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Issue: Spring 2008
Pen Point
Over the line: In our society we are often overloaded and in danger of sinking.
Full article 200K.
Issue: Early Spring 2008
Pen Point
Olive branches are reminders there is no shortcut to peace.
Full article 256K.
Issue: Fall 2007
Pen Point
It can be hard to walk away from trouble but it's the only way forward.
Full article 242K.
Issue: Summer 2007
Pen Point
Now as then, hubris can be our downfall.
Full article 261K.
Issue: Spring 2007
Pen Point
We should allow our faces to show when we are happy, concerned, calm, hurt or sad.
Full article 168K.
Issue: Early Spring 2007
Pen Point
The lone hero may be fine in the movies but what really works is working together.
Full article 228K.
Issue: Winter 2006
Pen Point
There's a thin line between success and failure.
Full article 198K.
Issue: Fall 2006
Pen Point
It is convenient to believe there are forces at work that determine our destiny.
Full article 236K.
Issue: Summer 206
Pen Point
If our baggage influences how we react, why not check it at the gate?
Full article 210K.
Issue: Spring 2006
Pen Point
Put almost anything under pressure and heat and a fire can start, even in relationships.
Full article 192K.
Issue: Early Spring 2006
Pen Point
The problems facing the world are numerous but are they worse than other generations?
Full article 162K.
Issue: Winter 2005
Pen Point
Living ahead of ourselves makes us vulnerable and less able to see or enjoy the present.
Full article 160K.
Issue: Summer 2005
Pen Point
Why we are skeptical when numbers are thrown at us.
Full article 125K.
Issue: Spring 2005
Pen Point
It's time to reaffirm the compassion that defines us as Canadians.
Full article 256K.
Issue:
Early
Spring 2005
Pen Point
What to do about boredom.
Full
article 183K.
Issue:
Fall
2004
Pen
Point
The Greatest
Challenge.
Our world will need more energy, not less, despite conservation
initiatives.
Full
article 123K.
Issue:
Summer
2004
Pen Point: Like law,
politics, education, and religion, science can be an
intensely human activity.
Full
article 59K.
Issue:
Spring
2004
Pen Point:
Doing
the Math. Instead of looking for the next hurt, add
up the good things in your life.
Full
article 48K.
Issue:
Early
Spring 2004
Pen Point: How
to get a life. Three truths about living.
Full
article 58K.
Issue: Fall
2003
Pen Point:
Why
we should question statistics.
Full
article 184K.
Issue: Summer
2003
Pen Point:
We're
all peacemakers.
Full
article 152K.
Issue:
Spring
2003 Pen Point: The
importance of being appreciated. Full
article 58K.
Issue:
Early
Spring 2003 Feature:
Why the quest for equality and justice is ongoing. Full
article 63K. Issue:
Fall
2002 Feature:
Pen
Point
Why saying sorry and trying to doing better is better
for us all. Full
article 32K Issue:
Summer
2002 Feature:
Pen
Point
Independence for older adults.
Full article 32K.
Issue:
Spring
2002
Feature: Pen
Point
Books remind us of the road we have travelled.
Full article: 52K. Issue:
Early
Spring 2002
Feature: Pen
Point
Why peace is such a wide word.
Full article: 70K.
Issue:
Fall
2001 Feature: Pen
Point What does having more than enough mean to us.
Full
article 40K Issue:
Summer
2001 Feature: Pen
Point The
survival of the fittest: Isn't the human story really about communities?.
Full article (92K) Issue:
Spring 2001 Feature: Pen Point Inside: How volunteers make
important things happen just in time. Full
article (36K).
Issue:
Early Spring 2001 Feature: Pen Point Inside: Preparing to
fight: How handling risk and dealing with trouble requires courage. Full
article (40K).
Issue:
Fall 2000 Feature: Pen Point Inside: The Power of One: Dealing
with risk in your life. Full article
(44K). Issue:
Summer 2000 Feature: Pen Point Inside: Can you be fair if
you have a "Whatever it takes to win" attitude? Full
article (44K). Issue:
Spring 2000 Feature: Pen Point Inside: Reflections from
the quiet corner: Why reticence isn't necessarily bad. Full
article (48K). Issue:
Early Spring 2000 Feature: Pen Point Inside: How will you
fit into the future? Full article
(48K). Issue:
Summer 1999 Feature: Family Matters Inside: How to spend
more time with your kids - by Tim Allen. Get children involved with home projects
and using tools to build a lifetime of skills. Full
article (52K). Issue:
Summer 1999 Feature: Pen Point Inside: How little things
can mean a lot. Small solutions that make living easier. Full
article (14K). Issue:
Spring 1999 Feature: Pen Point Inside: The best medicine.
Laughter has nothing to do with one's sense of humour. Full
article (44K). Issue:
Early Spring 1999 Feature: Pen Point Inside: Are they listening?
Jim Campbell proves there's a big difference between listening and hearing.
Full article (48K). Issue:
Spring 1998 Feature: Toronto Profiles Inside: George Kent.
Leading by example. Customers keep coming back - some even after 25 years- to
one of Toronto's own Tin Man. Full
article (24K). |