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Newspaper readership is no urban legend

Newspaper readership is no urban legend

You’ve heard of urban legends, right? Like the lady who had a spider bite that turned into a nest of eggs that hatched under her skin, or the tale of the kid that died from drinking cola after swallowing Pop Rocks.
Sunny Side Up - Where's the missing end to that story?

Sunny Side Up - Where's the missing end to that story?

Unfinished stories surround us. A television series you enjoy that’s cancelled before a proper conclusion. A book you’re reading, a cliff-hanger till the last, sadly missing, page.
Gardener's Notebook - Time to prepare for upcoming hort. show

Gardener's Notebook - Time to prepare for upcoming hort. show

Time marches on, and it’s only a few weeks until the Yorkton and District Horticultural Society Annual Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Show, Wednesday, August 7 from 1:00 till 5:00 p.m. at St. Gerard’s Parish Complex, 125 Third Avenue North, Yorkton.
Sports This Week - Leonard gone so on to Fajardo

Sports This Week - Leonard gone so on to Fajardo

So the inevitable has happened, Kawhi Leonard has signed with the Los Angeles Clippers.
Thinking I do with words - Don't get a bluetooth cassette player

Thinking I do with words - Don't get a bluetooth cassette player

I was, briefly, excited when I saw someone had announced a “Bluetooth Cassette Player.
Politics: Pop. growth great for Sask.; less so for rurals

Politics: Pop. growth great for Sask.; less so for rurals

That Saskatchewan continues to grow is great news, but the province’s growth hasn’t exactly been even.
Editorial - Fall election starting early

Editorial - Fall election starting early

It might be July, a month we expect warmer weather, but it seems we are already seeing hints that the real heat will be October, at least in terms of politics. Canadians go to the polls Oct.
The Ruttle Report - Agree or Disagree, But Choice Matters

The Ruttle Report - Agree or Disagree, But Choice Matters

I don’t pretend to be someone with a whole lot of political opinions or rigid beliefs on either side of the proverbial fence when it comes to the many issues facing our society, but if there’s one thing in which I’m a staunch advocate, it’s for freed
My Outlook - The Faces Behind the Figures

My Outlook - The Faces Behind the Figures

Want to witness a group of adults polarize faster than a world class athlete runs the 100m? Get them talking; not about Trump or Trudeau, or even climate change or carbon tax.
Welcome rain for some farmers, too much for others

Welcome rain for some farmers, too much for others

Over the past week to 10 days, at least in the Yorkton region, we have received what my grandfather would have termed a million-dollar rain. For grain producers, conditions coming out of spring seeding were generally on the dry side of things.
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