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It may take decades, but there's hope

It may take decades, but there's hope

For all the kids who went back to school this fall, dreading it, lift your head up. There's hope. It may take 20 years, but there's hope. This past August I had the opportunity to take part in my 20-year high school reunion.
Coming in loud and clear

Coming in loud and clear

Well Humboldt, you proved it: you ARE reading the paper! As you can see from the letters to the editor, we got a bunch of feedback from last week's editorial.
The last fowl supper

The last fowl supper

History and Commentary from a Prairie Perspective
High pressure, low pressure … somebody is messed up

High pressure, low pressure … somebody is messed up

Another beautiful week of harvest weather. Another one to come. Hopefully! All us farmers are enjoying this weather, but we know it will not last. Please, Big Guy, let us finish harvest.
When fog rolls in, He never moves

When fog rolls in, He never moves

We woke this morning to the whisper of a fog bank, a kind of visual murmur reminding us summer is nearly over.
What does your reaction to the VMA's say about you?

What does your reaction to the VMA's say about you?

Now that it has been sometime since Miley Cyrus and Robin Thicke took to the stage at the Video Music Awards, the dust seems to have settled. During the event, 10.
Perennials for challenging locations

Perennials for challenging locations

Plants that are tough as nails and fill a space quickly are a boon to acreage owners with oceans of space.
Tax rates need to be right

Tax rates need to be right

Dear Editor A Conservative mail-out asks, "Who's on the right track to enhance Canada's fiscal strength?" An action listed is closing tax loopholes. Yes, it is right to close tax loopholes, but more importantly the tax rates need to be right.
Austerity kills people and economic growth

Austerity kills people and economic growth

Dear Editor When we cut jobs, are we cutting our own throats? Jobs are our livelihoods. They give us life. In exchange for our time and energy, we earn income to meet our physical needs and we earn self-respect to fulfill our psychological needs.
Avoid readers or they will start reading to you

Avoid readers or they will start reading to you

Ed, my neighbour next door, cannot believe anyone can waste time reading the way I do. Yesterday, when Ed came out his backdoor to have a cigarette, I was in our gazebo reading.
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