Editorial
Exotic animals
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Last week the state of Ohio made international headlines when Terry Thompson took his life after setting loose dozens of exotic animals including tigers, lions, bears and primates — the majority of which were...
Rapid transit to ‘nowhere’
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Winnipeg Transit is not terrible. There, I said it.
The buses are clean, the operators generally friendly and the service is pretty decent if you live in an area close to a major route....
Conservatives to the left of me . . .
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The 2011 Manitoba provincial elections concluded last week, with the New Democrat Party of Manitoba securing 37 seats for their fourth consecutive majority government. As an undecided voter who cast a ballot for an...
Your summer dream (job)
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Unless you’re a stone-cold academic, it’s about that time in the school year; you’ve been stuck inside for a month, midterms are either here or around the corner, and the polish of a new...
A letter to my future self
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Dear future self,
I would say it’s been a long time but, somehow, I doubt it has.
I’ve decided to write you this letter both in effort to impart some of my youthful wisdom and to...
Just the facts Ma’am
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I was recently in the enviable position of sitting on a patio late at night, sipping beer while a bug zapper pleasantly crackled in the background.
I was in excellent company and the conversation...
Don’t leave just yet
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I intentionally avoided opening my Facebook profile this morning, because I knew what it would contain. When finally gave up and logged in, I was not disappointed.
Several friends were talking about leaving Canada...
