Archive : November 2011

Wonderful world of whimsy

   A man is stopped by the police at midnight and asked where he’s going. “I’m on the way to listen to a lecture about the effects of alcohol and drug abuse on the human body.”

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Reader suggestions and queries

  In September, I decried the behaviour of an unknown person who removes pages from the WREN, then replaces the plundered copy for someone else to take. I called that person a vandal. Shortly afterward, I heard fr...

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Good-bye old friend

  Many Manitobans hold fond memories for the old football stadium, which saw its last Bomber game played last Sunday. It was a significant game in itself, since the 19-3 victory over Hamilton means the Bombers are competing fo...

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Hubs of localized activity

In the last article (October 28, Professionally Speaking), we talked about how our Downtown is planned to grow and change. Downtown, h...

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Steamboat pirates

  During Steamboats on the Red: A Story of Buccaneers and Robber Barons, which aired on November 8 (to be rebroadcast on Prairie Public TV, Channel 3, on Monday, November 21, at 9:30 p.m.), I referred to the trio of Donald Smi...

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