A re-print of a 2017 Rhino’s Ramblings column that dealt with the hot topic issue of the day - backyard chickens.
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A look back at the five year tenure of now former city manager Jim Puffalt and the Moose Jaw he left us.
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A look at MJ Independent’s reasons for discontinuing local minor hockey coverage.
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We answer a reader’s question about our summer drawback in news coverage.
We are asked why we don’t cover more summer sporting activities.
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A brief look at a bunch of issues in Moose Jaw.
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A new goalie between the pipes seemed to be what the Moose Jaw Warriors need right now
A great idea spoiled by the Saskatoon Blades
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A look at the vote and procedure in three key bylaws for the proposed new joint use school on South Hill.
Take a really good look at the videos and decide for yourself if the votes were clear and fair.
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A look at the positives and the negatives in the Moose Jaw Board of Police Commissioners new trial policy of allowing a short media scrum between the public and in-camera meetings.
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One of the great ones - Bobby Hull - from the Golden Age of hockey passed away today.
After his playing career was done Hull went on the sports celebrity speaking circuit and actually spoke in Moose Jaw helping raise money for local projects.
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A look at recent moves in the media as closures, job cuts and moves to on-line content only are set to limit local news.
It’s a shot a democracy itself as reporters questions are replaced with PR voices.
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We received back more information regarding an FOI.
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Moose Jaw's own version of the Rocky movie franchise that’s been going on at public meetings, private meetings, emails, phone calls, the local media and social media for months heads back into the public ring at Council Monday.
Property Assessment Watchdogs is back for another round
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For many of our readers 2022 was a tough year economically.
Many told us how tough 2022 was and we hate to start the new year with a Bummer but many economists are predicting 2023 may well be the gristly part of the rump roast the economy is in.
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An opinion/commentary about the now approved City of Moose Jaw Budget 2023 and the most juiciest morsel Council chewed on the Moose Jaw Board Of Police Commissioners budget to fund the Moose Jaw Police Service.
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An opinion piece about some of the things going on behind the scenes with the failure of the Moose Jaw Board Of Police Commissioners to have Council approve the budget submission for the Moose Jaw Police Service in the first go around.
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A look at the 2023 City of Moose Jaw budget and the true effect it is going to have on the poorer homeowners of the city.
The silent majority who live in a home paying $1,500 in property taxes in 2022.
The tax increase this year in practical terms is going to be a major shocker in a time of rising costs just to survive.
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A look at the Gotham City spin the Moose Jaw Police Service put on their 2023 Budget request.
It is a system where In Moose Jaw there is no Batman we can call to the rescue with an endless bag of cash there is just you and me and they seem to call us Cashman.
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It may not be a popular opinion for some in the local farming community but at MJ Independent we publish opinions and letters which sometimes go against established views.
Here is one for local gardeners who may like more information on alternatives to the herbicide RoundUp for their own yards.
We take no position on this letter but we have looked over the information and feel it is something our readers with a green thumb may be interested in.
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A letter to the editor calling for Premier Scott Moe to leave as Premier.
Once again this is an opinion piece and it is the personal views of the letter writer and not necessarily those of MJ Independent.
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After being in existence for five years it is time to once again make the decision to continue publication or not for another year.
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