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Rural job stats offer insight

Rural job stats offer insight

A recent conversation with Saskatchewan's foremost statistician, Doug Elliott, reminded me of a couple truisms about rural Saskatchewan that I haven't thought about for awhile: The first is that it's a little too easy to assume Saskatchewan is one bi
Beware the Molothrus

Beware the Molothrus

When I watch some of the young parents around me, trying to balance parenting of precious children with overcrowded schedules, un-weaned self-interests, too many technical gadgets, and homes bulging with clutter, I shudder.
Lakes research shutdown doesn't make sense

Lakes research shutdown doesn't make sense

We can't live without clean water. Canada is blessed with an abundance of lakes and rivers and has a global responsibility to manage them well.
EDITORIAL CARTOON

EDITORIAL CARTOON

EDITORIAL - Early budget passage has merit

EDITORIAL - Early budget passage has merit

It seems incredible but Monday evening Yorkton Council reviewed and passed its 2013 Capital Budget. It was not so many years ago Council fought with its budget process to the point it was well into the year of operations before a budget was passed.
De Niro proves he's still got it in Being Flynn

De Niro proves he's still got it in Being Flynn

Being Flynn (DVD/Blu-Ray) - Dir. Paul Weitz. Starring Paul Dano, Robert De Niro, Julianne Moore. Intense character piece packed with life and driven by the fire of its lead actors.
Dumping waste into the ground is a shaky solution

Dumping waste into the ground is a shaky solution

What can we do with wastes from our industrial pursuits - from fossil fuel extraction, agriculture, chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing? We've been spewing lots of it into the air, but that isn't a good plan.
Sometimes all it takes is a little story

Sometimes all it takes is a little story

Three little girls passed my house as I swept the front porch. One carried a fist sized rock. "Just killed a snake," said the tallest, all proud. "Like this," said the child with the rock, tossing it down hard and picking it up again.
Start your composts

Start your composts

The other day, someone told me that they like the idea of composting. but don't know how to begin, and don't have room for a big compost bin in their yard.
Lady Lake shore spots limited

Lady Lake shore spots limited

Welcome to Week VIII of 'Shore Fishing the Parkland'.
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