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Shine on, Christmas light!

Shine on, Christmas light!

I'm headed for Winnipeg. Commonly referred to as "Winterpeg," it's a well-deserved title for the city that often bears the brunt of Canada's harshest winters.
Next year: Go Riders!

Next year: Go Riders!

The CFL's Grey Cup final is over and the champions for the second year in a row are again the Montreal Alouettes. Congratulations to them, their coaching staff and supporters. The Saskatchewan Roughriders again finished second to Montreal.
We all need silence and solitude

We all need silence and solitude

Comment and History from a Prairie Perspective
Waving the flag - a Canuck is NL MVP

Waving the flag - a Canuck is NL MVP

You'd know him if you saw him. He's the quiet guy with the terminal Fred Flintstone five o'clock shadow and the smooth left uppercut.
Not guilty of a troubled conscience!

Not guilty of a troubled conscience!

Ed, my neighbor next door, is emotionally tough. He claims when he was a kid, he shed no tears when Bambi's mother was shot in the movie.
Enhanced living to be explored

Enhanced living to be explored

Dear Editor Recently, the Bonaventure Lions Club committee for enhanced living for seniors called a meeting at Third Avenue United Church.
How much have you learned?

How much have you learned?

I have been writing about fitness related topics for several years. Each week I try to find a new, interesting topic to write about. This week I thought I'd see just how much you've learned over the past few years.
Stitching together lasting connections

Stitching together lasting connections

In this age of long distance communications and technology it seems no one can claim to live in the middle of nowhere anymore and yet many can claim to live in isolation.
Naming game getting goofy?

Naming game getting goofy?

The CUPlex Raise the Roof campaign has come up with some interesting fundraising ploys to drum up support for the project, everything from large foam hammers to the recently announced sexy local women in sport calendar being promoted by a local radio
What's a four-besider?

What's a four-besider?

Dear Editor: In a winter 1960-61 issue your newspaper carried a classified ad offering for sale a "four-besider with a built-in hemingway." Many readers contacted the newspaper to ask what this item might be. That is my question now.