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Progress since the 1940s

Progress since the 1940s

In order to do research for a few stories recently, I found myself leafing through old copies of the Battlefords News-Optimist, specifically, the 1943 pages of the "Battlefords Daily News," as it was then called.
Medal's history linked to the Battlefords

Medal's history linked to the Battlefords

I was recently contacted by a man with an interesting hobby. Dave Thomson has made it one of his goals in life to repatriate old war medals, or return them to their families.
Sign an embarrassment

Sign an embarrassment

Dear Editor People travelling on the Highway 16 bypass may or may not see this totally useless sign shortly after crossing the railway tracks. It has been in this state for some three years.
Petraeus, James Bond, Argo and other thoughts about spies and movies

Petraeus, James Bond, Argo and other thoughts about spies and movies

Reporters in the United States need not have worried about having a lack of interesting stories to cover with the conclusion of that thick oil well of news known as the US election. That's because of the story blew up about retired army Gen.
Keep out of my personal space - get out of my face

Keep out of my personal space - get out of my face

Ed, my neighbour next door, really hates it if someone gets too close for comfort. "There are contrary cattle that barely stop at a fence in front of them.
Thick-headed drivers dangerous in the fog

Thick-headed drivers dangerous in the fog

Dear Editor I've written this letter before in other foggy autumns, and now I'm writing it again. Late October and early November are usually foggy and this year might be foggier than usual.
Sandy leaves wide swath of destruction

Sandy leaves wide swath of destruction

Dear Editor Is the North American media biased or not? One has only to look at the coverage given Hurricane Sandy.
Stockpiling lends a sense of security

Stockpiling lends a sense of security

As a child, I began stockpiling food 'just in case.' I always had three nutritious meals every day and never went hungry, but when my younger siblings started growing and passing my height I always made sure I made it to the dinner table on time.
Remembering not to forget

Remembering not to forget

Remember. It's seems like a simple concept. Remember what has gone on before, so we don't ever go through something as brutal as a world war again.
A dictatorship

A dictatorship

Regarding your Editorial "A dismal turnout" and letter to the editor "Denied a vote" in the October 31 edition of the Humboldt Journal.Our elections over the decades have become dictatorial from the word go.
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