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May 21st, 2013

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MOORE, Okla. – A massive tornado spanning a half-mile (800 metres) and clocking winds up to 200 mph (320 kph) devastated a town outside Oklahoma City, killing at least 24 people, including at least seven children, the state medical examiner’s office said Monday. Rescuers continued to search the rubble for survivors. Authorities said initially that

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  • First-time winners take it in stride

    They both started playing golf around the late ’90s, and on Monday Ryan Werre and Tammy Bezaire both claimed their first Victoria Day Classic titles.But that’s where the similarities stopped for the champions at the 58th annual event... Read More »

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  • Legion teams fall in semifinals

    Both Medicine Hat American Legion baseball teams got to the semifinal round of their respective opening tournaments, but neither wound up in a final this past weekend. The Moose Monarchs fell 7-0 to host Vauxhall Sunday after... Read More »

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  • Friends keep wins on strip low key

    Veteran drivers Ed VanDerKooi and Mark Simmons don’t want to get too caught up in getting wins over each other, because they know that in drag racing you are just one break away from being brought back... Read More »

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  • Final curtain of the season for Monday Night at the Movies

    This season of Monday Night at the Movies wraps next week with “Midnight’s Children.” Co-written by Salman Rushdie and Deepa Mehta and based on Rushdie’s novel, the film explores a pivotal time in India’s history. The film... Read More »

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  • You’re welcome: WWE’s Fandango on way to Medicine Hat

    Calling Canadians dull and monotone, Fandango says he’s going to bring some excitement to Medicine Hat on May 26. “I’m going to bring a little bit of personality, a little bit of colour and a little bit of charisma, because I know a lot of the Canadian people are kind of dull, right?” Fandango said last ... Read More »

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  • Benefit concert for Hillary’s Ride next week

    As tight-knit a group as you can find, Medicine Hat’s folk music community is coming together to help a fellow folkie from Edmonton.Bill Werthmann, who runs Edmonton’s Northern Lights Folk Club, has embarked on a cross-country trek known... Read More »

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  • Duffy ‘truly a great Canadian’

    Re: Senator’s Expense Account: Duffy expenses paid as gift I have never seen a news story that so quickly caught so much attention and indignation as this one. When a senator so recognizable, honourable and honest as a previous CTV front desk personality has his integrity questioned, then we wonder how such ... Read More »

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  • Outright lies might be reason pollsters’ results have been wrong

    I have a possible reason that the pollsters were dead wrong on the B.C. election. Maybe it’s because they phone people during the supper hour to glean free information so that they in turn can sell that info for a tidy profit? Personally I detest their actions to the extent that I ... Read More »

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  • Anarchy in the U.S. could break out over the desire to own guns

    Science has come a long way in the past 50 years. Too bad TV programming hasn’t kept up. It seems the only things humans are interested in are guns and the crime that goes along with the guns. The way things are going in the United States, anarchy could break out at ... Read More »

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Ticked & Tickled

  • Ticked Off and Tickled Pink May 21

    Ticked OffAt dog owners who leave their barking dogs in their back yards or their garage where they howl all day long while the owners are at work.Ticked OffI bought an item from a home-based business and it said “satisfaction guaranteed or your money back.” I wanted a refund and was made ... Read More »

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  • Ticked Off and Tickled Pink May 16

    Ticked OffOur MP says he is fine with mailout attacks on the Liberals. Please don’t waste money by sending us the garbage.Ticked OffThat the general population is losing the battle against terrorism by allowing themselves to become subjects of paranoia.Ticked OffWhen are the freight engines going to be redesigned so they don’t ... Read More »

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  • Ticked Off and Tickled Pink May 14

    Tickled PinkWith the political cartoons by Greg Perry.Tickled PinkWith the columns by Alex McCuaig; wisdom, insight and the courage to write good stuff.Ticked OffAll of a sudden three businesses come forward with “safety concerns” about the Box Springs location? Where were they long before this when discussions started ages ago? Thiscity councilneeds ... Read More »

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