by Bruce Cherney (part 2)
Winnipeg Alderman (now councillor) John Russell had a valid argument when he asserted during a council meeting that the ministerial association solely persecuted the women involve...
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After reading about his alleged death in 1897 in the New York Journal, Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain), famously quipped in a letter to the newspaper, “Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.”
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A Supervisor’s Prayer
Dear Lord, please help me:
To accept human beings as they are
— not yearn for perfect creatures;
To recognize abil...
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This issue of the Real Estate News is dated September 13. That’s Friday the 13th, a date that makes many people uneasy. Since this is also the 13th year of the century, today’s date is probably overwhelming...
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There is a reason why President Barack Obama said in a press conference on September: “We have been very clear to the Assad regime, but also to other players on the ground, that a red line for us is we start seeing a w...
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by Todd Lewys
If you’re looking to become a first-time homeowner or to downsize from a larger home, buying a condominium is — or so it seems —an affordable way to start building equity and have...
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by Bruce Cherney (part 1)
In an earlier era, city police tacitly condoned prostitution by relegating brothels to a specific neighbourhood that was officially referred to as the “segregated district.”...
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The farm industry, once dominated by small mom and pop operations, has given way to big business in Manitoba. Amalgamation of farmland operations has created “uber-farms” ranging in size from 5,000 to 8,000 acres...
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While barbecues sizzled in August, home sales heated up, reaching record levels for the month.
In particular, dollar volume sales shattered the previous record for the month by going over $300 million for the fi...
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Winnipeggers — actually all Manitobans — are notorious for going to great lengths to find a “great” bargain. Everyone has a friend or relative who eagerly patrols city streets on weekends to seek out ...
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