Some hope, amid this merry-go-round of cow dung

Boston reminded me that unity, or purpose and hope, are much preferred to division and fear.

Boston Marathon runners, pictured in 2014. For four-and-a-half hours—despite those miles underfoot—it was a blessed escape to see thousands of different people from a multitude of backgrounds working to achieve the same goal: conquering the Boston Marathon, writes Tim Powers.Photograph courtesy of Flickr/JD

Opinion

BY TIM POWERS

April 27, 2022

OTTAWA—One headline cries out that Ontario Liberal Leader Steven Del Duca is going to end private long-term care for seniors. Meanwhile, billionaire Elon Musk has taken over Twitter to give us more free speech. Then, there is Conservative leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre, channelling Mel Gibs...

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