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Keep asking this question

Keep asking this question

Several years ago, a friend of mine was watching his son play hockey at the old Civic Auditorium. Throughout the game, fans from both teams were yelling at one another until finally one of them said, “You guys think you are so tough.
Instant information

Instant information

It’s been a little more than a month since the RCMP launched its Rural Crime Watch Notification system. For the most part, it’s been as advertised. People can sign up to receive notifications from as many RCMP detachments as they want.
Cheers and Jeers for April 12

Cheers and Jeers for April 12

Cheers: Cheers to the Power Dodge Estevan Bruins for another great playoff run. It’s been great to see the longer playoff runs the team has enjoyed the last few seasons.
If you’re not an organ donor, then why?

If you’re not an organ donor, then why?

There was never any doubt about it: I was going to be an organ donor. Mom was a nurse for 38 years in B.C. She dedicated her career to helping others in several different cities, whether it be in hospitals or through home care.
Give tribute to our emergency workers

Give tribute to our emergency workers

My Nikkel's Worth column
Rally will not be a one-time event

Rally will not be a one-time event

The foes of the federal carbon tax are not a flash-in-the-pan outfit, content with a one-time show of force and then backing off.
Twenty lines about... Why Game of Thrones

Twenty lines about... Why Game of Thrones

I have to apologize in advance – this column isn’t for everyone, and to confess, yes, I’m one of them … or one of you … One way or another but for the last two years, I’ve been passionately waiting for the last season of the best series in TV history
An unexpected helping hand

An unexpected helping hand

A little more than a week ago, the organizers of the Regina Rally Against the Carbon Tax were looking forward to having an event that would attract a lot of people and send a message.
Why do I have to keep asking people why they aren’t wearing animal skins?

Why do I have to keep asking people why they aren’t wearing animal skins?

April 4 was going to be a big day. So big, I took our 14-year-old daughter, Katrina, out of class to help me cover it. Why? As I told several people, “Not all education occurs in the classroom.” Not one person disagreed with me.
Lent and My Grandfather’s Clock

Lent and My Grandfather’s Clock

Usually it was Sarah who serenaded us but I recall when her big sister, Elizabeth, regaled us with odd and sundry versions of My Grandfather’s Clock.
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