People of the prairie share stories of talent and trouble
A community round up highlights Elaine Bennett’s return to college, Tilly Harpelle’s 70th birthday CD and yodeling, and regional notes on heritage sites, weather of 3000 ground strikes, COPP volunteers, VLT funds, and a tire dealer jailed for tire-damaging vandalism.
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Elaine Bennett
Reston Recorder
Elaine
Tilly Harpelle
Carberry
Carberry News-Express
Glenboro Gazette
Tilly
Spud City
Barrhead
Shirley
Norma Jean Bowen
Obadiah
Amber Valley
Athabasca
Oklahoma
Camrose Canadian
Hydro
Melfort Journal
Dauphin Herald
Virden
Empire Advance
Winkler Times
Winkler
the Times
Neepawa Press
Amaranth
Crowbar
No Drugs Period in 2000 Sydney Olympics on CBC
Reader letters criticize CBC coverage of drug testing during the Sydney Games. They urge focus on unity and sport rather than scandals, citing Eric Lamaze and cocaine as harmful examples, and question media sensationalism versus athletic achievement.
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CBC
Sydney
Australia
Olympic Organizing Committee
Lamaze relapse sparks debate on drug policy in sport
Maria laments Lamaze's return to cocaine amid past four year ban and 1996 Olympic absence. She argues drugs in sport should be handled in house, not public spectacle, urging focus on athletic glory rather than bad news.
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Lamaze
Atlanta
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Glenboro
Fred McGuinness
Eric Lamaze
Canadian Olympic Association
Artizans.com
By Moria Berry
The
Glenboro & Area
Government of
Gazette
Mts.net