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About me

After a lengthy career as an elementary school teacher, I am striving to develop a long-latent inclination to write. I have had articles published in The Globe and Mail,(Toronto), The Buffalo News, and The St. Catharines Standard. I am a regular contributer to the Ethics 101 column in The Globe.

Reflecting on my experiences as a Canadian girl, wife, mother, divorcee, second wife, stepmother and grandmother over a lifetime spanning two centuries provides me with lots of material for multiple articles and passionate opinions. The rapid advances in technology in the 21st. century never cease to amaze, and expressing these sentiments in written form often seems to strike a chord of recognition in readers.

I live with my husband and two Labrador Retrievers in Southern Ontario, Canada. Our family has the same celebrations, griefs, special occasions and arguments as others. These provide further fodder for my literary efforts.

Briefly me

My passion is ...

reading, writing

I know too much about ...

teaching

My parents always told me ...

"Look for the funny side of things."

My childhood ambition ...

a detective

My favorite memory ...

the births of my children

Why I write ...

to reflect and share the experiences I've had

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

mystery books, mystery shows on T.V., Coast to Coast.

My first job ...

helper in the public library, shelving books

My best moment ...

my retirement party

My inspiration ...

passing stories of my life on to the next generation

Featured article by Carolyn Tytler

Politics, News & Issues > Government & Policies Should the federal government require religiously affiliated employers to cover the cost of their employees' birth control?: 1 of 4

Good grief! Into which area will the federal government next stick its over-sized nose? The use or non-use of birth control is surely a private decision. Those who want it can purchase their own; the cost is not prohibitive. If legislators decided to offer free insulin to diabetics or free inoculations to children, it would be much more beneficial for the population as a whole. There would be no cries of outrage; in fact the waves of gratitude which would follow such decisions would win the governing party many votes in upcoming elections. However, if the government is determin...
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