with Howard Weaver
howard@thebadger.ca
In the last couple of weeks, the Sarah Palin Show has really moved into high gear here in the States.
On Nov. 16, Sarah enjoyed what was probably her biggest celebrity moment since the GOP convention speech a year before: a guest appearance on the Oprah show.

By Sheri Monk
We’ve received a lot of positive feedback regarding last week’s front page story about Fox Valley, but one aspect which wasn’t emphasized enough was the RCMP’s role controlling reckless drivers.

Green is kind of a big deal now. The environmental steward movement has gone local, national, global… and individual. It is hard to keep up!

When a community with a well-balanced commercial mix is targeted by a mega-corporation intent on wrenching market share away from businesses already established there, baneful events are certain to follow.

By Sheri Monk
As I write this, I have just finished watching a film called My Sister’s Keeper. And for 103 minutes of the 109-minute movie, I cried like a baby.

By Sheri Monk
Some weeks are tougher than others, as it was at our camp these past few days. Last week, you’ll remember my blushing introduction into the wild world of children’s hockey.

The Badger will be featuring letters from local residents who have moved away or are going to univeristy on a regular basis. Have you eve wondered what ever happened to your long-lost football buddy?

with Kelly Wakefield
December 2006. I nervously sit in a living room full of people preparing to leave for Honduras in a month to build houses with Habitat for Humanity, an international non-profit working to provide “simple, decent and affordable housing.” I do not know anyone in the group,

OK, so I’ve never qualified for mom of the year award, but this year, it’s different. Maybe.
We registered the boys for the first time ever, in hockey. Our oldest is going on 10, the youngest just started Grade 1, so he’s only five years behind or so.

Last week, my father moved from Winnipeg to Leader. Now, born and raised in Montreal, he also lived in Jasper and Edmonton before settling down in Winnipeg for the last 40 years or so.
I was scheduled to fly to Winnipeg to help him move, but that plan was thrown awry by a sudden and debilitating flu-like illness. Perfect timing.