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Vegetables wanted

Vegetables wanted

Just because our gardens are done doesn't mean that we gardeners are settling back in our easy chairs with our fuzzy slippers on not yet, anyway! The next meeting of the Yorkton and District Horticultural Society will be on Thursday, October 17 at 7:
The lose-lose battles of Nobel

The lose-lose battles of Nobel

October, the time of year for Nobel Prizes and with them the prestige and, as usual, the controversy. Physics Very little controversy on what this prize would be awarded for.
Scientists say eating West Coast fish is safe

Scientists say eating West Coast fish is safe

Following Japan's devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami, fear spread about risks of leaked radiation from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant - for the health of those living in or near Fukushima or involved in cleanup efforts, and for the pl
School zone speeder should be walking

School zone speeder should be walking

If the high school driver that was clocked doing 105 km/h in a school zone last week is found to be guilty then I think it should be a real long while before that youngster ever gets behind a wheel of a vehicle again.
Bragging rights over bud for a day

Bragging rights over bud for a day

Welcome to Week LXXIV of 'Fishing Parkland Shorelines'. Like most of us I am a novice fisherman, loving to fish, but far from an expert.
EDITORIAL CARTOON

EDITORIAL CARTOON

Are we still grateful for our blessings?

Are we still grateful for our blessings?

The turkey's in the soup and the soup's in the fridge. The stuffing got eaten and the eaters got stuffed. Happily so. Guiltily so, if what they're stuffed with includes a rich dessert. According to the calendar, Canadian Thanksgiving is over.
Riders-Eskies: Great game or snore-fest?

Riders-Eskies: Great game or snore-fest?

View from the Cheap Seats is kind of an extension of the newsroom. Whenever our three regular reporters, Calvin Daniels, Thom Barker and Kelly Friesen are in the building together, it is frequently a site of heated debate.
EDITORIAL - School zone speeds worrying

EDITORIAL - School zone speeds worrying

It is disturbing to learn about a 17-year-old youth in our city being so foolhardy as to be driving 105 kilometres an hour in a school zone.
Rural nursing homes facing challenges

Rural nursing homes facing challenges

While there is a penchant to focus on the bad news from the recent health minister's report on the status of nursing homes in Saskatchewan, rural residents can take some solace in the report's good news.
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