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Shane Joseph

Swiss Miscellany – Part 1

Switzerland is a country I had constantly avoided during my travels around Europe. It lies in the middle of the continent, protected by mountains. Neutral

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The Value of the Arts

When I entered high school back in the old country, when “streaming based on aptitude” began, I asked my dad which of the three available

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Might is Right

I remember the closing scene in the movie Camelot, in which a sad King Arthur rests his hand on old comrade Sir Pellinore’s shoulder, looks

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Pyramid Scheme

Retirement creates a restlessness and a despair that can be overpowering. We are no longer in the workforce, stoking the engine of commerce that makes

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Medical Orphan

Well, I finally joined the precarious ranks of the “Two-million” in Canada, set to double in number by 2026 – the medical orphans – i.e.,

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In Search of Sentience

In February last year, I wrote an article for the Anchorman titled “This article is NOT written by a robot,” to maintain that I was

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Morocco – the South

The land began to change after we left Midelt, the mid-point in our journey. We started to ascend into the Atlas Mountains, the domain of

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