The end of summer means sadness to many—slo-pitch players, sun worshippers, and students, to name a few. But the fall leads to so much joy for others: leaf-blower salesmen, kite flyers, and parents of students, for instance. Among those in a celebratory mode are those who follow the NFL, which […]
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Learn About Anishinaabe Culture and the Environment (Week 7) Greetings from the Stewardship Youth Ranger (SYR) teams. We had a busy week filled with hard work and plenty of learning! On Monday, we started out the week preparing for our Youth and Elders Summit by creating presentations on the stewardship […]
Some startling details emerged last week into the ongoing Senate expense scandal—and the findings could spell trouble for Sen. Pamela Wallin and the Conservative government of Stephen Harper. Back in the 2011 campaign, the NDP raised red flags about Conservative and Liberal senators campaigning on the public dime. We asked […]
For as long as I can remember, I’ve wanted to be an old woman some day. Maybe it’s because I admired my grandmother so much–spunky, always laughing, with peppermint drops in her apron. Once when I gave her a five-pound box of chocolates with money I earned myself, she advised […]
I ended last week’s column with “I am the luckiest girl I know,” and yet when I saw that in writing after the newspaper was printed, I thought, no, I’m not lucky. Luck is for lottery ticket winners. I believe I deserve to have a happy life and I live […]
Whew—another Emo Fair is behind us! Mother Nature came through for us and we had beautiful weather. Fortunately, the heavy rain, hail, and wind held off until Sunday night. Of course, most of my time during the fair is spent in and around the beef barns. We had a great […]
By Gary Sliworsky Ag rep, Emo With increasing fuel and production costs, more economical and yet still viable alternatives are playing a larger role in conventional agriculture. Pasture long has been accepted as a source of forage during the summer months. However, with proper management, stockpiled pasture can be a […]
If I were rich (well, not even rich, just richer, but quite a bit richer), I would go to the hairdresser every other day to have my hair washed. I would lie back in the special chair and she (because I prefer a she rather than a he, but I’m […]
This past week, many Ministry of Natural Resources’ employees across the northwest received layoff notices as a result of the department’s long-term restructuring plan. While the impact for individual communities varies depending on the source of information (with the union representing the employees providing one set of figures that show […]
Have you ever wondered, when you see the vapour trails left by a jet in the sky, where it is going? Or have heard the distant sound from a jet, without seeing it, and wondered where the sound was coming from and where the jet was headed? Our imaginations allow […]
This week, and from time to time in this space, I will offer up a variety of short updates, thoughts, ideas, and opinions for your reading pleasure. I do this for two reasons: it takes cares of some housecleaning for sports items that deserve print space but not necessarily a […]
“Get back, get back, get back to where you once belonged . . . . Get back, Jo Jo.” Apparently, the Beatles are too powerful a force to be ignored. So here I am, roughly 115 months after I wished you all farewell in this very space. Who says you […]
