Editorial plea for my ailing daughter
A parent describes a seven year old daughter in grade two who loves school, music, and TV. The writer shares an unsettling dream of the daughter walking with wobbling legs and great effort, speaking in two and, conveying parental distress and concern.
Heart and Stroke appeal thanks Russell residents for donations
A letters column thanks Russell and area residents for raising 2613 in the Russell Area Donor's Choice Campaign to fund heart disease and stroke research and advocacy. The note emphasizes Manitoba's battle against these leading causes and credits donors with vital support. It also touches a personal family story of Batten disease and a costly China treatment.
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Russell and Area
Heart and Stroke Foundation of
Manitoba
Russell & Area
China
Pearl Wag ner of Shellmouth remembered in Russell Banner tribute
The Russell Banner remembers Pearl Wagner Thom of Shellmouth for her long service as hospital housekeeping and laundry supervisor at Manitoba’s Russell Hospital. The piece notes her loving family, six children, and the ongoing family involvement with the paper through Holly Prokopetz and Cindy Ruston.
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Pearl Wagner
Shellmouth
Pearl
Bill Thom
Russell Hospital
Pearl Thom
Manitoba
Russell Banner
Bill
Holly Prokopetz
Cindy Ruston
The future of food riots and rising prices
Gwyne Dyer argues that global food shortages will worsen as climate change raises prices and tightens supply. He cites past riots in 2008 and current pressures in Algeria and other nations, warning of deeper hunger, urban vulnerability, and potential upheaval if warming continues.
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Gwyne Dyer
Algeria
Mexico
Indonesia
Egypt
China
India
Abdolreza Abbassian
Food and Agriculture Organisation
Abbassian
Argentina
Australia
Pakistan
Russia
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