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Gardener's Notebook - Plant sale goes well

Gardener's Notebook - Plant sale goes well

Thank you to everyone who visited the Yorkton and District Horticultural Society’s Fall Plant and Bulb Sale last week, we hope you found some great treasures for your garden! We’re always happy to see our gardening friends and appreciate your support
Sports This Week - Slight lull in pro sports world

Sports This Week - Slight lull in pro sports world

It is a rare Monday that I sit at the keyboard unsure of what to type in terms of sports.
History Corner - Threshing at Waldron, SK.

History Corner - Threshing at Waldron, SK.

The A. J. Pick Outfit is threshing at the Al Michael farm at Waldron in October of 1911. They threshed the full harvest season with only 7 men — an engineer, fireman, separator man and 4 stook teams.
The Ruttle Report - Can We 'Even Steven' the Election Minefield?

The Ruttle Report - Can We 'Even Steven' the Election Minefield?

So the big thing in the news last week that was dissected, broken down and built back up time and time and time again by seemingly every media outlet in the Western hemisphere was a photo scandal that bit Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau in the bu
My Outlook - Putting People in the Same Box

My Outlook - Putting People in the Same Box

The box sat in the computer room for weeks. Inside was a collection of paper to shred and items that needed a place to be stored. I looked at it every day but always found a reason not to deal with it. I stepped over and around the box.
Thinking I do with words - The trouble when you hate your phone

Thinking I do with words - The trouble when you hate your phone

I hate my phone. I didn’t always hate my phone, I actually quite liked its predecessor, a Motorola Moto X Play. It was partially made of rubber so it was durable – it was dropped from great heights many times without a problem.
Politics - Sask. wary of Bernier vote split

Politics - Sask. wary of Bernier vote split

One might wonder what the Saskatchewan Party’s first general election 20 years ago this month has to with today’s federal election.
Watch out for political mud slinging

Watch out for political mud slinging

The federal election campaign has quickly become a quagmire where the politicians or at least their most ardent supporters are flinging mud about this candidate, or that candidate, often based on things that happened years ago.
My Outlook - It's Bigger than the Tomato

My Outlook - It's Bigger than the Tomato

I love salsa. I add it to scrambled eggs, wraps and pasta; and when it comes to nachos, the chips and cheese are really just the background to the star of the show: the salsa.
Sunny Side Up - The real truth behind Nana's fake news

Sunny Side Up - The real truth behind Nana's fake news

I spouted a mouthful of fake news at lunch the other day. To the grandchildren, no less. With a federal election pending, it seemed natural that the discussion around our table turned to politics.
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