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Ensure Your Kids Surf Safely

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The Internet is an “unlimited” information source in every sense of the word. Most parents want to ensure their children are only accessing age appropriate content and images. The first and only method of ensuring your children only see what you deem is appropriate is to sit with them while they are on the Internet. […] Read more
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Annuities Pay A Fixed Income…

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It’s getting to be almost impossible to get a low risk return in bonds or stocks. Treasury bills and bankers acceptances (unsecured IOUs, in fact) pay less than half a per cent, give or take and depending on the day. Bonds due in three to five years pay a couple of percent before tax and […] Read more
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Some Stocks Are Bargains

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Today I want to discuss some stocks that are nicely beaten up and could be long-term bargains. But first, an update on a few things. From what I hear, about $30 trillion worth of stocks has disappeared from various investment portfolios. I also hear that about 40 per cent of money around the world has […] Read more
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A New Series Of Cherry Varieties

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The development of Prairiehardy cherry varieties has taken a giant step forward with the University of Saskatchewan’s release of the Romance Series which developers believe are even better than their earlier prize, Carmine Jewel. CRIMSON PASSION Crimson Passion cherries grow to at least the size of a quarter, and are deep red in colour. They […] Read more
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Make A Cake In A Mug? In Three Minutes?

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Recently, I received an e-mail from my friend Heather. It was how to cook a chocolate cake in a mug. I know she hates chocolate and she knows I love it. What a good friend! Cook a cake in a mug and microwave for three minutes? Hmmm. OK. Why not? I printed off a copy […] Read more
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Quinoa: A Super Hero To The Rescue

I used to write a column that appeared in the Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research. The column was called “Nutrition Stuff that Drives me Nuts.” The title was perhaps a bit inelegant, but it made the point that there are many nutrition practices and beliefs that are quite simply wrong-headed and misguided. What […] Read more
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The Good And Bad Of TFSAs

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Tax Free Savings Accounts are being peddled with what you’d have to call near-religious zeal by banks, credit unions, insurance companies and investment dealers. They are all hungry for your cash, your fees, and a chance to develop some new business in a very tough time for the economy. The TFSA concept is the essence […] Read more
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Through The Eyes Of An Artist

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Ruth Thiessen of rural Waldheim, Saskatchewan loves nature and rural life with its abundance of wildlife and colours, and her love for horses is very reflective in her paintings and pencil sketches. She said that her father was instrumental in nurturing her inner ability to draw. From spending time drawing and colouring with her at […] Read more
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What A Small World

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OK mister –you have some explaining to do, I thought to myself. All roads lead to Saskatchewan –I swear. Over the last several years, no matter where I’ve ventured, there’s always someone, or something, from my beloved province. When my son and I were in Hawaii on a press trip, we thought that we had […] Read more
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Multi-Tasking Around The House

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Like most moms, I find myself squeezed for time. If I’m not volunteering for special events at my daughter’s school, or working outside my home, then I’m involved with several other projects that clamour for my attention. Somehow, I have to find ways to keep the laundry washed, the family fed and the house clean […] Read more

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