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Wednesday, February 12, 2003

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Pilot Lockhart witnessed the shuttle tragedy from 20,000 feet

Atlantic Southeast Airlines pilot Lance Lockhart went to sleep at the Hampton Inn in Fayetteville, Arkansas on Jan. 31.

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Jobs Web site features Aboriginal role models

The Aboriginal Youth Careers Web site, being constructed to help Aboriginal youth find jobs and training, will feature role models from Sioux Lookout and Hudson.

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Kids get wired with wireless lab

Some might say that these kids are proof that education has come a long way since the abacus. Sitting at their respective tables with laptops in front of them, the grade 5-6 class at Sacred Heart School busily tapped away at their keyboards in the school’s library on Feb. 6, with a wealth of electronic information at their fingertips.

Cover Photo:

Towering over Alcona

Tower Light Ltd. aerial technicians Gary Polkowski, Scott Costican, and Kevin Costican (not in pic) install mounts 300 feet up a new communications tower in Alcona for Thunder Bay Telephone.