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The origins of the phrase ‘raining cats and dogs’ leads to more weather woes

The origins of the phrase ‘raining cats and dogs’ leads to more weather woes

By Kaare Askildt
Cal's Comic Corner - Huck just not hitting the mark

Cal's Comic Corner - Huck just not hitting the mark

Huck #2 Writer by Mark Millar Art by Rafael Albuquerque Image Comics Huck #1 was something I wanted to read because it was by writer Mark Millar. I’ve liked a number of his titles in the past, so something new came with pedigree.
My Two Bits - Time for some good beef

My Two Bits - Time for some good beef

The election season, here at home and south of the border, is almost over. It’s time to trade the bull for some honest-to-goodness homemade corned beef, honestly natural to bring out the goodness without additives.
Sunny Side Up - Typos bring laughter and grimaces - and sometimes deep truth

Sunny Side Up - Typos bring laughter and grimaces - and sometimes deep truth

Misspelled words. Poor grammar. Hilarious typos. When we find them, we smile. In contrast to cold, brilliant technology, they remind us we’re human. In a national magazine, I recently read a sentence that startled me.
Stackhouse Soapbox - Where were signs bought

Stackhouse Soapbox - Where were signs bought

The Yorkton Chamber hosted an all-candidates forum last week and it was a full house with prospective aldermen and interested citizens on hand to hear what each of the 24 candidates, who are vying for 6 spots, had to say.
Gardener's Notebook - Group set to meet this evening

Gardener's Notebook - Group set to meet this evening

The next meeting of the Yorkton and District Horticultural Society will be on Wednesday, October 19 at 7:00 p.m. at SIGN on North Street. This is “Member Participation Night”, where members share helpful hints and gardening advice.
Thinking Critically - Alcosynth creator doesn’t get drinkers

Thinking Critically - Alcosynth creator doesn’t get drinkers

In a 1992 episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation (TNG), the starship Entreprise-D comes across the wreck of a Federation transport vessel.
View From The Cheap Seats - The key issue facing a new Council

View From The Cheap Seats - The key issue facing a new Council

View from the Cheap Seats is an extension of the newsroom, which is frequently a site of heated debate on topics ranging from the extremely serious to the utterly ridiculous.
A not-so-quiet session?

A not-so-quiet session?

The Saskatchewan legislative sitting begins this week. As sittings of the assembly go, it looks like this will be a rather uneventful one. There will be no budget until the spring.
Five pipelines shut down by vandals who call themselves activists

Five pipelines shut down by vandals who call themselves activists

Around dawn on October 11, across the northern United States, five pipelines were struck at various remote sites roughly simultaneously.
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