http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/blogs List of all bloggers with most recent post for each en-gb Thu, 23 May 2013 16:39:16 CDT http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/blogs/Paying-it-forward-184458971.html I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to the gentleman, standing behind me at the parking lot pay station, located across from the Planetarium entrance, for giving me his change to complete my payment. I want him to know that I have paid it forward. — Mary... Fri, 28 Dec 2012 10:17:42 CST http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/blogs/O-Brad-Wall-Brad-Wall-wherefore-art-thou-140900783.html The last time I checked, he had a full-time job in Saskatchewan. But that hasn’t stopped a few on Manitoba’s right from trying to clone Wall and his success with the Saskatchewan Party in Manitoba. They apparently want to call it the Manitoba Party with the goal of fielding Wed, 29 Feb 2012 13:21:07 CST http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/blogs/Movie-The-Movie-has-it-all-140590673.html Jimmy Kimmel Live picked the perfect night to unleash their brilliant movie parody that features every movie genre and actor you can think of in their Movie: The Movie movie. Knowing Hollywood types, they're watching this and thinking to themselves "this could Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:11:12 CST http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/blogs/Cranking-iPhone-video-up-a-notch-140350823.html In my neverending quest to make the iPhone a legitimate tool in our newsgathering arsenal, I may have found a device that finally resolves all audio concerns. For anyone wh uses the iPhone for video, you'll know that the audio quality leaves something to be desired. For professional video Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:40:17 CST http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/blogs/Flush-the-water-park-140158173.html One of the best stories out of our City Hall bureau today explains that Mayor Sam Katz is getting very close to withdrawing a $7-million offer to a private developer – any private developer – to build a water park. If he withdraws the offer of funding, it would put to an end almost Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:43:39 CST http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/blogs/Guardian-angel-shows-the-way-139527073.html My granddaughter moved to a new apartment and gave me her address. I had trouble finding it, and after driving a while, I stopped at a gas station and asked a young chap if he could direct me to this address. He didn’t think there was a street by this name. After a number of phone calls on Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:24:40 CST http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/blogs/Good-friend-on-a-windy-day-139526913.html I had been out for lunch at the Tavern on Pembina Highway. On my way home, I was fine until I turned the corner of the building and a gust of wind hit me. I leaned against the building and put my hand on the trunks of the cars as I passed each one. When I got to the fourth car, a gust came and I Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:22:55 CST http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/blogs/Thanks-for-documents-return-139526063.html I want to express our gratitude to an anonymous individual who returned a document belonging to Redeemite Canaanland Ventures Inc. on St. Mary’s Road. The person must have seen the document on the road and dispatched it to our address. We are saying thank you. — Paul A. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:13:47 CST http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/blogs/Courtesy-helps-Agape-Table-139525803.html I often have to back out of a driveway onto Ness Avenue. I have mentally made a commitment to donate two dollars to Agape Table every time someone stops and allows me to back out. So far it is up to ten dollars. To the drivers letting me out, thanks, your thoughtfulness did not go Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:10:20 CST http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/blogs/Dire-times-in-Upper-Canada-and-other-stuff-139471733.html I’ll be away for the next 10 days, returning to work Feb. 27, one of the costs of being empty-nesters and missing the children dearly — though we’ll try to cope. Meanwhile, did you see all that stuff coming out of Upper Canada yesterday about the drastic cuts that the McGuinty Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:07:18 CST