Opinion

Exactly how low oil can go — and for how long it remains at those level levels — will be Saskatchewan’s key political question in 2015. Of course, it won’t be the only key political question in 2015.

As usual, my top science stories are kind of quirky. I have combined what are undoubtedly the biggest stories with a little Canadian content, something humourous and a nod to my own biases, which include human evolution and space travel. 5.

Wednesday’s December 17th column on the Yorkton Firefighters generated a lot of discussion as people passed me on the street or knew how to reach me through social media and I found myself debating for much of the last seven days.

Being an op-ed columnist can sometimes feel like being perpetually in opposition to government. It is incumbent upon us, I believe to hold public officials accountable and therefore be critical.

Recently the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) met with Saskatchewan Finance Minister Ken Krawetz to discuss our recommendations for the upcoming budget.

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.

Welcome to Week CXXXVII of ‘Fishing Parkland Shorelines’. Like most of us I am a novice fisherman, loving to fish, but far from an expert.

Happy New Year! As we get set to begin a brand new year, The Yorkton and District Horticultural Society wishes you health and happiness, and success in all your endeavors.

“Oh, be careful little mouth what you say,” goes the old Sunday School song. “For the Father up above is looking down in love….” I should have been singing it the day my daughter and I had a conversation in her van.

November is tax-publicizing season in Finland, where, starkly unlike America, the government releases all individuals’ tax records to help build public support for the country’s vast welfare state.