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Lost tax revenue could go a long way

Lost tax revenue could go a long way

Dear Editor I would like to extend a bouquet to the investigative reporters at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation for exposing the extent of tax avoidance and evasion in Canada.
Wines with location and identity

Wines with location and identity

American agriculturalist and writer, Wendell Barry, made a comment that I often call to mind: "If you don't know where you are, you don't know who you are." Location shapes identity. Likewise, the truest wines are "located".
Tanks for the memories

Tanks for the memories

The juxtaposition couldn't have been more striking. On the web page of the Stars and Stripes (www.stripes.com), the "U.S.
What will you be?

What will you be?

"My background is in design, decorating and photography, among other creative skills. Even as a child I didn't know what kind of an artist I would be but I knew I would be an artist.
Why change computers every few years?

Why change computers every few years?

I sit here typing this as I have been asked this question about 10 times in the past week having not been asked it in months.
Catering to car culture on a step forward

Catering to car culture on a step forward

Dear Editor In response to "My two cents worth " (News-Optimist, April 2) Parking is not a fundamental human right.
Lawns: Where less may be better

Lawns: Where less may be better

Lawns are among our landscape's biggest water consumers. To look good, traditional lawn grasses need more water than is available through natural precipitation on the prairies.
Two seasons - winter and construction

Two seasons - winter and construction

The communication lines have been hopping the past couple days and it's all about what the spring thaw is going to do to our highways and byways. The City of North Battleford's missive is titled "Pothole season has arrived.
How to have fun with scammers and telemarketers

How to have fun with scammers and telemarketers

History and Commentary from a Prairie Perspective
The life and times of Roger Ebert

The life and times of Roger Ebert

This week, the world of film criticism lost its most prominent and popular voice with the passing of Roger Ebert.
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