Art Linkletter -- Moose Jaw native who was an American Radio & television personality for 25 years Remember Art Linkletter? He was a television celebrity back in the 50s and 60s. I used to watch People are Funny and Kids Say the Darnedest Things all the time. He found humour in everyday life. In the process, he often exposed a lot of uncomfortable truths about people. This was especially true of Kids Say the Darnedest Things, because the kids he interviewed didn't generally r

Novelist and Playwright, Maeve Binchy Many years ago, around the time I was first published, I caught a televised interview with novelist, Maeve Binchy. Perhaps it was the Irish lilt to her voice, her obvious enthusiasm for life, or simply that she seemed like a nice person, but I came away from that interview -- changed. I can only remember three things she talked about, but they must have been important, because they left a big impression. Firstly, she spoke about he

American author, journalist, naturalist, and social activist -- Jack London It's difficult to write almost anything -- a story, an essay, a poem, even a grocery list -- without doing some research. You might need to know a respectable performance time for bronco-riding or perhaps the date of the Parliament Hill Fire in Ottawa. Perhaps you need to spend an afternoon watching the rhythm of ocean waves, or check a recipe to make sure you have all the ingredients. There are so m