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May 18th, 2013

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Rick Filanti would likely have preferred that people enjoy the gift, not laud the man who gave it, say prominent Hatters who are remembering the businessman and philanthropist who brought the Saamis Tepee to Medicine Hat.Filanti, the driving

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  • Filanti was always there for the arts

    was one quick note in this week’s story remembering Rick Filanti’s community involvement that bears further examination. The businessman and philanthropist passed away last week and stories of his generosity are coming to the surface. In... Read More »

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  • Added police presence for long weekend

    Rowdy people: Consider this your one warning. The Medicine Hat Police Service will be heavily enforcing the region this Victoria Day long weekend, with extra officers doing their part to ensure the city is safe. “We’ll definitely... Read More »

    3 hours ago
  • World’s largest chess board open for summer

    Medicine Hat may be famous for the world’s largest teepee but the city also is home to the Guinness World Record Holder for the largest chess board, which opened for its eighth season Friday afternoon at the... Read More »

    3 hours ago

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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 »

    10 hours ago
  • 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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  • Guest Column: Pollsters: Turn your frown upside down! There’s opportunity coming your way

    Thanks to the B.C. election, there has been lots of discussion about the failure of political polls to predict the outcome . . . or to even come close. Pollsters booted the last several elections they called, including Alberta’s (in a big way), Quebec’s (a little less so) and the U.S. election ... Read More »

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  • Governments hide behind bogus claim of ‘transparency’

    The thing about transparency — whether it’s regarding a window or government body — is that you don’t have to say something can clearly be seen. When it comes to transparency in Canadian politics, the word has become a paradox. The more governments state they are transparent, the less so they become. ... Read More »

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  • Having a ‘Robin Hood’ means Duffy didn’t learn a lesson

    Who would have guessed that a Robin Hood existed in the prime ,inister’s inner circle.It has now been revealed Stephen Harper’s chief of staff, Nigel Wright, gave Senator Mike Duffy the $90,000 he needed to return to taxpayers after being caught inappropriately claiming his P.E.I. home as his primary residence.At the time ... Read More »

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Letters to The Editor

  • 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 »

    1 day ago
  • Making the case for closing intersection

    At the May 6 city council meeting there was discussion of some awkward intersections of local streets and the Trans-Canada Highway (TCH), one of which is at 16 Street S.W. An alderman claimed that residents of Kensington object to the closure of this intersection as it will isolate their neighbourhood. It would ... Read More »

    2 days ago

Ticked & Tickled

  • Ticked Off and Tickled Pink May 16

    Ticked Off Our MP says he is fine with mailout attacks on the Liberals. Please don’t waste money by sending us the garbage. Ticked Off That the general population is losing the battle against terrorism by allowing themselves to become subjects of paranoia. Ticked Off When are the freight engines going to ... 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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  • Ticked Off and Tickled Pink May 9

    Ticked OffAre people in B.C. nuts? They don’t have any Conservatives out there. I hope when they get in trouble they don’t want us Albertans to bail them out.Ticked OffIf someone gets injured on a construction site, they shut the site down for a week. If a hockey player gets seriously injured, ... Read More »

    9 days ago

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