Archive : April 2014

Trivia from the early days of televison

Let’s see how well you can recall these obscure and not-so-obscure memories from the world of television past (answers at the end of the column): 1. In what old western series did Clint Eastwood play the character Rowdy Y...

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Hear, hear! is the correct terminology

“The government seems to believe, as do many critics and pundits, that the CBC must change if it is to survive. Here, here!” The above quotation is from a Free Press editorial of April 14, 2014. How sad...

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A sigh of relief

Any threat of major flooding in Winnipeg and Selkirk ended by Tuesday, April 22. In its flood bulletin for that day, the provincial government reported that the ice on the Red River in the city had released and continued to move through Win...

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Tips for first-time home buyers

With today’s low interest rates and wide variety of housing options and prices, buying your first home may be one of the best long-term investments that you will ever make. But before taking the big leap to homeownership, it is import...

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Philosophical lines of our time

Sometimes a whole lot of common sense can be compressed into a few words. I’ve been trying to remember all the short philosophies and wise sayings that society has produced down through the ages.  Some of these are succinct and s...

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Easter celebrations around the world

Easter is more important in some countries than in others. About one per cent of Japanese celebrate Easter, while almost 100 per cent of Greeks do. Naturally, many countries have developed unique Easter traditions and superstitions.

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Honouring volunteers

Led by the skirl of bagpipes, a line of people began entering the banquet room in the RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg. By the time the piper had finished his tune, the queue stretched the width of the room, from one end to the other.

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There’s already a hall of fame

Recently, Winnipeg Free Press columnist Gordon Sinclair Jr. wrote an article  about a Downtown Biz sponsored Manitoba Walk of Fame (April 3, 2014, Who's Most worthy of Walk?). It appears from what he described that it would be &nbs...

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