Prairie Spirit Shines From Susan Bell and Local News
A Five-Village Weekly profile extols Susan Bell on her hundredth birthday with a lobster dinner and a biography given to guests. It recounts her early life on a homestead north of Edmonton, chocolate dipping in Calgary and Edmonton, teaching in California, and return to Irricana where she barbered in a pool hall.
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Susan Bell
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Irricana
Susan
Edmonton
Calgary
California
Boissevain Recorder
Minto
Carman
Heart and Stroke Foundation
Abe Hyde
Abe
Tom Wood
Elm Creek
Tom
England
Weather Woes and Politics in Canada Weather Woes and Politics in Canada
A reader laments harsh winter winds across Canada and notes El Niño's return hurting forecasts for an early spring. The column shifts to politics, referencing Stephen Harper as the new Canadian Alliance leader and questioning his influence versus Stock. It also discusses softwood lumber tariffs and potential jobs impact in BC and Alberta amid high debt and unemployment.
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Toronto
Stephen Harper
Harper
Stock
Canada
Alberta
U.S
Weather and Subsidies Clash in Reflections on Cost of Living
The writer muses on cost of living and weather as a safer topic amid debates over Olympic judging irregularities. They note champions skipping Nagano Worlds after the Winter Games and contrast U S lumber subsidies with substantial farming subsidies seen south of the border.
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Nagano
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