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By Paul Knowles
If you search for the phrase, “human intelligence”, you’ll find this on Wikipedia: “Through their intelligence, humans possess the cognitive abilities to learn, form concepts, understand, apply logic, and reason.” (Photo: Geraint Wy Davies and Lucy Peacock… brilliantly funny) |
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By Paul Knowles (First published in Metroland Community Newspapers)
Twenty five years later, was it worth the effort? Absolutely! |
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By Paul Knowles
“Don’t worry,” they said. “There are ropes,” they said. Well, yes. Sort of.
I was with a small group of travel writers, on the north shore of Lake Superior. Our destination was Lake Superior Provincial Park, home of the fascinating Agawa Rock pictographs – 17th and 18th century paintings on rocks beside the largest of the Great Lakes.
Did I want to see them? Of course! |
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By Paul Knowles
As Protestants celebrate a milestone anniversary, the writer ventures to Germany in search of the real Martin Luther. (First published in edited form in The United Church Observer). (All photos by Nancy Knowles) |
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Caribbean and Latin America |
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By Paul Knowles (first published in Forever Young)
It’s easy to get distracted when you are staying at The Abaco Club on Winding Bay. But all the distractions are utterly delightful. |
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By Paul Knowles (First published in the New Hamburg Independent and other Metroland community newspapers)
We small-town Canadians have a lot to learn about how to nurture and celebrate arts and culture. As a guy who has been deeply involved in this field for many years – as a writer, as an arts presenter, and as a volunteer on arts organizations – it’s tempting to throw a few stones at targets around the region. (All photos by Nancy Knowles; shown, the town's original Van Gogh) |
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By Paul Knowles (first published in The New Hamburg Independent)
(Photo: “Your Way Begins on the Other Side”, by Aisha Kalid; Photo by Paul Knowles)
On July 20, 1969, a man named Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon.
On March 9, 2019, a man named Paul Knowles set foot on the moon. Well, let’s be honest, here – I actually stood on a Plexiglas circle set into the floor, in the centre of which was a three-inch piece of moon rock.
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By Paul Knowles
In the staycation era, there’s lots to do in Perth County, Ontario, Canada. |
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