by Bruce Cherney (part 2)
A July 15, 1913, Manitoba Free Press article about the annual Winnipeg Industrial Exhibition noted that the Lawrie Wagon and Carriage Company display would surprise visitors with the va...
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There is contrasting consumer sentiment among Prairie residents
towards confidence and home-buying intentions, with 89 per cent of
respondents in Manitoba and Sas-katchewan saying that t...
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Ah, the amazing logic of kids:
• A youngster called his grandfather to wish him a happy birthday. He asked Grandad how old he was and was told 68. The grandson was quiet for a moment, and then he aske...
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Many readers enjoy British movies, sit-coms and soaps. At the same time, these fans sometimes have no idea what those Brits are saying.
Since we use their language, we do understand standard English vocabu...
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It’s a safe bet that everyone has experienced the annoying and distracting cell phone user in a public setting engaged in what to the casual observer is a one-way conversation.
At airports while awaiting a...
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Manitoba and Alberta will be the only provinces to enjoy a home sales increase in 2013, according to an updated forecast recently released by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA).
Meanwhile, the rest of C...
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by Lorne Weiss
The Manitoba government likes to remind us that when it comes to taxes, there is only “one taxpayer.”
Actually, when it comes to education, that “one taxpayer”...
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by Bruce Cherney (part 1)
It became increasingly obvious to more astute carriage and wagon makers at the turn of the 20th century that their industry would eventually be deposed due to the growing popularity of ...
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The following gives us a perspective on, “The other guy’s way of looking at things,” “Different strokes for different folks,” “It takes all kinds to make up the world,” and the ever ...
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Jack is the name of the hero in many English fairy tales, for example, Jack the Giant Killer, Jack and the Beanstalk and, How Jack Went Out to Seek His Fortune. Another one, Jack the Cunning Thief, is Irish/Scottish. And of ...
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