Opinion

People will probably be surprised to hear this, but I am feeling pretty Hawkish on Syria and Iraq. The reason is Responsibility to Protect (R2P).

When looking at crime, we tend to be somewhat insular. We compare city to city and province to province and now to the past, but we rarely go beyond our borders. There are some interesting comparisons to be made, however.

View from the Cheap Seats is kind of an extension of the newsroom. Whenever our three regular reporters, Calvin Daniels, Thom Barker and Randy Brenzen are in the building together, it is frequently a site of heated debate.

No matter what anyone says during this long federal election campaign, climate change is the biggest threat to Canadians’ health, security and economy. The scientific evidence is incontrovertible, the research wide-ranging and overwhelming.

The next meeting of the Yorkton and District Horticultural Society will be held on Wednesday, September 16 at 7:00 p.m. in the Sunshine Room at SIGN on North Street. Our special guest speaker will be Stacy Tress from Garden Therapy Yorkton (www.

After lunch on our back deck one warm day, an artist friend, visiting with her husband, asked all the grandbeans who would sit still if she could draw their picture.

Motorhead – “Bad Magic” This month sees the return of some heavyweights of the heavy. Therefore, it must be metal week.

It may have seemed harmless enough – or at least it was relatively harmless as budget updates showing a $292-million deficit go.

LOOKING BACK... A Decade Ago

Farming and wildlife have not always had the best of relationships. It often comes down to having two realities with divergent needs. A duck needs a wetland to nest near.