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About jameswhoddinott

My novel 'When Eagles Dare to Fly' represents my belief that good will always triumph over evil and by developing who we are on the inside we will find our way. My newest novel 'The Fates' was released earlier this year that examines a society that discovers immortality. I have a blog called an 'Author, blogger and his musings' which talks about my writing, political issues as well as other areas of interest like education, art and photography,

A Moment in Time

Each photograph we take captures a moment in time. For that brief second all that was happening stops. In our fast paced world what if we could stop time for just a moment and truly let the beauty of earth’s … Continue reading

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Children of the Rope 2 – We are all Connected

Hashim Hannoon was born in Basrah, Iraq 1957 and graduated from institute of Fine Arts-Baghdad in 1979.He received his Bachelor of Sculpture/College of Fine Arts-Baghdad in 1999 and is a Member of Iraqi Artistic Forming Assembly and the Babylon Assembly … Continue reading

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Am I Good Enough: Self-Image and Art

Education of the whole child continues to be a key element in creating a safe, caring and respectful school and community environment. It has been a struggle to find a balance between the social and emotional, the physical-self, teaching and … Continue reading

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A Vision for Sustainable Growth

There is controversy once again coming out of City Hall as council tries to institute an added tax for new developments. The Municipal Government has positioned itself in a way of trying to recover costs associated with infrastructure development and … Continue reading

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Mayor and Council Get Failing Grade

We are not the only City who has been plagued with this kind of alleged corruption, scandal and lack of vision. The political scandals that had plagued the City of Montreal, London, Ontario and now Toronto are all to common. There … Continue reading

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Discipline: It’s About Teaching

On Friday, October 25th in for Manitoba’s Educators it was a day of Professional Learning. Our Special Area Groups of Educators (SAGE) Conference provided a wide-range of learning opportunities designed for educators across the Province of Manitoba. One of the … Continue reading

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Changing Times

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Winnipeg: We’ve Got a Problem

With an election still one year away the evidence continues to mount that our current Mayor, Councillors and the executive policy council is dysfunctional. The most recent evidence of this dysfunction is the case of Phil Sheegl and the alleged … Continue reading

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Colour Me: Winnipeg

 Winter Blues                                                                             Golden Boy                                                                             Scrabble                                                                 Winnipeg to St. Boniface                                                                      Lazy Day by the River Photos by James W Hoddinott

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Freedom,Responsibility and High Expectations

  Individuals often speak of freedom as their right to make their own decisions and often when we speak to adolescents and young adults that can be translated into “Doing what they want.” Eleanor Roosevelt is quoted as saying: Freedom … Continue reading

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