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Seeking hidden treasure at garage sales

Seeking hidden treasure at garage sales

Garage sale season makes me feel like a pirate. I feel a little like I'm crossing over into someone else's personal space and when I find treasure and get a good deal I feel I can return home victorious with my bounty.
A little courtesy, please

A little courtesy, please

Last week, I sat down with some doctors in Humboldt to talk about the shortage of professionals like themselves in this community.
Why bother writing it down?

Why bother writing it down?

We become too easily desensitized to news of natural disasters. After all, they are inevitable and even the most sensational stories of crime, neglect or ineptitude have become all too commonplace.
'Have' status brings out the 'gimme' in labour unions

'Have' status brings out the 'gimme' in labour unions

Since taking on the rarified status of a "have" province, Saskatchewan seems to have it alright. What we have is a gathering groundswell of labour unrest, that, in spite of the Sask.
Turn cell phone into modern air raid siren

Turn cell phone into modern air raid siren

In the comments section following a CBC.ca story on the devastating fire that wiped out a large chunk of Slave Lake, Alta. ?tommy d fan? wrote: ?Canada needs a nation wide policy of how to deal with what will become more common in the future.
Appointments an affront to voters

Appointments an affront to voters

Dear Editor To me democracy has always meant "government of the people and for the people." Since Mr. Harper has been prime minister, this has not held true. He promised everything would be different if he was elected with a majority government.
Landfill policy needs review

Landfill policy needs review

Dear Editor I was recently at North Battleford's landfill, disposing of an old fridge and noticed a fridge in the pile that looked like the one I currently have in my house. I grabbed one of the door shelves to see if it fit my fridge.
Not too late to correct wrong

Not too late to correct wrong

Dear Editor Regarding "City pushes for downtown professional services" (Regional Optimist, May 6), after going through the news and letters to the editor, one wonders whether the decision by the City to reject the proposal amounts to some problem wit
Abstract painting - an absurd abuse of art

Abstract painting - an absurd abuse of art

Ed, my neighbour next door, always finds another reason to shake his head in dismay at me. He has a blunt way of making it clear I have crossed over the line again from being possibly normal to being downright weird.
Curbing the downward trend in children's academics

Curbing the downward trend in children's academics

A national study was released in Canada about 15-year-olds and their academic achievement. It used results from the national tests in math, reading, and science.