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Movement represents grassroots, not corrupt councils

Movement represents grassroots, not corrupt councils

Dear Editor I would like to inform the citizens of Canada that the Idle No More Movement was founded by grassroots people and that is who they are representing.
Promising New Year with NHL deadlock down to dust

Promising New Year with NHL deadlock down to dust

Ed, my neighbor next door, is unusually upbeat this January. Returning from Mexico a few days after New Year's, Ed was soon greeted with the joyous news that the NHL is about to come to life for a shortened season.
Share the warmth

Share the warmth

On Sunday, our part of the world was treated to something that we've come to expect at least once a winter - a day of extreme windchill.
The power of words

The power of words

Over the past decade I've written hundreds of thousands of words for the Maidstone Mirror, Regional Optimist and News-Optimist. It has been an amazing journey.
Lack of respect could have been tragic

Lack of respect could have been tragic

Dear Editor During the Jan. 17 snowstorm, I saw many acts of kindness from my living room window, such as drivers offering rides to people trying to walk through that deep snow. I also experienced the kindness of neighbours shovelling snow.
How much sodium is too much?

How much sodium is too much?

It is everywhere. Reduced sodium this. No salt added that. On and on. It's no wonder we think that sodium (salt) is a bad thing. Although sodium has a bad reputation, our body does require it to function properly.
Remembering the power of the printed word

Remembering the power of the printed word

As our world becomes increasingly enmeshed with the digital universe, I received a reminder this week about the power of the printed word. I received a letter to the editor in February 2012 in which Rita di Ghent of Toronto, Ont.
Good old Fashioned service is still here and healthy in the Battlefords

Good old Fashioned service is still here and healthy in the Battlefords

My bouquet is to our locally owned and operated Dairy Queen store. I am impressed by the good "old fashioned" service there. I am a retired social worker and I do frequent DQ.
Why aren't the malls full? We have winter here

Why aren't the malls full? We have winter here

Canadian shoppers are idiots. Recently I had the chance to peruse the Weyburn City Centre Mall. I had visited the Smitty's there before, but never had actually seen the rest of the facility. I was amazed at how empty it was.
Credit to whom credit is due

Credit to whom credit is due

Dear Editor First, on behalf of the North Battleford 2013 Centennial Historical Committee and the Battlefords Heritage Society, I would like to acknowledge and thank editor Becky Doig for her involvement in the Battlefords' history community and the
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