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The remarkable rat

The remarkable rat

“Ask not what your vermin can do for you …,” quipped my cousin Cindy as we deliberated, through texts, the merits of this much-maligned beast. Prior to our unusual discussion, she’d sent me a news article from Vice World News.
Ups and downs

Ups and downs

I found it hard to choose a theme for this week’s article, not because there weren’t ideas in my head but rather that there were so many. On a positive note, our son arrived this weekend for a short but most welcome visit.
Mothers honoured with special gifts

Mothers honoured with special gifts

Hello once more. May was a long month but we thank God for the refreshing rain toward the end, because God is sovereign. He is in control of the elements. May 9, every mother/woman received a beautiful carnation.
Kamloops announcement a reminder of the Battlefords’ own history

Kamloops announcement a reminder of the Battlefords’ own history

Letter to the Editor
Eclipse season brings June 10 event to polar regions

Eclipse season brings June 10 event to polar regions

The moon is 5 degrees south of Jupiter on June 1, a day away from last quarter. These events are early morning ones, so be prepared to get up early. Uranus is 2 degrees north of the waning crescent moon June 6.
That long-distance feeling

That long-distance feeling

Dear Editor Whenever I phone a business place or if I phone someone who doesn’t know me, I give my name and state my reason for calling.
SaskPower responds

SaskPower responds

Letter to the Editor
Give thanks in all circumstances, including the ones you didn’t want

Give thanks in all circumstances, including the ones you didn’t want

Ed, my old neighbour in Saskatchewan, had Ruby, his wife, send pictures by computer of the ice storm that hit Melville May 21. In May, such an uncommon ice storm was mind-boggling to hear about, as was seeing all the broken tree limbs and damage.
CAP: Kamloops a sobering reminder of ongoing genocide

CAP: Kamloops a sobering reminder of ongoing genocide

Submitted The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples, the national voice representing the interests of Métis, status and non-status Indians, and Southern Inuit Indigenous People living off-reserve, issued the following statement Monday: It is with great dism
We’re not forgotten

We’re not forgotten

In my annual “reading through the Bible in a year,” I’ve been slogging through some tough chapters. In fact, those pages of “so and so begat so and so,” have often caused me to wonder how much spiritual value there is for folks like me.
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