Few local issues garner as much emotion and controversy as school closures, and that’s certain to be the case yet again as the local public board wrestles with the future of Donald Young in Emo, Sturgeon Creek in Barwick, and Crossroads in Devlin over the next three months. The Rainy […]
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He grew up poor–dirt poor! And as a result, he had very little education. Yet he became a successful freelance writer while still in his teens and published his first book at age 24. From personal experience, he understood the pain of poverty and servitude. So he went on to […]
Do you know a student in Grade 7 or 8 who would like to learn more about the way our province is governed? The Legislative Page program may be the opportunity they are looking for. If you have ever watched the legislature on television, you likely have noticed student pages […]
I like to iron. I like how the task takes all the creases and lumps and bumps and makes them smooth—a metaphor for life. I like the bursts of steam—the warmth and the pssst; a bit of music to my ears. Men used hankies when I was a kid, big […]
Let me say this right off the bat: people are not commodities. Well, unless you’re a member of a perennially-lousy sports franchise making anywhere near the league average salary. Then you can get bet your paycheque you’ll be shipped out to some more financially-stable team in exchange for anything from […]
Well, another cattle sale is behind us! We sold 1,358 animal for a total of $1,183,157.55. Things went well despite the heavy downpours of rain throughout the day Saturday. This makes it very difficult for our workers, but we have some good ones so they survived. It is even more […]
The last bass tournament of the year in Sunset Country, hosted by Whitefish Bay First Nation, took place over the weekend in Sioux Narrows. Two dozen teams showed up to brave a full day of rain on Saturday, followed by a beautiful day of weather Sunday. The organizers collected the […]
