A couple of my clients were late for their appointment last week Their delay was because of backed-up traffic, which is unusual on the Westside. The delay was a minor inconvenience for them and for…
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I grew up on a farm a few miles east of Melville, Saskatchewan. When I got far enough along in piano, I took the bus each week to Regina for lessons. When I got my…
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You’re following a school bus. Every couple of blocks it stops, the flashing lights go on and the stop arm swings out. There you are, stuck for the few minutes it takes for all the…
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It’s resolution time—eat less, get more exercise, spend less, save more, drink less, spend more time with kids, make more time for friends. I’ve got a bundle of resolutions I should make. Why does it…
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A newspaper head line caught my attention last week: “Young woman hit when darting onto crosswalk”. The headline screamed off the page at me. As a lawyer who dedicates his practice to pursuing the rights…
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We’ve got ourselves a serious attitude problem. We see driving as a right. A driver’s license is awarded on the basis of passing a technical skills test. But calling them “skills” is a bit of…
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My office participated in the recent Bike to Work Week awareness program. I have only a basic understanding of how it worked. I have a keen assistant who promoted the idea within my office and…
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I was at a conference this past weekend. It was about traumatic brain injuries. In simple terms, a traumatic brain injury is an injury to the brain caused by trauma. Yes, there are other brain…
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I have a good friend who is a woman but I must state emphatically at the outset I do not believe her gender had anything to do with the story I am going to tell….
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Does an injury require broken bones to be considered serious? According to the way most people talk, including some insurance adjusters, you might think so. And the media encourage such misperceptions. Listen to, watch or…
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