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Real power lies with shadowy corporate elite lobby group, not Parliament, readers suggests

Real power lies with shadowy corporate elite lobby group, not Parliament, readers suggests

To the Editor: Judging by the uproar over Prime Minister Stephen Harper proroguing parliament, it is apparent that a great many Canadians are still deluded into believing that the majority of MPs they elect serve any other purpose than to create the
Ethanol: What about starving populations?

Ethanol: What about starving populations?

To the Editor: Newspapers reported last week that the federal government ordered a study of the environmental impact of making ethanol and bio-diesel.
Latitude 55

Latitude 55

If 'Googled' is a verb that needs no explanation, can there be any doubt the Internet is changing the very way we think?
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Out & About

Relay for Life kickoff Jan. 23 at Juniper Centre
Winn Can Properties: Some things just don't work out as planned

Winn Can Properties: Some things just don't work out as planned

At the peak of the housing crunch in Thompson almost 19 months ago, deputy mayor Harold Smith paid a visit to the Thompson Chamber of Commerce, as the weekly guest luncheon speaker on June 25, 2008, to tout a much ballyhooed new housing deal the City
My Take on Snow Lake

My Take on Snow Lake

Looking to Halifax for tax reformers for Snow Lake cottage solutions
Spiritual Thoughts

Spiritual Thoughts

It is Christmas everyday
Stephen Harper or Napoleon Bonaparte?

Stephen Harper or Napoleon Bonaparte?

To the Editor: Does this sound like someone we know? Could it be from Prime Minister Stephen Harper's desk? "It is a political principle of mine to make use of the wisdom of all the intermediate bodies - every time that they share my intentions and f
Cormier says farewell after 16 years of Northern policing

Cormier says farewell after 16 years of Northern policing

To the Editor: As I sat here thinking of how to write this letter, I just kept coming back to all the wonderful people I have had the opportunity to work with in our City of Thompson and in all the surrounding reserves and communities here in Norther
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Out & About

Winnie Stuart heads to Southern Manitoba
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