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• Wii need to get out more often
  Your balance is terrible. Your co-ordination needs work. You’ll burn more calories if you engage your arms when you run. I’d expect to hear these ...
• New year, new choices for local youth
  Smiling as he surveyed the line of teenagers waiting outside Hillcrest Apostolic Church to enter this year’s Voltage, Joe Dueck observed that the ...
• Another great year under my belt
  Ah, New Year’s Eve — one of the few holidays about which I am largely apathetic. The mention of ringing in the new year brings back childhood ...
• A visit from St. Nicholas, newsroom style
  The following column is intended as a warm tribute to the people I work with and a celebration of the holidays. It’s dedicated to Ashu Solo, the ...
• Local band holds CD release Sunday
  Members of local band Ghost of a Ghost say their new release, Misinformation, represents a major leap over their earlier work.“This one was where ...
• Proposed hospital plan shown to public
  Though the design for Moose Jaw’s new regional hospital is quickly shaping up, officials at a public meeting Wednesday night stressed that the ...
• Christmas on the silver screen
  Yeah, I know — this marks three Christmas columns in a row, and I wouldn’t be surprised if a fourth one follows next week, testing my ...
• Sinterklaas’ dark-skinned helper: racist...
  Was it an innocent holiday tradition, or an insulting stereotype best forgotten? That was the question posed by media reports last week on the ...
• Fire breaks out at pork plant
  Employees of the Thunder Creek Pork plant were evacuated on Thursday afternoon after a fire broke out at the South Hill facility. The alarm was ...
• 'Tis the season for festive favourites
  Look who’s coming round the bendIt’s Santa and his reindeer friendsWith a ho, ho, ho and a hey, hey, heyIt’s Santa’s super sleigh — Santa’s ...
• Windsor proves it doesn't mind being the butt of jokes
  In case you needed any more proof that Canadians find it pretty easy to laugh at ourselves, here’s the latest example. The city of Windsor, Ont., ...
• A classic Christmas tale
  Christmas came early for ballet fans in Moose Jaw on Saturday night as the Moscow Ballet brought the beloved story of The Nutcracker to life at ...
• Letter to a break room thief
  As a matter of editorial policy, the Times-Herald does not publish open letters addressed to other parties. So I hope my editor will indulge me ...
• No more Mr. Nice Guy
  From raising the dead to busting out of school, Alice Cooper’s Friday night concert in Moose Jaw had it all — and audience members loved it ...
• Learning to play the piano in nine easy years
  Recently, I found a special invitation in my mailbox. I don’t normally pay much attention to direct mail advertising, but this item merited ...
• A mighty fortress is our God: that other holiday on...
  When I was growing up, there was one event we looked forward to every fall, right at the end of October. For us, it was an annual tradition, an ...
• Rural voters make their mark in municipal elections
  Voters have elected a mixture of faces both familiar and new in the rural municipalities surrounding Moose Jaw. Elections were held in several ...
• Scenes from a reporter's work week
  When I was a student at Ryerson University, I’d frequently hear warnings from instructors about the career path I’d chosen. We were told that a ...
• True grit
  More than 20 years after their last show in Moose Jaw, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band returned to the Friendly City Friday night, delighting a crowd ...
• Police and fire calls, Oct. 11-12
  Police calls Members of the Moose Jaw Police Service responded to a total of 38 calls between 7 a.m. Thursday and 7 a.m. Friday, including the ...
• Even after Thanksgiving's come and gone, don't...
  Rice-A-Roni stuffing. Depending on your taste, it might sound like a sodium overload, a tacky insult to Thanksgiving or a combination of the two. ...
• YMCA seeks support for play space expansion
  The Moose Jaw Family YMCA is asking for support as it competes for a grant from the Aviva Community Fund for a project for the Strong Start ...
• What's on the agenda for Tuesday's council meeting
  The following items are on the agenda for Tuesday’s regular city council meeting, beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the council chambers at City Hall: • ...
• City announces voting locations for election
  Campaigning for the Moose Jaw municipal election is kicking into high gear, as candidates begin to announce their platforms and campaign signs ...
• Tolmie pledges to nurture growth
  As mayoral candidate Fraser Tolmie prepared to introduce his campaign platform Thursday night, he began with an anecdote. Tolmie, who has served ...
• Candid talk on chlamydia
  Five Hills Health Region is increasing its efforts to clamp down on chlamydia, according to public health officer Dr. Mark Vooght. Vooght told ...
• Blood clinic coming up on Tuesday: will you donate?
  Earlier this year, when I was still working in Davidson, I was out on assignment for the town’s weekly newspaper, hoping to shoot a couple of ...
• Five Hills closer to meeting surgery wait times target
  A report from the province says Five Hills Health Region is close to reaching its target for reducing wait times for necessary surgeries. ...
• Five Hills board updated on new hospital, other...
  Five Hills Health Region board members received updates on the new Moose Jaw regional hospital project, physician recruitment and the region’s ...
• Ten games I really like
  Last week, as I hope you’ll recall, I wrote a lighthearted column about Nintendo’s new system, the Wii U, from the point of view of an old-school ...