by Bruce Cherney (part 1)
To the list of extraordinary calamities it had compiled since an elephant stampede and a lion escaped in 1907, spreading panic among Winnipeggers, a riot was added in 1909. On August 9, Happyland, the amus...
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People in the Prairies are taking the increasing cost of basics in stride, with just over a third saying rising food and gas prices have impacted their budgets significantly, which is the lowest impact in the country, according to the July 20...
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I’ve a backlog of readers’ letters to answer, but first I want to say I’ve noticed a change in the kind of letter and call that I receive. I think most readers now have computers and like to find many answers themselves R...
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A Grade 4 teacher gave the kids in her classroom the first half of well-known proverbs and asked them to complete each one.
Here’s what they came up with (in italics):
• Don’t change horses until ...
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One of the emerging developments in 2011 in Winnipeg’s local MLS® market is the significant jump in activity of vacant lot sales. In the first six months of 2011, vacant lot sales have increased 28 per cent in value over the same p...
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National Geographic Daily News recently reported the landing of North America’s largest-ever blue catfish, weighing an incredible 143 pounds and measuring 57 inches. The fish caught in Virginia in late June broke the previous record for...
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by Bruce Cherney (Part 3 of 3)
The claim that sparks from passing trains were the primary cause of prairie fires possessed the potential to create a public relations nightmare for railway companies. To counter the assertions made b...
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It’s shaping up to be another good year for MLS® sales, according to WinnipegREALTORS®.
The first half of 2011 saw MLS® sales — all property types — increase by three per cent to 6,660 units sold, w...
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Great golf lines of our time:
• “Watching the late Sam Snead hit balls was like watching a fish practice swimming.” — John Schlee, U.S. Open runner-up in 1973.
• “All games are silly, ...
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An outbreak of language abuse has occurred among those who get quoted in the media. Note the over-use of “in terms of.” This hollow phrase means nothing.
Today’s politicians seldom weigh in on anything without thr...
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