Peace makers honored in Carter Center profile
The piece recalls Jimmy Carter and the Carter Center as advocates for peace and human rights. It highlights Camp David talks with Begin and Sadat, Panama Canal negotiations, and SALT efforts, while noting mixed reviews and Carter's post presidency work. It references the Iran hostage crisis and his 1980 electoral defeat.
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Israel
Begin
Egypt
Sadat
Camp David
Maryland
Panama
Panama Canal
Carter
America
Iran
Afghanistan
Hue
Rosalynn
Carter Center
Middle East
The Virginian moral musings on faith and frontier life
A reader reflects on The Virginian by Owen Wister calling it the first famous cowboy story and a durable study of human nature. The essay cites quotes about democracy religion temper and the inner gentleman while comparing frontier virtue to modern manners.
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Owen Wister
The
Virginian
Theodore Roosevelt
Wister
Harvard
Ike
Ike Charles Schultz
Charlie Brown
Snoopy
Wen Wister
Busy schedules push plans as trip nears again
The speaker notes constant events and commitments making it hard to pause. Morning tasks include watering plants and packing a suitcase. Clothes are washed and ready on the bed while they rush to prepare for another trip.
A Blessing of Heaven Without Rehearsal or Baggage
The speaker reflects on preparing for Heaven, noting once life is right with God arrival is assured. No baggage is allowed in Heaven and all worldly burdens are left behind. Believers anticipate a new perfect body and a glorified state, a day they describe with joy.
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Hitler
Germany
Heaven
War Amps highlights 65th WW2 end anniversary with newsreel DVD
The War Amps and Library and Archives Canada release The Canadian Army Newsreels on a six DVD Military Heritage set. It includes 106 newsreels from the Canadian Army Film Unit, covering Sicily invasion and D-Day, with 20 hours of footage. The War Amps donors place copies in local libraries including Brandon Public Library to spread remembrance. Copies, samples, and viewing options are listed on waramps.ca and YouTube.
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War Amps
Canada
Library and Archives Canada
Canadian Army Film Unit
Sicily
Operation Legacy
Brandon
Youtube
St Waramps
Olivia Auri Brenton
Bipole II Converter Stations Backed to Secure Manitoba Power
Manitoba Hydro advances Bipole II with Keewarinoow and Riel converter stations to ensure continuous power. Opposition leader McFadyen proposes canceling stations risking outages, higher rates, and imports. NDP defends the plan as critical for reliability and affordability. Rosann Wowchuck, Minister Responsible for Hydro.
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Manitoba Hydro
Manitoba
Keewarinoow
Riel
Winnipeg
NDP
Rosann Wowchuck
Hydro
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