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Disappointment expressed

Disappointment expressed

I would like to express my deep disappointment in both the attitude and actions of the provincial government and its bargaining team in recent negotiations with this province's teachers.
Something not adding up

Something not adding up

Nurses are paid $71,240 for their first year on the job compared to $46,419 for first-year teachers.
A private nation

A private nation

The United States of America tends to like to poke fun at their neighbours to the north.
Teachers need public's support

Teachers need public's support

Teachers are in the middle of a crisis and need the public's support.
Pay now or pay more later

Pay now or pay more later

Dear Editor As a taxpayer, it makes my stomach churn every time I hear about another union or professional association demanding more money because I know it means a take home pay cut for myself.
BCI alumni invited to summer luncheons

BCI alumni invited to summer luncheons

Dear Editor The last Battleford Collegiate Institute reunion was in 2005. The school has been closed for 50 years so there wasn't any one left to do the organizing work for a 2010 reunion.
June brings in a new moon

June brings in a new moon

June begins with a new moon, also resulting in a partial solar eclipse in high northern latitudes; mostly visible in the Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Quebec.
why bother writing it down?

why bother writing it down?

We become too easily desensitized to news of natural disasters. After all, they are inevitable and even the most sensational stories of crime, neglect or ineptitude have become all too commonplace.
Getting a big bang out of the nerd premise

Getting a big bang out of the nerd premise

Hardly a week goes by when I don't see someone post on Facebook that The Big Bang Theory is one of the best shows on television. While I watched it on occasion, recently I have come to agree with that assessment.
Teachers' time has come

Teachers' time has come

Dear Editor I am not a teacher nor do I have any family members directly involved in the schools as students, employees or otherwise. ?During the 1990s Saskatchewan was on the verge of bankruptcy and our Standard and Poors rating was a B.
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