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Old English can be used in present time to amusing results

Old English can be used in present time to amusing results

My Norwegian nephews and nieces told me during one of my visits that I speak ancient Norwegian. Well, the Norwegian language has evolved over the close to 50 years I have lived in Canada. The English language has evolved as well.
Editorial - Season to remember others

Editorial - Season to remember others

It would be the greatest gift of the season if we as a community, both locally, and in terms of a larger world community, arrived at this time of year and newspapers did not feel the need to write the editorial which follows.
Editorial Cartoon

Editorial Cartoon

Who pays for government waste?

Who pays for government waste?

Dear Editor: Who should pay the price for government mismanagement and waste? Todd MacKay, of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation apparently thinks it should be public service workers and the families and communities they serve (LP Nov. 29, 2016).
Home renovations: beautification or aggravation?

Home renovations: beautification or aggravation?

By Gail Krawetz
Sunny Side Up - The rag dolls that remind me of Immanuel

Sunny Side Up - The rag dolls that remind me of Immanuel

I had made the children rag dolls that year. Clown-faced Toby for our son, flaxen-haired Miranda for our daughter. In the very early eighties, the floppy toys became my hand-stitched rebellion against the creeping Cabbage Patch craze.
Cal's Comic Corner - Squarriors reminds of Watership Downs

Cal's Comic Corner - Squarriors reminds of Watership Downs

Airboy #3 Written by James Robinson Art by Greg Hinkle Image Comics This refreshingly unusual take on a relaunch of Airboy has been outstanding since the rather weird first panel of issue #1 with writer James Robinson sitting on the ‘john’, pants aro
My two Bits - Thirty years later, and here we are again

My two Bits - Thirty years later, and here we are again

It was the late-1980s, and Grant Devine’s Progressive Conservative government was in its second term in Saskatchewan. They had run into tough economic times – drought and high interest rates.
Gardener's Notebook - Focus turns to indoor plants

Gardener's Notebook - Focus turns to indoor plants

At this time of year we focus on indoor gardening, our houseplants! I know many of you have beautiful houseplants: some very dear friends of our have the most amazing orchid plants, with long, graceful, arching stems of blooms that look like they sho
Chef Dez on Cooking - Single Malt Scotch and Pork

Chef Dez on Cooking - Single Malt Scotch and Pork

I am a scotch drinker. This is something I am quite proud of as I have invested a lot of money and time in sipping, tasting, and savoring many different types of Scottish grain whisky.
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