Winnipeg Free Press back issues from June 2008:
Grads do university proud
Jun 01, 2008; ... face=+Bold; 1,050 receive undergraduate degrees, 17 get master'sface=-Bold; By Nick Martin Don't call her Manitoba Jones -- Maureen Babb is a real archeologist, unlike the movie character she dismisses as a grave robber who doesn't even bother to take decent scholarly ...
Southport Forces Day scores top marks
Jun 01, 2008; ... By Jen Skerritt More than 8,000 air enthusiasts flocked to see the legendary Snowbirds and other military air crafts carve up the sky on Saturday for the first Canadian Forces Day in Southport. The crowd cheered particularly loud for the Snowbirds, who closed the event late ...
Tornado menaces communities
Jun 01, 2008; ... face=+Bold; Twister panics residents south of Niverville; no damageface=-Bold; Jen Skerritt A tornado sent residents of a town south of Niverville into a flurry Saturday as the black funnel spiralled through a field and came frighteningly close to hitting area ...
Busted toilet catches astronauts with pants down
Jun 01, 2008; ... face=+Bold; Houston, we have a problem!face=-Bold; Doug Speirs -- In the Doug House Actually, Houston, that's a bit of an understatement, because what we currently have is pretty much a major outer space catastrophe, which you probably would have heard about by now if you ...
Lot tery Numbers
Jun 01, 2008; ... LOTTERIES In the event of a discrepancy between this list and the official winning numbers, the latter shall prevail. PICK 3 Winning number Saturday was 525. EXTRA Winning number Saturday for the main prize of ...
Around Canada
Jun 01, 2008; ... Julie Couillard informant? QUEBEC -- A former chief investigator with Quebec provincial police says Julie Couillard was never a police informant on criminal biker gangs. The Globe and Mail reported Saturday that an unnamed source close to former Hells Angels leader Maurice "Mom" ...
Troops eliminate Taliban chief
Jun 01, 2008; ... face=+Bold; Rolling Thunder targets volatile Afghan regionface=-Bold; By Murray Brewster KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- Canadian and Afghan forces appear to have scored a modest victory in an operation west of Kandahar this week, killing a mid-level Taliban commander and a handful of ...
good behaviours
Jun 01, 2008; ... face=+Bold; Scientists try to use videos for healthface=-Bold; WASHINGTON -- Why fight the proliferation of video games if you can use them to improve people's health? Health researchers are looking at ways that people's obsession with video games might be put to good use. The ...
Chronic ailments drain hospital resources: study
Jun 01, 2008; ... :By Sharon Kirkey TENS of thousands of Canadians are being admitted to hospital each year for asthma, diabetes, high blood pressure and other chronic health problems that could potentially be managed or treated at home, new federal figures show. In 2006-2007 there were about ...
Death Notices
Jun 01, 2008; ... DEATHS BIE, Martha Julianna. BOWLER, Ralph Knox. CAMPBELL, Karen Gaye Long. CAPORUSSO, Antonio. DOYLE, Madeline. FONTAINE, Elizabeth (Elize). GLENN, ...
:Naps better than coffee
Jun 01, 2008; ... face=+Bold; Many people clinically sleep deprived, survey saysface=-Bold; :By Ken Meaney It's 3 p.m., your eyelids are drooping and the boss is glaring because you yawned in her face. Do you have a coffee and buckle down at your work, or do you take a nap? A research ...
Bringing it all back home
Jun 01, 2008; ... face=+Bold; Kickoff event heralds new tourism draw for 2010face=-Bold; Melissa Rae Grabowsky Monday, May 26 saw the kickoff of Manitoba Homecoming 2010 held at The Forks. The idea, planned to launch in 2010 will be a series of events designed to celebrate the province ...
Alberta crews arrive to help fight forest fires
Jun 01, 2008; ... Help arrived from Alberta Saturday afternoon in Manitoba's heated battle with forest fires. Four crews were flown into The Pas to help Manitoba Conservation get a handle on the northern hot spots in this spring's smouldering fire season ....
Tidying up after Mother Nature
Jun 01, 2008; ... Lindor Reynolds I have a friend who refers to himself as the Darwinian Gardener, an exponent of "survival-of-the-fittest lawn-and-garden care." He lives in Florida, where the wild things grow and only a fool would attempt manicured green lawns and disciplined flower beds. Having ...
They're counting blessings
Jun 01, 2008; ... face=+Bold; Father, son battled brain tumoursface=-Bold; Carol Sanders They say lightning doesn't strike twice but try telling that to Graham Simm who was diagnosed with a brain tumour four years after his son Thom's was discovered. Not only did they both have brain ...
Chiefs desire consistent voting day
Jun 01, 2008; ... By Aldo Santin Indian chiefs in Manitoba will look at a proposal that will schedule all First Nation band council elections on the same day on a four-year cycle. Chiefs who met earlier this week in The Pas at a general assembly of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs voted to have AMC ...
Convoy pays tribute to fallen heroes
Jun 01, 2008; ... TRENTON, Ont. -- Dressed in red and waving Canadian flags, people of all ages came out to rally in support of troops fighting in Afghanistan, and especially the 83 that have paid the ultimate price, as part of the first "Red Rally." A massive convoy estimated to be about 1,000 ...
Politicians should learn to share -- for our sake
Jun 01, 2008; ... Dan Lett IS it theft, or democracy? Whenever a government "borrows" an idea from the opposition -- especially in a majority legislature -- there are always allegations that it's an act of larceny and a sign of weakness. Critics within and without ...
These four have devoted themselves to community service
Jun 01, 2008; ... The University of Winnipeg celebrated four remarkable lifetimes with honorary degrees at today's spring convocation -- decade after decade of service and caring in the community, to child care, health care, and philanthropy. Mohinder Singh Dhillon has contributed his time and effort to ...
These walls can talk
Jun 01, 2008; ... face=+Bold; The story they tell? Winnipeg's historyface=-Bold; David Burley & Mike Maunder The story of 276/278 Furby is one of dozens included in a historical study: Living on Furby, Narratives of Home, 1880-2005. The study, released yesterday, was written by University of ...
A primer on balanced budget law
Jun 01, 2008; ... face=+Bold; No good reason to make it easier to run deficitsface=-Bold; Dan Overall Lynne Fernandez's recent piece in the Free Press on Bill 38: The Balanced Budget, Fiscal Management and Taxpayer Accountability Act (Government should be able to post deficits, raise taxes more ...
Bill 37 doesn't go far enough
Jun 01, 2008; ... Nick Ternette Manitoba is the only provincial government that allows public hearings on all bills presented in the legislature (no other province does this). In recent days, Bill 37 concerning electoral reform has been discussed at the legislature with more than 107 delegations signed up ...
The World
Jun 01, 2008; ... Quake lake to be drained MIANYANG, China -- Chinese authorities prepared to begin draining a swelling earthquake-formed lake Sunday after evacuating nearly 200,000 people and warning more than a million others to be ready to leave. The lake ...
Florida, Michigan primary ruling irks Clinton camp
Jun 01, 2008; ... By Sheldon Alberts WASHINGTON -- Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign on Saturday angrily rejected a compromise deal among Democrats that was aimed at ending a bitter fight over disputed primaries in Florida and Michigan. Clinton's supporters erupted in boos and catcalls after ...
:NDP abandons its democratic roots
Jun 01, 2008; ... Preston Manning Tommy Douglas would be turning over in his grave if he saw legislation introduced last month by Manitoba's NDP government. Bill 37, which seeks to amend Manitoba's election laws, seriously restricts the capacity of opposition parties to communicate with electors ...
On the Home Front
Jun 01, 2008; ... Al Besson Canadian v-ballers finally conquer Cuba TAMMY MAHON of Holland and Emily Cordonier of Vancouver teamed up for a major offensive effort to lead Team Canada, ranked 24th in the world, to victory in five sets at the Pan American Cup Women's ...
Get the LED out!
Jun 01, 2008; ... face=+Bold; Dramatic lighting could change our 'nocturnal' view of downtownface=-Bold; Stefano Grande If you have ever had the wonderful experience of walking during the evening in cities like Rome or Paris, or, closer to home, Montreal, then you can easily understand the ...
Top 10 health care lessons from Britain
Jun 01, 2008; ... Dr. Brian Day In 1934, the Canadian Medical Association produced guidelines for a national health program funded and administered by the state. That was eight years before the release of Sir William Beveridge's plan for a National Health Service in Britain (which later formed the basis ...
It's a scandal!
Jun 01, 2008; ... Shannon Sampert Political scandals are nothing new, but how we talk about political scandal has definitely changed. The genesis of the modern media scandal in politics can be found in the coverage in the 1970s of the Watergate break-in. The story was transformative, changing ...
Wings push Pens to the edge
Jun 01, 2008; ... face=+Bold; Skill players come through for Detroit; Cup in sightface=-Bold; By Bill Beacon PITTSBURGH -- Jiri Hudler scored 2:26 into the third period to break a tie and help the Detroit Red Wings break Pittsburgh's home-ice magic, taking a firm grip on the Stanley Cup final ...
Last year's warriors up for run back to Grey Cup
Jun 01, 2008; ... face=+Bold; Bomber vets pumped for 'exciting season'face=-Bold; By Ed Tait And so it starts anew for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, with last November's Grey Cup loss an excruciatingly painful memory for some and powerful motivation for others. Kevin Glenn stewed about it ...
On2
Jun 01, 2008; ... Big Brown's hoof in Triple Crown mode NEW YORK -- Big Brown has new sutures in his hoof, and trainer Rick Dutrow Jr. says his unbeaten colt "knows it's time to get ready" for a shot at the Triple Crown. There was concern when Big Brown missed three days of training this past week ...
These jobs don't come easy
Jun 01, 2008; ... face=+Bold; Veterans enter fight for six key positions on Bombers' rosterface=-Bold; :By Ed Tait And now things get REALLY interesting ... The Winnipeg Blue Bombers hit the field with their full complement Sunday morning and the arrival of veteran players will not only ...
Fish Hooks
Jun 01, 2008; ... Snapshot Joliet starting pitcher Aaron Trolia (3-0) gave up a two-run home run to Fehlandt Lentini, but that was his only mistake, neatly spreading out four hits over seven innings to lead the JackHammers over the Winnipeg Goldeyes 5-4 at Canwest Park. The Fish, who trailed 5-0 ...
Investing in beauty
Jun 01, 2008; ... face=+Bold; Luxury watches an emotional investment --not a financial oneface=-Bold; Joel Schlesinger A wristwatch is more than just a timepiece for George Verras. It's a work of art. Owner of Dimitra's Jewellery, Verras has been designing and making engagement rings, necklaces ...
Dramatic story looks at rapidly changing China
Jun 01, 2008; ... Reviewed by Sally Ito Beijing Coma By Ma Jian Knopf Canada, 586 pages, $34 ON June 4, 1989, the People's Liberation Army moved into Beijing's Tiananmen Square to impose martial law on a large gathering of students, labour activists and intellectuals. The ...
Showbits
Jun 01, 2008; ... Million Dollar Password If you've seen the original or the 1980s revival, Super Password, you know the rules of this game-show remake: Contestants are paired with celebrities and must guess words based on oneword clues. Regis Philbin hosts ....
Bloke's bloke of a writer details wisdom of truth
Jun 01, 2008; ... By Tim Winton HarperCollins, 224 pages, $27 Reviwed by Helen Falding Tim Winton is an Aussie bloke's bloke of a writer. If there's a movement afoot to get more adult men reading contemporary literature -- similar to the effort to improve the literacy of ...
Frey succeeds writing real fiction
Jun 01, 2008; ... Reviewed by Douglas J. Johnston MES Frey's 2003 purported memoir of his drug and alcohol addiction, A Million Little Pieces, Oprah chose it for her monthly book club, and A Million Little Pieces soon became a bestseller. But in early 2006 the American writer's ...
french open
Jun 01, 2008; ... face=+Bold; Shrieking Sharapova gets past Round 3Big backhand winner brings top seed to lifeface=-Bold; By Steven Wine PARIS -- Maria Sharapova saved her most piercing shriek to punctuate her final shot of the first set, a thunderous crosscourt backhand winner to close out a ...
RCGA tees off its drive for relevance -- and bucks
Jun 01, 2008; ... Tim Campbell Running sizable deficits and struggling with its own relevance, the Royal Canadian Golf Association has embarked on a bold change of course. Thursday, the RCGA trotted out its Vision 2010 strategic plan, laying out a lot of philosophy and some actions to help change ...
Goggin shooting like a winner
Jun 01, 2008; ... By Doug Ferguson DUBLIN, Ohio -- Mathew Goggin kept birdies and mistakes to a minimum on a long Saturday at the Memorial, shooting a 1-under 71 that was good enough to build a three-shot lead as he tries to win his first PGA Tour event. Muirfield Village changed its character, ...
On the Night Table
Jun 01, 2008; ... Monica Stothers Winnipeg Police patrol sergeant "I've just started The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama. It's a synopsis of how he rose to where he is. It's inspiring. I enjoy non-fiction and faith-based books. I love C.S ....
Far-flung future seems familiar
Jun 01, 2008; ... By David Pitt Neal Asher, one of the newer and brighter lights in British science fiction, has a knack for telling epic stories without losing the small details of character and story. In Hilldiggers (Tor, 552 pages, $11), he tells the story of two planets in the aftermath of an ...
Lucy Maud Montgomery sleuth equal to task
Jun 01, 2008; ... Reviwed by Ursula Fuchs Looking for Anne How Lucy Maud Montgomery Dreamed Up a Literary Classic By Irene Gammel Key Porter Books, 312 pages, $33 The first three chapter headings of Anne of Green Gables read: Mrs. Rachel Lynde Is Surprised, Mathew ...
Snuff dark, with underlying desire
Jun 01, 2008; ... :Reviewed by Kenneth MacKendrick This provocative novel recounts the conversations in a waiting room during the making of a pornographic film involving 600 men and one woman. Although many will find the premise off-putting, Snuff is less raunchy than it might seem, but not by ...
Authors write literary postcards for charity
Jun 01, 2008; ... Reviewed by Ariel Gordon Thirteen acclaimed writers, including Toronto's Margaret Atwood, as well as Brits J.K. Rowling, Doris Lessing and Nick Hornby, will be composing stories on postcards for a charity auction in London, June 11. According to the CBC website, Rowling will use ...
New In Paperback
Jun 01, 2008; ... Einstein By Walter Isaacson (Simon & Schuster, $21) THE American author and magazine journalist attempts to capture the complete life and universe of the world's most famous physicist. Clapton By Eric Clapton ...
A stunning night of history
Jun 01, 2008; ... face=+Bold; WECC closes a chapter with a jaw-dropping, emotional Last Waltzface=-Bold; Rob Williams For the past 21 years the West End Cultural Centre has hosted some of Winnipeg ös most memorable shows, so it seems perfectly fitting it closed the history books on its first ...
Venerable hall has 21 years of musical history in its walls
Jun 01, 2008; ... Rob Williams There is no venue in town quite like the West End Cultural Centre. For the past 21 years, the former church at the corner of Sherbrook Street and Ellice Avenue has hosted thousands of singer-songwriters and bands from the surrounding neighbourhood and around the ...
Sewage becomes unlikely religious issue for Amish
Jun 01, 2008; ... :By Genaro C. Armas EBENSBURG, Pa. -- Amish farmer Andy Swartzentruber is determined to live the simple life of his forefathers, plowing his field with a horse-drawn tractor, getting around in a horse-drawn buggy and offering eggs for sale to help support his family. But now he ...
Taking the plunge
Jun 01, 2008; ... face=+Bold; Professor Popsicle' leaves tenured position for new postface=-Bold; Brenda Suderman He's appeared on Letterman, dunked comedian Rick Mercer in freezing water, travelled solo across Lake Winnipeg in January in the dead of winter for the sake of hypothermia research ...
Faith Briefs
Jun 01, 2008; ... Announcements for Faith Briefs must be in our office by Thursday, 4 p.m. prior to the intended date of publication. Due to space restrictions, publication is not guaranteed. E-mail diane.pratt@freepress.mb.ca or fax 697-7412 (no attachments, please). Panel Deliverance Centre camp ...
Don't be a drip --- conserve your rainwater
Jun 01, 2008; ... face=+Bold; It's not as hard as you thinkface=-Bold; Jessie Milligan The water slowly drips off the eaves of the house in the silver-grey light of a storm just passed. Glancing out the window, it would be easy to assume the roof had shed little more than the few fat drops I see ...
Powerful novel details dark realities of living under Stalin
Jun 01, 2008; ... :Reviewed by Davis Daycock Wave of Terror By Theodore Odrach, translated by Erma Odrach Academy Chicago, 326 pages, $20 This is a gem of a novel. The late Ukrainian-Canadian writer Theodore Odrach has given us a powerful story and one that has been hidden ...
Publishers desperate for the next Harry Potter
Jun 01, 2008; ... By Hillel Italie LOS ANGELES -- As publishers pray for a new children's series to equal Harry Potter and await the next novel by The Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown, a report released Friday predicts a tight market for at least the next few years. The Book Industry Study Group, a ...
:Making an ancient pilgrimage
Jun 01, 2008; ... Dr. John Longhurst My wife was in England recently, teaching a course at a seminary near Manchester. One Sunday afternoon she went with her English friends on an eight-kilometre hike in the countryside. At least, that's what she called it--a hike. It was no such thing, she was ...
:M.I.A. blows the roof off the joint
Jun 01, 2008; ... By Melissa Martin Surely, we have an ancestral memory of music. Almost a¬ century ago, eminent psychoanalyst Carl Jung posited his theory of the collective unconscious, the "reservoir of the experiences of our species." Under that microscope, music is not¬ only a ...
Today's Horoscope
Jun 01, 2008; ... Georgia Nicols MOON ALERT We have the All Clear today to shop and make important decisions. The moon is in Taurus. ARIES (March 21-April 19)It's easy to get excited about your possessions or money today. You'll be unhappy if someone breaks something or uses it without ...
Honouring the name of God
Jun 01, 2008; ... face=+Bold; Jewish rite of book burial brings community togetherface=-Bold; By Sharon Chisvin When members of Winnipeg's Jewish community gathered for a burial at the Hebrew Sick Benefit Association Cemetery on a recent Thursday afternoon, no tears were shed and no eulogies ...
Spectacular results
Jun 01, 2008; ... face=+Bold; River Heights renovation pays offface=-Bold; Tracy Bryksa -- Around the Market When Michelle Bombay bought her 1,360 square-foot River Heights house back in 2005, it wasn't exactly her dream home. But it had the space she was looking for and she had a vision ....
Gone to pot and back
Jun 01, 2008; ... face=+Bold; Ex-grow op out of rehab, back in swinging formface=-Bold; Joel Schlesinger It's not a bad home; it's just misunderstood. One of the city's more notorious former marijuana grow-op homes has been getting a bad rap, according to realtor Mike ...
Elbow room for the whole family
Jun 01, 2008; ... face=+Bold; Enjoy stylish Oakbank digs in spacious, scenic rural settingface=-Bold; Todd Lewys These days, when new-home prices are skyrocketing, homebuyers often find themselves in a quandary. Whether to buy in the city or in one of the increasing number of housing ...
Bite bullet, hire pro to re-texture ceiling
Jun 01, 2008; ... QUESTION -- I live in a new house that is only a few years old, and I'm having to fix some settling cracks in my ceiling. The problem is that my ceiling has a textured pattern that I can't imitate. How do I fix this? ANSWER -- Textured spray in a can will often do the trick. However, ...
Easy tips help you sit back, enjoy summer
Jun 01, 2008; ... Reena Nerbas It's finally time for sun and fun so get ready to soak up these easy summer-loving hints! 1. Clean up the grill with citrus. Heat up the grill and slice an orange in half. Take the sliced orange and rub on grill racks. 2. Brush grill after each use ...