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Investigation hits at climate change denier's "science"

Investigation hits at climate change denier's "science"

In their desperation to find even a tiny shred of peer-reviewed science to challenge the volumes of research from around the world about human-caused climate change, deniers have often held up Willie Soon's work. Dr.
The truth can usually be found in the middle

The truth can usually be found in the middle

The place where Saskatchewan journalists live in the middle of the spectrum can be a lonely place. To the right is the conservative business crowd often annoyed by what we write.
Letter to the Editor-Position unusual

Letter to the Editor-Position unusual

Dear Editor: The Agriculture Ministers from BC, Alberta and Saskatchewan recently sang songs of praise and adulation for the federal government's plan to give producers marketing choice for wheat, durum and barley.
Loving homes right for Springside dogs

Loving homes right for Springside dogs

The unusual story of the dogs in Springside, who survived on their dead owners' remains is one that generated an amazingly wide array of opinions. Personally, I think the right thing happened here. The dogs were adopted out to loving homes.
Last chance to join garden tour

Last chance to join garden tour

Do you ever watch the British "Antiques Roadshow"? What fun to see how much (or how little) some of those treasures are worth.
Editorial - Prosperity impacting urban renewal

Editorial - Prosperity impacting urban renewal

With prosperity comes higher general costs and that is something starting to be realized as the City of Yorkton trys to keep pace with its normal maintenance program in terms of city infrastructure.
Grow and give like rhubarb

Grow and give like rhubarb

After our first winter in our home, at the foot of the clothesline cross, I saw rhubarb being born. A triplet of hard pink knots, closely followed by their leaves, chartreuse and tightly crumpled.
Editorial - Airport investment a challenge to find

Editorial - Airport investment a challenge to find

The Yorkton Municipal Airport has become something of a quandary for local politicians. There are a few widely held views of the airport which pretty well detail the situation.
Plan on parsnips

Plan on parsnips

"Fine words butter no parsnips." Have you ever heard that expression before? It was new to me, and when someone very dear to us delivered that line with great sincerity, it made me burst out laughing. "Fine words butter no parsnips.
Our beliefs are shaped by where we're from

Our beliefs are shaped by where we're from

A series currently running on the history channel entitled "America, the history of the U.S." recently aired one particularly thought-provoking episode.