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Convocation - the endless flow of graduates getting their degrees!

Convocation - the endless flow of graduates getting their degrees!

Ed, my neighbour next door, heard we were at one of the seven ceremonies for this year's spring convocation for the University of Saskatchewan.
Saskatchewan is the place to be

Saskatchewan is the place to be

Dear Editor I have read with interest Bob Zurowski's most recent "Lookin' Around Town" columns in the Battlefords News-Optimist and Regional Optimist.
Children need to have our support

Children need to have our support

Dear Editor It's official. We, as people of this community, have lost our focus.
Substance use in adolescence

Substance use in adolescence

I recently had the chance to chat with and listen to a seminar delivered by Dean Nicholson around substance use and sexual abuse. Nicholson is the administrator of East Kootenay Addiction Services in Cranbrook, B.C.
Health or wealth - does it have to be a choice?

Health or wealth - does it have to be a choice?

Health is defined as freedom from sickness and disease. The World Health Organization defines health as physical, mental and social well being and not merely the absence of disease.
Always on the lookout for a warm welcome

Always on the lookout for a warm welcome

Here comes summer and the open road lies ahead. I travel throughout the year, but the months of June, July and August are my favourite. I want to go where I've never been, where I've heard rave reviews and most of all, where I feel welcome.
Through my window, a disturbing view of India

Through my window, a disturbing view of India

History and Commentary from a Prairie Perspective
Zero from Mr. Wells launched a lifetime of learning

Zero from Mr. Wells launched a lifetime of learning

The story of the Edmonton physics teacher, Lynden Dorval, who has been suspended, and will likely be terminated for giving students a mark of zero for work not completed has captured my attention.
I called it: They are rebuilding the Plains

I called it: They are rebuilding the Plains

Story:It's not often in this opinion column business one can lay claim to accurately predicting the future. Most of the time it's a crapshoot.
Blaming horror genre slippery road to censorship

Blaming horror genre slippery road to censorship

Dear Editor I'm writing in response to "Body parts in the mail a wakeup call?" (News-Optimist, June 6). When I first read this article, I thought Brian Zinchuk was attempting to write a tongue-in-cheek piece about cannibalism.
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