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Jan 23, 2025 | 
winnipegfreepress.com | John Wiens
On Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, Manitoba and the world lost a human gift, Minister of Education Nello Altomare, who left us far too soon. We would all do well to live our lives as he did — with humility, generosity, caring, sacrifice and courage. I first met Nello when he was a student in a summer educational leadership class a colleague and I were teaching in the early ’90s in the Faculty of Education at the University of Manitoba.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
winnipegfreepress.com | John Wiens
In response to a recent op-ed piece I wrote on the protection of children (It’s time to act to protect children — all children, Dec.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
winnipegfreepress.com | John Wiens
In response to a recent op-ed piece I wrote on the protection of children (It’s time to act to protect children — all children, Dec.
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Jan 3, 2025 | 
winnipegfreepress.com | John Wiens
During a recent church Christmas concert I was approached by an older friend, a retired pastor, who piqued my interest with a wild dream that he had been harbouring, the prospect of a moratorium on war. After the concert we agreed to meet to think together about his “improbable fantasy” (my words). He shared with me how the war in Ukraine brought back horrible recollections of the brutality that his own family had endured at the hands of Russian authorities.
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Dec 27, 2024 | 
winnipegfreepress.com | John Wiens
AND so this is the Christmas season — the time of year when, as a Christian, I should be filled with joy about the meaning of the birth of a child, yet I am overwhelmingly despondent when I consider what we’re doing to our children.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
winnipegfreepress.com | John Wiens
An encouraging sign — two recent initiatives decrying residential schools harm denial and hopes for the elections in Mountainview School Division by the Manitoba School Boards Association and The Manitoba Teachers’ Society have given me hope they are getting ready to again be part of the public dialogue on education in Manitoba. Their presence at the throne speech is another cause for optimism.
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Nov 8, 2024 | 
fotos.europapress.es | John Wiens
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La serpiente real de montaña de Arizona, que no es venenosa y se parece a una serpiente coral venenosa, tiene una ventaja de supervivencia al advertir a los posibles depredadores que evitan a las coloridas serpientes coral. REMITIDA / HANDOUT por JOHN J.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
winnipegfreepress.com | John Wiens
I sincerely wish Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would graciously step aside and make room for someone else to serve in the prime minister’s position and as leader of the Liberal party. However, if he does not, I will vote for the Liberal party again because the alternatives are not appealing. I will vote on their record despite its many shortcomings. I will vote for their platform, unless they do a reversal, on the issues I think we Canadians should care about.
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Oct 19, 2024 | 
brandonsun.com | John Wiens
When superintendent Matt Henderson publicly raised a concern about school fundraising and announced that the Winnipeg School Division was initiating a pause, he opened up a necessary but controversial conversation with the usual reactions. Our views on fundraising reveal our deeply held views about funding schools, societal aspirations, parental responsibilities, and educating our youth for democratic citizenship.
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Oct 18, 2024 | 
winnipegfreepress.com | John Wiens
WHEN superintendent Matt Henderson publicly raised a concern about school fundraising and announced that the Winnipeg School Division was initiating a pause, he opened up a necessary but controversial conversation with the usual reactions. Our views on fundraising reveal our deeply held views about funding schools, societal aspirations, parental responsibilities, and educating our youth for democratic citizenship.
