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    John Cairns’ News Watch
    By John Cairns
    John Cairns is a reporter for the Battlefords News-Optimist/Regional Optimist. News Watch reflects his view of the local scene and its relationship to the larger news picture.

Saskatchewan getting more exciting by the minute

This week, I’m going to talk about some of the exciting big events going on that have people...

posted: April 30,2013

My two cents about downtown revitalization

Folks at City Hall have a new hot topic of discussion now that the Credit Union CUPlex is finished....

posted: April 2,2013

Recent Senate controversy misses the mark

The latest Scandal Du Jour in Ottawa revolves around those “unelected, unaccountable, greedy”...

posted: February 20,2013

Ice and snow a hazard of life in Saskatchewan

I am afraid I am going to be a “bad Saskatchewanian” again and ruffle more feathers with more...

posted: February 6,2013

Newsmaker of the Year award hardly an honor

The dawn of a new year is the usual time for newspapers to run year-end reviews and the usual lists ...

posted: January 8,2013

City Hall must mend disconnect with citizens

Today, I am going to talk about the election, and the topics of “hope” and “change.” No, I am...

posted: November 7,2012

NIMBY, BANANA, CAVE and other acronyms

Since the races for mayor in both Battleford and North Battleford are over thanks to acclamations...

posted: October 3,2012

Conventions are all about looking good on TV

These past several days I have been wasting my time watching live gavel-to-gavel coverage of the...

posted: September 5,2012

Now is right time for new stadium for Riders

Last week provided more proof to me that even when I’m supposed to have a weekend off, the job of a ...

posted: July 25,2012

Stormy night at council was a real hair-raiser

If there was ever a time when I needed four days off, it was this past weekend after one of my...

posted: July 4,2012

Hodgepodge of opinions on the news of the day

When writing my column this month I found myself stumped for a central theme because of the wide...

posted: June 6,2012





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  • Move?
  • 44%
  • Buy more insurance?
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  • Ask governments to reimburse you for damages?
  • 14%
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  • 42%
  • Total Votes: 43


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