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Etiquette: Returning phone calls

Etiquette: Returning phone calls

If someone phones you and leaves a message because you are not available, answering it with a text could be considered rude.
MLA Report: People with addictions and mental health struggles need more support

MLA Report: People with addictions and mental health struggles need more support

"Whether you voted for me or not, I will do my best to represent you and your concerns. I want to do right by our community."
Editorial: Two Thompson police shootings six years apart took place under very different circumstances

Editorial: Two Thompson police shootings six years apart took place under very different circumstances

Any police shooting is a tragedy, but not all are equally necessary.
Letter: Trumpism (the lunatic who ran the asylum)

Letter: Trumpism (the lunatic who ran the asylum)

While president, Donald Trump acted in many of the same ways that Adolf Hitler did while in power, writer argues.
Editorial: Same problems continue to plague Thompson and the north year after year

Editorial: Same problems continue to plague Thompson and the north year after year

It may seem like the only path is to throw up one’s hands and declare them unsolvable or somebody else’s problems but fresh ideas need to be imagined and tested and new people  given opportunities to succeed, even if there’s a good chance they’ll fail.
Etiquette: Taking off your sunglasses

Etiquette: Taking off your sunglasses

Eye contact not only improves communication between people, but it also shows respect for others.
Flin Flon MLA Report: Transfer of Lynn Lake Hospital inpatients to Flin Flon negatively impacts health

Flin Flon MLA Report: Transfer of Lynn Lake Hospital inpatients to Flin Flon negatively impacts health

The province has not announced a timeline to reinstate inpatient services at Lynn Lake Hospital.
Editorial: Northern railway investments better late than never

Editorial: Northern railway investments better late than never

Deciding to spend money on the Hudson Bay Railway is, effectively, an admission that it was a mistake to sell it and the port off in the first place and to put the fate of entire communities and their citizens in the hands of owners who don’t live in the region.
Backyard Astronomy: the James Webb Space Telescope’s success

Backyard Astronomy: the James Webb Space Telescope’s success

Located about 1.5 million kilometres from Earth, the James Webb Space Telescope has opened a new portal to discovery.
Opinion: Court's decision leaves security of anonymity for the press and the public unclear

Opinion: Court's decision leaves security of anonymity for the press and the public unclear

"It is reasonable to ask now: Why would any source step forward with information if we cannot protect their identities?"
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