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Forced to costume up - or more than willing?

Forced to costume up - or more than willing?

Ed, my neighbor next door, says he was coerced into going out on Halloween evening with his six-year-old grandson.
CU board a secret society

CU board a secret society

Dear Editor This is a message for members of Innovation Credit Union. This letter has been in my mind since the opening of the new credit union building in Swift Current, and what a building it is.
Evacuation a challenge for mammoth cruise ships

Evacuation a challenge for mammoth cruise ships

Last week we saw the towing of Carnival Splendor. An engine room fire disabled this mammoth ship, stranding it 71 kilometres off the shore of Mexico, 322 kilometres away from San Diego, where it had set sail. Thankfully, no one was killed.
Time to re-write a definition

Time to re-write a definition

Dear Editor Golden age, as defined by Webster's Collegiate Dictionary: happiness, prosperity and achievement; happiness - good fortune; prosperity - a state of well being and contentment, the condition of being successful or thriving, economic well b
Bring on the Stamps - Riders win thriller over Lions

Bring on the Stamps - Riders win thriller over Lions

"Hennnnn-reeeeeee, Hennnnn-reeeeeee!" Rider fans started their favourite chant before they even left Mosaic Stadium Sunday. Their beloved Roughriders had just outlasted the B.C.
NHL is ready to try something new - again

NHL is ready to try something new - again

This week the NHL general managers met for the annual general managers' meetings and, although the biggest topic going in was to clarify some head shot questions, the biggest news coming out might be the change to the all-star weekend rosters.
Suff the stockings this season

Suff the stockings this season

Seismic crews utilizing helicopters and other equipment are buzzing around in the Prince/Meota area. Workers swarm over construction projects, large and small, at all corners of the Battlefords.
Canucks will win Northwest

Canucks will win Northwest

Experts from coast to coast are ready to prematurely hand the NHL's Northwest Division title to Vancouver and with good reason.
Treading lightly to lose weight

Treading lightly to lose weight

Ed, my neighbor next door, is beginning to have a bit more time to himself, these day. Since Ed had to put another notch into his belt and go to a bigger pant size, he is now using his wife's treadmill in an effort to slim down.
Travelling in a world of contradictions

Travelling in a world of contradictions

Getting there isn't half the fun for me anymore, especially not when cross border air travel is concerned.