Starting is easy quitting smoking is the hard part
A personal reflection on attempts to quit smoking after a long habit. The narrator recalls multiple failed efforts over two decades, then a renewed plan to taper to 12 cigarettes daily while journaling progress. He notes cravings, reduced consumption, and lingering health concerns, with support items from a colleague.
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Garrett
Greg
Brooks gets funding for youth Alberta job program
The federal government will fund Alberta youth employment and skills programs with 232,876 dollars directed to the Brooks Community Adult Learning Council through Monte Solberg. In Fort Macleod Jody Litle is named citizen of the year at a Chamber banquet. Carmangay’s population counted at 336 by Statistics Canada, up from 258 a local tally. Claresholm reports 3700 residents in the 2006 census.
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Alberta
Monte Solberg
Society of the
Brooks Community Adult Learning Council
Fort Macleod
Jody Litle
Chamber of Commerce
Fort Macleod and District
Vulcan
Carmangay
Statistics Canada
Sherry Wallace
Waterfront image shot near Crofton July 2006
A July 2006 photograph captured along the waterfront near Crofton British Columbia showing a scenic harbor setting with boats and calm water. The image emphasizes a tranquil coastal locale typical of the area.
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Crofton
B.C
Public input on religious study material in Horizon schools
Reader asks if study materials are public, notes concern over 80 percent Mormon interpretation of the Old Testament, and requests full revelation including prophecy of Jesus and salvation. Editor emphasizes informing the public.
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Horizon
Tion
Jesus
God
Taber Times Seeks Weekly Photo Submissions
The Taber Times invites readers to submit original snapshots for a new Taker Takes feature. Each week the best photo will be published, with preference for images taken locally in southern Alberta. Submissions can be dropped off at 4822-53 St or emailed to gsimmons tabertimes.com.
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Taber Times
the Times
Times
David Bly
Gsimmons
Tabertimes
Alberta
The Prairie Wind an Entity by Gary Allred
Gary Allred writes a reflective piece on spring wind in the prairie, noting its constant impact on buildings and daily life. He recalls poems about wind, shares a DIY repair mishap caused by gusts, and muses that wind has personality, sometimes guiding repairs and testing human patience.
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