4 in the Afternoon1 EVERYBODY OUT! The U.S. will withdraw all its troops from Iraq by the end of the year, says Barack Obama.

2 THE FINANCE MINISTER DOESN’T WANT TO RAISE TAXES ON THE EXTREMELY WEALTHY YOU GUYS! Apparently it’s a crazy idea. Just makes no sense at all. Silly, silly  leftist NDP ideas. Oh wait, here’s a different perspective on that. Maybe not so silly.

3 MILITARY SOCIALIST COMPLEX Oh, and Canada’s spending a billion bucks on armoured vehicles. I get it, socialism and government spending are okay when it’s on army toys.

4 SASK FARMERS RALLY FOR WHEAT BOARD Story here. “A little late for that,” says my co-worker.

BONUS! THE MOST ICONIC HUMAN IN WHITWORTH’S UNIVERSE IS IN THE SAME CITY AS WHITWORTH! We must celebrate! With a video!