Faithfully yours - A message of hope to a chaotic world

By Neil Strohschein

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The old saying goes like this: “There are three sides to every story—your side, my side and the truth.” In view of some of the things that happened this past week, I’d like to reword that saying to read: “There are three sides to every tragedy—the facts we hear, see or read; the speculation created by those who think they know why the events took place; and then the truth.”

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My Perspective - From the comfort of your couch

By Kate Jackman-Atkinson

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Thanks to modern technology, from the comfort of my couch, I can take a drive down the Champs-Élysées, through Times Square or past Stonehenge. This is all because of Google’s Street View images, which work with Google Maps to provide 360° images of locations around the world. 

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Right in the Centre - In pursuit of truth and decency

By Ken Waddell

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The government of Manitoba just re-named a portion of Hwy. 10 after the longest serving premier of Manitoba, John Bracken. Bracken wasn’t a big self-promoter. His name isn’t exactly a household name any longer.

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Thumbs down - July 20, 2016

Thumbs Down

Submitted by Val Wilson

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Observation

By Addy Oberlin

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All we have seen this week is a cloudy sky with off and on severe rain and, in some places, even golfball sized hail. The weatherman has been pretty close in predicting the right kind of weather. People are planning to go on holidays, maybe even thinking of camping and enjoying the beautiful outdoors. However, wind, rain and thunder can spoil anyone’s holidays.

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