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with David Larkins

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• Brandon, better than Calgary

  Maybe these days it's more Vancouver and Montreal, but when I was heading to university, all the people my age were talking about moving to Calgary.

  View Full Post 03/2/2012 11:02 AM 0

• Police are wrong about cell phone risks

  I admit it -- I howled when anti-cell phone laws came into effect and I had to put my phone down while I was driving.

  View Full Post 02/6/2012 9:25 AM 2

• What a January!

  I had a couple of minutes this morning and thought I would take a look at just how warm it's been this January.

  View Full Post 01/31/2012 10:49 AM 0

• New oil, old pans

  I've recently become a convert to cast iron pans.

  View Full Post 01/30/2012 10:36 AM 0

• Raise my taxes. Please.

  Let me be clear right from the start: I think the taxes I pay are a bargain for the services I receive, and I would like to pay MORE in taxes so that this city can do even MORE for me.

  View Full Post 01/23/2012 9:20 AM 3

• Every city is triple-A!

  In trying to tamp down all the hullabaloo about the city of Brandon's proposed budget, newly hired analyst Nathan Peto presented a few graphs and charts at Monday's city council meeting.

  View Full Post 01/10/2012 12:10 PM 1

• Name that park

  So, we need a name for the park at First and Rosser?

  View Full Post 01/9/2012 11:06 AM 1

• Introducing the Nightcap Index

  The other night, like many nights, I was thinking about having a nightcap before tottering off to bed.

  View Full Post 01/5/2012 10:53 AM 0

• It was a Christmas miracle while it lasted

  I guess I knew that it wouldn't be forever.

  View Full Post 12/21/2011 8:42 AM 0

• 'Two cows remain elusive'

  This is perhaps the best police press release I've seen recently.

  View Full Post 12/19/2011 3:26 PM 1

• The most illegally parked-in spot in Brandon?

  Because both I and my girlfriend work downtown, I spend a lot of time in Brandon's core area. It ain't perfect, but there are loads of great little quirks and I keep discovering new ones.

  View Full Post 12/12/2011 2:13 PM 0

• Past and future milestones of the Brown Block site

  The saga of the infamous Brown Block appears to finally be nearing its end.

  View Full Post 11/28/2011 12:44 PM 0

• Bread and bouquets in downtown Brandon

  Because my girlfriend and I both work downtown, we make it a point to lunch downtown at least once a week.

  View Full Post 11/21/2011 3:02 PM 1

• Big effing deal

  WARNING: I will use profanity in this post.

  View Full Post 11/17/2011 12:30 PM 2

• Future milestones for the Brandon University strike

  The Brandon Sun poll on Monday gave me an idea.

  View Full Post 11/14/2011 10:21 AM 0

• I know where Brandon's new Liquor Mart is going to go

  A few months ago, among a number of other changes, the provincial government announced that they would be putting "Liquor Mart Express" outlets inside grocery stores around the province.

  View Full Post 11/7/2011 10:38 AM 1

• Sadly, it will remain No-vember for me

  

  View Full Post 10/31/2011 10:15 AM 0

• Two great weekend projects for an excellent Halloween

  Do you have $20 and two or three hours? Then you could add a huge bump to your Halloween house's decor with a couple of simple projects. I'm going to try and tackle each of these this Saturday.

  View Full Post 10/27/2011 3:26 PM 1

• A pretty gourd time at pumpkin patch

  Are pumpkins gourds?

  View Full Post 10/17/2011 9:45 AM 0

• Alcohol-free at the Liquor Mart?

  I wasn't quite sure how to take the news that the Liquor Mart would start stocking alcohol-free beverages.

  View Full Post 10/7/2011 2:49 PM 0

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