Long-time reader, M, takes me to task regarding April 5’s Twisty Tongue. M wrote: “You let your readers down. You asked why politicians and others do everything possible to communicate unclearly and then yo...
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It had seen better days, but for many the old Polo Park stadium, which is now being demolished to make way for a retail complex, still holds many fond memories. Although nothing lasts forever, the demise of Canad Inns Stadiu...
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by Heino Molls
As a long-time observer of the real estate industry, it continues to be glaring to me that the real estate agent in North America is the focal point of a real estate purchase or sale. I have writt...
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by Bruce Cherney (part 1)
Today, Edmund Landor Taylor would be referred to as a “parachute candidate” when he ran in the May 12, 1913, Gimli byelection. The Winnipeg lawyer was hand-picked by the Rob...
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With spring-time weather finally here, prospective buyers are once again house hunting. As a result, April MLS® sales rebounded after a couple of months of faltering sales.
The equivalent of nearly 40...
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Let's see, what does this new month of May offer us besides that wonderful feeling of spring gradually returning? Well, there’s Mother’s Day, of course, on the 12th. Then, there's the first long weekend of the summ...
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Manitobans are very protective of their trees, going to great lengths to save them from the axe. Even a single tree under threat will rally people to the cause of its preservation. In recognition of this attachment, Conservation and Water S...
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Some words seem forever doomed to incorrect usage — not by everyone, but often enough to turn them into real problems. Fewer and less are prime examples.
Fewer is correctly used only when numbers can be attached. “F...
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One of the many services a REALTOR® provides when you are selling your home is an effective marketing plan. An important part of that overall plan may be an “open house” for prospective buyers.
Your REALTO...
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by Bruce Cherney (part 4 of 4)
With the Second Battalion of the Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI) rearmed with ammunition and rejuvenated by the food and water supplies dropped by parachute by U.S. Air Force (U...
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