagined

I haven’t been to Costco since the pandemic set in two years ago. And for no reason. I understand free food sampling has returned there, with appropriate protocols. People love to bulk up while shopping in bulk. A few years ago, I watched a shopper eating a Costco rotisserie chicken with ...