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It isn't where we are going - but who we trust as we travel

It isn't where we are going - but who we trust as we travel

Ed, my neighbour next door, has been like a bear hibernating this last while. If he has been out of his den, I haven?t seen him. Ruby, his wife, told me at the post office yesterday that Ed is alright, but gone most days.
Bad trumps good in the media

Bad trumps good in the media

Negative images and stories depicting western civilization's penchant for warehousing its vulnerable elderly in Darwinian long-term care institutions abound in the media.
Broken Things

Broken Things

A weathered cedar butt, rammed against a pile of upended logs, takes on the shape of a volcano. The shell of the structure cradles gravel and dried grasses while the jagged spears of wood surrounding the crown, point heavenward.
Second hand growing pains hurt more

Second hand growing pains hurt more

It was at the end of Sparks that I knew something was up. As Katrina came out, she ran up to me and half-jokingly threw her pink sash at me. I found that was quite rude and scolded her for it.
Growth begins with infrastructure

Growth begins with infrastructure

In The Provincial Scene this week, veteran political observer Murray Mandryk floats the notion Saskatchewan's population boom needs to be spread out more evenly around the province.
Patience, patience

Patience, patience

There's a song my sister used to sing to the children she looked after in her day home. "Patience. Have patience. Don't be in such a hurry. If you have no patience, you only start to worry.
Service to locals a thing of the past

Service to locals a thing of the past

Dear Editor Regarding End of an Era, in the early 1950s I, too, lived on the North Battleford to Paradise Hill CNR line. Every Friday morning it brought our piano teacher from St.
Luna's close encounters begin Sept. 1

Luna's close encounters begin Sept. 1

The month begins with the moon at last quarter, meaning 21 days have passed since new moon. It will be full Sept. 23, which, coincidentally, is the day after the Autumn Equinox. Luna's close encounters for the month begin Sept.
Handbag angel

Handbag angel

I want to thank the gentleman who found my handbag on Dec. 17 and turned it in to Frontier Mall administration office. Your honesty is appreciated. Thank you and bless you. Adele Feschuk
Making goals, not wishes for The New Year

Making goals, not wishes for The New Year

A New Year's tradition with my family is going out for breakfast on New Year's Day. We went to a restaurant. While we were there we ran into some of my wife's clients. They joked with us about how they were going to start their diets after breakfast.
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