Ted’s Corner

It is universally agreed within my family that our father was the most unique person we’ve ever known.  We don’t have grand illusions that he

Slightly lesser known than the five stages of grief (denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance) are the five stages of a criminal case, and as you

North America’s prisons are filled with too many prisoners who shouldn’t be there.  We send people who aren’t serious threats into awful hellholes and they

When I was very young, I dreamed of being the Prime Minister of Canada.  Luckily, I grew out of that quickly, and in today’s toxic

In this election month I’m reminded of the old saying, “Nero fiddled while Rome burned”, the concern that arises when our government focuses on trivial

Enough with cancel culture. Defined as “a form of boycott in which someone, typically a celebrity, has shared a questionable opinion or has had problematic

Our world’s fascination and dependence on automotive travel date back over a century and during that time there have been many technical advancements which have

On the morning of May 25, 2020, in Manhattan’s Central Park, Amy Cooper, a white woman, was walking her dog, unleashed, in a part of

In recent times, the term “cowboys” in the lyrics, “Mamas, don’t let your babies grow up to be cowboys” has been replaced with “public figures”.

They wanted to know why I did what I did.Well sir, I guess there’s just a meanness in this world. Bruce Springsteen, Nebraska There has

What would Atticus Finch do? Atticus Finch, the lead lawyer in Harper Lee’s much celebrated American novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, represents the best traits

Ok, here’s a test … and no cheating by going to Google. Name the three most remembered events in the last 60 years, the “where