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World Contact Day has rich history

Posted on March 5, 2014

Happy World Contact Day!Ok, so that might be a smidge early, as World Contact Day isn’t officially until March 15, but I get confused sometimes… Read More »

Russian interference in Ukraine ill-advised

Posted on February 26, 2014

Is is perhaps a sad indictment that as the curtain falls on Russia’s 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, which managed to avoid any terrorist violence that… Read More »

Odland was what was right with sport

Posted on February 18, 2014

In my 10-plus years of covering sports in the Taber and Vauxhall areas, Kalvin Odland was just another source…and yet, he wasn’t.It is funny when… Read More »

Responsible pet ownership stressed

Posted on February 12, 2014

To say the turn of events involving a dog death here on the outskirts of Taber are a tad bizarre would be an understatement.There was… Read More »

Cell one of King’s weaker works

Posted on February 5, 2014

So-called “horror” authors don’t always fit that genre-specific title when it comes to many of their perhaps lesser-known works. While author Stephen King certainly fit… Read More »

Introducing new kid on the block

Posted on January 29, 2014

Hello Taber and Vauxhall! My name is J.W. (Bill) Schnarr and I’m your new reporter. By the time you read this, I’ll have already been… Read More »

Shopping study of human condition

Posted on January 21, 2014

After getting sick of eating out all the time, this bachelor relented and finally bought some groceries at 15 per cent Tuesday this month. The… Read More »

Triffids a unique spin on an apocalypse

Posted on January 15, 2014

There are many versions of the cause of mankind’s collapse sprinkled throughout the varied realm of post-apocalyptic fiction. They range from everything from nuclear holocaust… Read More »