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Brandon Sun By: Kyle Darbyson Brandon School Division chairperson Linda Ross invites discussion about the motion to pass the 2020-21 school budget last March. Ross told the Sun on Tuesday that she’s concerned about the potential job losses that will come as a result of the province’s proposed plan to centralize the education system. (File) Westman school administrators are voicing their concerns about the Manitoba government’s plan to revamp the education system, which includes dissolving most school boards in favour of a single provinci...

Both Political Sides Pointing Blame for Border Problems We have a bit of an issue going on at the border right now and of course, each side of the political aisle is blaming the other. First, let's start with the right. What point are they making? A 13-member delegation of Republicans led by U.S. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy came to El Paso to tour the Texas-Mexico border and they have deemed the situation a "crisis". McCarthy talked about the US Border Patrol detention facility at Hondo Pass: The new facility that was built, we never thought it would reach capacity of 1,040, hitting...

You Thought The Paisano Exit Was Scary? Welcome to This Nightmare The Juarez port of entry bridge has finally been completed. It opened up for use a couple of weeks ago and while I'm sure it helps for those traveling to Juarez- for those of us who wish to stay on this side of the border, it just created another heart attack waiting to happen. The port of entry connects the Patriot Freeway to the Paisano entrance of the International Bridge of the Americas. However, when driving from the Patriot freeway to get onto I-10 East, if you're not in the right lane you may end up in Juarez!

Checkpoints in Maungaturoto and north of Mangawhai effectively cut Kaipara in half.

One deep sleeper of 2020: November's Brand New by Honey Made. Chances are the eight-foot scrim in the front window of Waterloo Records didn't register thanks to the graham cracker album art – and maybe just maybe a global pandemic. Inside the CD, producer (Steve Berlin of Los Lobos), engineer (Jim Vollentine), and studio (Texas Treefort) all make the credits roll, yet zero mention appears of the actual group turning soul-infused retro nectar into viscous ear candy. Online, however, behold a nonet straight outta the Stax/Volt annals: three pieces of brass punctuating a trio of Black vocalis...