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The Hidden Accelerator: Continuing Education as a Catalyst for Growth & Sustainability in Post Secondary Institutions
May 15, 2026May 15, 2026

Michelle Budiwski, MBA (HRMgt), PMP When COVID hit in 2020, it didn’t just disrupt industries. It forced many of us to completely rethink who we were professionally. For me, it meant the collapse of nearly 30 years of entrepreneurship overnight. At the time, I was operating three businesses, including an escape room facility and design…

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Escape the Ordinary: From Puzzle Rooms to Purpose
April 15, 2026April 15, 2026

In August 2016 I started, Escape the Final Countdown, in Brandon Manitoba. I hadn’t even heard of an escape room in May of that year but when travelling to the East cost with my 11 and my 22 year old, we discovered them while looking for some interactive family fun. I was hooked. We played…

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I have a stalker
March 8, 2026

I Have a Stalker I have a stalker. An online stalker. It started last September. Right after the murder of Charlie Kirk. Like millions of others, my Facebook page discussed it. And like I always do when violence occurs, I was very clear: there is never an excuse for murder. I condemned the killing without…

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My Love of Hollow Knight By Ivan Budiwski
January 21, 2026January 21, 2026

My Love of Hollow Knight By Ivan Budiwski I bought Hollow Knight about two years ago and when I did, I found the game very enjoyable but struggled a lot with it. This was the first time I have ever played a game like it, so I didn’t know what to expect. I beat…

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Uncle DON wants you! (To spread his propaganda)
January 7, 2026January 7, 2026

It doesn’t surprise me at all to suddenly see social media flooded with propaganda accusing Canada and Denmark of crimes against the U.S. It doesn’t surprise me, nor should it surprise anyone who has studied history beyond the 9th grade. It’s what fascists do. It’s literally #Fascism101, right out of Adolf’s playbook—although he didn’t have…

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Language, Politics, and the Weight of Words in a Divided Time
September 22, 2025September 22, 2025

Language, Politics, and the Weight of Words in a Divided Time The murder of Charlie Kirk has ignited a storm of reactions — grief, shock, anger, and, inevitably, division. Some mourn a man they saw as a leader; others wrestle with the harm his rhetoric caused. But beyond the tragedy itself, this moment exposes a…

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