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Epic Overuse Symbolic of Me-Now Generation
By Jason Menard Fed up of the word epic? Join the club. Unfortunately, we’re only going to see more of it as it’s the perfect word to illustrate the narcissism of today’s youth – a narcissism that...
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Pageant Cancellation Means My Hollies Are a Little Less Jolly
By Jason Menard My hollies are a little less jolly today. Earlier we found out that, as a result of multiple school closures caused by Snowmageddon, Son of Snowmageddon, and Hey?-Isn’t-This...
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Clothed-Minded Parents Wrongfully Fearful of Sexuality
By Jason Menard How am I not gay? Seriously. I mean, I’ve dressed up as a woman TWICE in my life: once in my mid-20s on Hallowe’en and once, way back when I was 17, and we went to a screening of The...
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Grammar’s Greatest Protectors Actually Doing Most Damage to Language
By Jason Menard Today is National Grammar Day and while there appears to be increasingly little to celebrate if you survey the linguistic landscape, perhaps it’s time to reassess where the actual blame...
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Day of Silence Reminds Us of Need to Speak Up
By Jason Menard As powerful as today’s National Day of Silence has the potential to be, to affect real change we need to use the other 364 day to speak up against name-calling, bullying, and harassment...
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I Swear! Language Matters
By Jason Menard They’re powerful words designed to provoke a reaction. For some, that reaction is shock, for others its indifference, whilst some feel revulsion. But the biggest risk with swearing is...
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Is Well-Intended Anti-Bullying Pledge Just Empty Words?
By Jason Menard The old adage states that actions speak louder than words. Until schools, police, and parents are willing to get tough on bullies, I fear that this latest anti-bullying endeavour – the...
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Stupidity Not an Option in Today’s Social World
By Jason Menard In today’s digital age, stupidity is no longer an option. After all, one act, one click, one moment in time is all it can take to destroy what takes years to build – your reputation....
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Veterans’ Memories Another Casualty of War
By Jason Menard Forget a day off; what we really need on Remembrance Day is a mass-crash course on what it is we’re supposed to remember. There are glimmers of hope here and there. In the wake of...
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Don’t Get Mad. Who is Paul McCartney Twitter Trend Is Just Us, Years Later
By Jason Menard, What is true greatness? It’s simple to define if you just reduce it to a mathematical equation. Greatness is equal to the exposure of the dominant market at any given time. That’s why...
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Singular Focus Leads Only to Multiple Problems
By Jason Menard, I opened the paper today and I was amazed at what I read. It just seemed all so familiar. A city, reeling from mayoral scandals and political impropriety, is concerned about how it’s...
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Filling Out My Dream Team Roster
By Jason Menard It’s been proven over and over in sports that success does not come exclusively by having the best players — it’s having the best team that wins championships. After all, even on the...
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