Opinion

Turning water into cash

111Boaters had limited opportunities for launching their water craft this year because of high water levels. The problem was worse than most years, but the fact is Winnipeg's rivers are about as approachable as a porcupine. There are a limited number of ramps for launching boats, and even light-weight canoes and kayaks are difficult to get to the river's edge in unserviced areas. PRINT | 7/11/2009 1:00 AM | 0

letter of the day Nov. 7

It irks me to no end to once again read in your pages about "Third World" conditions on Manitoba reserves. Yes, the poverty and other conditions in those isolated, or not so isolated, reserves are shameful and deplorable, but describing them as "Third World" is grossly misleading. PRINT | 7/11/2009 1:00 AM | 0

Acts of Orwellian feminism

11For her, at the time, the emphasis was first on taste. At home on Thanksgiving she gets turkey, mashed potatoes, a vegetable, and, if she's been good, which is not often, a piece of pie with, perhaps, some ice cream. PRINT | 7/11/2009 1:00 AM | 0

The Fall(out) of the Wall

Like you, or the vast majority of you old enough to remember, I watched the Fall of the Wall on television 20 years ago -- on Nov. 9, 1989. PRINT | 7/11/2009 1:00 AM | 0

Whenever I hear women complaining about the rat race, I think about the Career I didn't have

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The circle closes with tears, and wailing Bob Marley

Last week, Colleen Simard took readers on a road trip to meet a long lost uncle. PRINT | 7/11/2009 1:00 AM | 0

A price tag at last

The David Suzuki Foundation and the Pembina Institute recently released an analysis of the economic impact of greenhouse gas targets on economic growth in Canada. The report advocates the adoption of a punishing price on carbon, which would act as a tax on virtually everything, along with several other expensive policies designed to reduce emissions. PRINT | 7/11/2009 1:00 AM | 0

By the unelected, unchosen, unfree

11Our battle plan was ambush. About 40 of us set ourselves up in the hallway between the elevator and the private dining room and accosted them as they tried to muscle by. Whenever a member of the ruling caste said anything of interest, one of us hurried to relay this to another of the sachems and provoke a reaction. This sort of schoolyard tattle-telling is how reporters like me cover the United States Senate. PRINT | 7/11/2009 1:00 AM | 0

Lotteries levy the tax when we buy a dream

WE buy lottery tickets only partly because we are duped by government advertising into thinking that we might actually win. Mostly, we buy them because we are slothful, greedy daydreamers. No one knows this better than I. PRINT | 7/11/2009 1:00 AM | 0

A song in my heart and better it stays there

SOME people might find the idea of a 92-year-old man singing karaoke at the McPhillips Street Station casino to be quaint to the point of patronization. Others might think it to be an admirable lesson in the unlimited opportunities of life. Personally, I find it enviable to the degree that I fear I am on or over the verge of committing one of the ugliest of the seven deadly sins -- why should Fred Harwood, whose story Carolin Vesely told in this week's paper, be able to sing karaoke when I cannot? PRINT | 7/11/2009 1:00 AM | 0

Should Clinton become a 'RELIABLE VICAR?'

111Historically, our best secretaries of state have been those who think creatively and move assertively. Likewise, our most effective foreign policies have come under strong and secure secretaries of state. PRINT | 7/11/2009 1:00 AM | 0

A history of remembrance

In 1923, a temporary war memorial that stood at Portage and Main in front of the Bank of Montreal was torn down. The makeshift cenotaph had been erected soon after the Great War in an outburst of emotion for the literally thousands of Winnipeg boys killed or injured in the war. PRINT | 7/11/2009 1:00 AM | 0

Big prize or bust for Blue and Kelly

Clearly, what the Winnipeg Blue Bombers have got themselves on Sunday is a Glengarry Glen Ross football game. PRINT | 7/11/2009 1:00 AM | 1

A history of remembrance

In 1923, a temporary war memorial that stood at Portage and Main in front of the Bank of Montreal was torn down. The makeshift cenotaph had been erected soon after the Great War in an outburst of emotion for the literally thousands of Winnipeg boys killed or injured in the war. PRINT | 7/11/2009 1:00 AM | 0

Rodallega took time to develop into superstar

The 2005 FIFA Youth Championship will forever be remembered as Lionel Messi's coming-out party. And for good reason. Over those three weeks in June, the frail 17-year-old scored six goals and led Argentina to its fifth title. PRINT | 7/11/2009 1:00 AM | 0

Tears and fears

PINE FALLS -- It's been 68 days since the paper mill in this close-knit town locked its doors and shut out 270 workers. In many ways, Tembec is Pine Falls. It's the life blood of the small community, a place where generations of men and women have spent their working lives. PRINT | 7/11/2009 1:00 AM | 0

• Locked out in Pine Falls

The German Question answered

THE fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago is frequently regarded as one of those rare watershed moments in history that mark the end of one era and the beginning of another. In this case, the new era was popularly regarded as superior to the previous one, even if it was beset with uncertainty over the future of Russia. PRINT | 7/11/2009 1:00 AM | 0

Acts of Orwellian feminism

11For her, at the time, the emphasis was first on taste. At home on Thanksgiving she gets turkey, mashed potatoes, a vegetable, and, if she's been good, which is not often, a piece of pie with, perhaps, some ice cream. PRINT | 7/11/2009 1:00 AM | 0

Putting some meat on our beef industry

It's commonly known Manitoba's cattle industry depends heavily on exports. PRINT | 7/11/2009 1:00 AM | 0

McFadyen grabs his party by the ear

And thus begin the two most important years in Hugh McFadyen's political life. PRINT | 7/11/2009 1:00 AM | 2

The circle closes with tears, and wailing Bob Marley

Last week, Colleen Simard took readers on a road trip to meet a long lost uncle. PRINT | 7/11/2009 1:00 AM | 0

Living for today, SAVING FOR TOMORROW

As a widow and breast cancer survivor, Donna knows the importance of savouring life. PRINT | 7/11/2009 1:00 AM | 0

Mind your own business

11Serving up breakfast for six American hunters and fishermen sitting at the dining room table before daybreak may not seem like the ideal vocation for most people, but for Machinski, it's her dream job. PRINT | 7/11/2009 1:00 AM | 0

Viewers finding an appetite for local docs

Here's an interesting tidbit in the context of the battle between Canada's cable companies and TV stations. PRINT | 7/11/2009 1:00 AM | 0

Sometimes, it's OK to lie at work

When you think about it honestly, most of us have lied at work to get what we want. PRINT | 7/11/2009 1:00 AM | 0

Celebrate awards But recognize all the work that went into them

11There's just so much to choose from; in fact if you truly wanted, you could be celebrating at some function or another every night of the week. As well, the number of "competitive" recognition opportunities has substantially increased. For instance, the latest award winners for the 10th Canada's Top 100 Employers have just been announced. PRINT | 7/11/2009 1:00 AM | 0