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What to eat, when and why when you're working out

What to eat, when and why when you're working out

It's a common question around the gym, "What should I eat before my workout?" and "What about after?" It is an important thing to consider when you are looking for maximum gains from your workout.
Looking forward keeps outlook positive

Looking forward keeps outlook positive

This week my daughter looked forward to Groundhog Day, a day almost halfway between the first day of winter and the first day of spring.
I cannot stop chasing my tail

I cannot stop chasing my tail

Ed, my neighbor next door, is off on a holiday - a Caribbean cruise. Ed and Ruby?s family gave them the cruise as an anniversary gift. Ed said, ?It is like being retired - nothing to do but eat and sleep and enjoy yourself.
Scale back to affordable CUPlex

Scale back to affordable CUPlex

Dear Editor I am quite concerned about the way CUPlex process is going. This is an exciting time for North Battleford and I appreciate the leap of faith in taking on something of this degree.
Facility a legacy for the future

Facility a legacy for the future

Dear Editor I support the concept of the multiplex and am pleased construction has begun. In a perfect world, many more sources would have financially contributed and we may not have had to borrow as much, or work so diligently at fundraising.
We've become an iFamily

We've become an iFamily

When Apple announced its last quarter's earnings recently, one figure stood out - how many iPhones are sold every day.
And the survey says

And the survey says

While far from scientific, a newsoptimist.ca poll has a message of some kind for city council when it meets Feb. 7 to discuss the next stage of the CUPlex project.
Maintaining dictatorships keeps the oil flowing

Maintaining dictatorships keeps the oil flowing

I was just 14 at the time, coming into the world as it were, when the Berlin Wall fell. As a child, I grew up with the prospect of nuclear annihilation at any moment.
What is affordable?

What is affordable?

There has been a lot of talk in recent years about affordable housing in Saskatchewan.
Lessons from the sea: riding out the storm

Lessons from the sea: riding out the storm

This winter we've been pounded with rain and wind. Just this morning, in fact, I got up to find the neighbours' "tent garage" in our back yard.