December 19, 2018

Too many of us fail to live directly in the moment, it seems. These days, it’s all about whipping out our overpriced smartphones and documenting every little nook and ...

December 19, 2018

Well what do ya know, it’s mid-December and we’re already staring down the barrel of another new year in less than a couple of weeks. Time has once again managed to cruise...

December 12, 2018

It seems that the Christmas season has a way of bringing out the softer, sheltered, bubble-wrapped types who apparently have the time to get offended at the most trivial of...

December 5, 2018

I’ll bet that title grabbed your attention, didn’t it? This week’s column is all about that thing we all love to talk about from time to time, DEATH. Just kidding. ...

November 28, 2018

If you put a gun to my head and ordered me to tell you what my favorite book is, it’s sad to say that the Ruttle clan would be busy right now planning my funeral. No, ...

November 21, 2018

Excitement over Christmas is starting to really build, depending on who you talk to. As for me, well, here’s my must-happen list before I get *truly* excited about the ...

November 14, 2018

This year’s Remembrance Day services were no doubt a historic one for everyone that it touched. Not only was it the one day a year where Canada as a whole pays tribute to ...

November 7, 2018

“Don’t take things for granted.” That’s something I’ve tried to adhere to in my life over the last decade or so because it seems like in our rushed, go-go-go, ...

October 31, 2018

Last Saturday should’ve been a day of normalcy for those at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. Instead, it would end up being called the deadliest gun violence ...