Author: Terrence Cons

Vladimir Putin of Russia was recently elected for his fifth term as President of the former soviet union. Putin assumed power in 1999 and has maintained his position as a leader in Russia ever since. However, his 25-year reign is pale in comparison to that of certain other leaders. Here are the 10 longest-reigning political […]

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At its best, a close relationship is a partnership of mutual nourishment — a portable ecosystem of interdependent growth, supported by a network of trust and tenderness. It profoundly changes a person and yet helps them become more authentic as assumptions give way to presence and issues are transformed into open connections. In his slim and remarkable book Twice Alive (public library), poet, geologist, and translator Forrest Gander uses inspiration from the natural world to create a poetic “ecology of intimacies,” honoring lichens’ “extreme frugality in drought” and the “long soft sarongs of moss” as a means “to rediscover the essence of… read article

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After leading the Edmonton Oil Kings at the beginning of the season, Rhett Melnyk will now be playing in the playoffs for the first time in his 220-game WHL career with the Saskatoon Blades.

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