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Author Archives: Walt Humphries

illustration by Walt Humphries There's no better time to learn about geology, geography, biology, zoology and a whole lot of other ology's than right now, during the Big Spring Melt, columnist Walt Humphries writes.

Tales from the dump: happy belated Earth Day

by Walt Humphries May 1, 2020May 1, 2020

 This year, Earth Day seemed to slip by, because it was rather overshadowed by other events. So, I thought I would write a little ode to the joys of the Big Spring Melt, which we are in right now. Soon we will actually be able to see earth again. As the snow goes, you just […]

Tales from the dump: the anti-nutso department

by Walt Humphries April 16, 2020April 16, 2020

Tales from the dump: All hail the sun

by Walt Humphries February 21, 2020February 21, 2020

Tales from the dump: nature is nature, and it’s a tough place

by Walt Humphries February 14, 2020February 14, 2020

Tales from the dump: a viral field guide

by Walt Humphries February 7, 2020February 6, 2020

Tales from the dump: Pulling teeth in the bush

by Walt Humphries January 30, 2020January 30, 2020

Tales from the Dump: Was Stanton built for the North?

by Walt Humphries January 23, 2020January 23, 2020

Tales from the Dump: A cocoon of seven blankets at Stanton hospital

by Walt Humphries January 10, 2020January 11, 2020

Tales from the dump: A winter yarn for the fireplace

by Walt Humphries December 20, 2019December 20, 2019

Tales from the dump: The Ho, Ho, Ho column arriveth

by Walt Humphries December 5, 2019December 5, 2019

Tales from the dump: city steps on a slippery slope

by Walt Humphries December 2, 2019December 2, 2019

Tales from the Dump: Here’s to the geological future

by Walt Humphries November 23, 2019May 3, 2020

Geologists love the dump. Here’s why

by Walt Humphries November 16, 2019November 16, 2019

TALES FROM THE DUMP: Trolls, ghosts and a green slime monster

by Walt Humphries October 27, 2019October 26, 2019

TALES FROM THE DUMP: Collecting my two cents

by Walt Humphries October 21, 2019

TALES FROM THE DUMP: The calls of the wild

by Walt Humphries August 8, 2019

TALES FROM THE DUMP: A beaver tale

by Walt Humphries July 21, 2019July 21, 2019

TALES FROM THE DUMP: Thoughts on a baffling idiom

by Walt Humphries June 27, 2019

TALES FROM THE DUMP: A magical myth about litter

by Walt Humphries June 21, 2019June 20, 2019

TALES FROM THE DUMP: Let the gas pass

by Walt Humphries June 17, 2019June 17, 2019

TALES FROM THE DUMP: The tale of the Moon Rocket Ten

by Walt Humphries May 16, 2019May 16, 2019

TALES FROM THE DUMP: What’s in a name?

by Walt Humphries May 9, 2019May 9, 2019

TALES FROM THE DUMP: It’s time to stop using the term ‘hundred-year flood’

by Walt Humphries May 3, 2019May 2, 2019

TALES FROM THE DUMP: What would an alien make of our planet?

by Walt Humphries April 25, 2019April 25, 2019

TALES FROM THE DUMP: Not so brilliant ideas

by Walt Humphries April 18, 2019

TALES FROM THE DUMP: It’s the law

by Walt Humphries April 17, 2019

TALES FROM THE DUMP: The great battle of the seasons

by Walt Humphries April 5, 2019

TALES FROM THE DUMP: What could be more Canadian than art, eh?

by Walt Humphries March 28, 2019April 3, 2019

‘Muses invade city hall’

by Walt Humphries March 22, 2019March 22, 2019

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