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Bouquet to an MLA

Bouquet to an MLA

I want to send a very big bouquet to Battlefords MLA Herb Cox for taking the time to read the article about Flight Corporal Jason Reimer, who was on his way to the National Biathlon Competition in Halifax from March 3 to 10.
Connect with nature, be a PlantWatch volunteer

Connect with nature, be a PlantWatch volunteer

Dear Editor Nature Canada is looking for people in your community to take part in an important, but fun, program called PlantWatch.
Hunger Games - raiding the fridge!

Hunger Games - raiding the fridge!

Sometimes, the simplest question sets Ed, my neighbour next door, off on an intense ramble. This happened when I asked him if he saw the movie Hunger Games.
The double life of vinegar

The double life of vinegar

The saga of my "sort and toss" crusade continues. This week the focus has been on cookbooks and cooking themed magazines and, while it's going well, as I head into the home stretch I notice that some recipes no longer have the same attraction.
A potluck of tasty food and friendly faces

A potluck of tasty food and friendly faces

My favourite thing about spring is seeing people I haven't run into for a while.
Intersection misleading

Intersection misleading

I totally agree with the editorial "Time To Pay Attention"(Humboldt Journal, March 28, 2012). I am surprised that you would have gotten flack from the City on the roundabout idea. Obviously, they hadn't given any thought to that idea at all.
In for a penny

In for a penny

We're going to lose the penny. After 104 years, the Canadian penny will be phased out this year. I'm not quite sure how I feel about that yet.
Parable of the worms

Parable of the worms

We West Coast dwellers have had to eat mounds of humble pie this winter. The weather's been lousy, eliminating all climate-related bragging rights.
Is the film tax credit a budget red herring?

Is the film tax credit a budget red herring?

At the conclusion of Premier Brad Wall's speech to the Estevan Chamber of Commerce on March 28, a man much smarter with number sthan I pointed out something rather interesting about the provincial budget.
What are pedestrians' rights?

What are pedestrians' rights?

Dear Editor Has a law changed in Western Canada where a pedestrians do not have the right of way? After taking a nine-block walk within our beautiful city, I have come across a few corners where a car does not care what a person is doing there, never
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