Opinion

A couple questions from municipal leaders from across the country hit me as especially pertinent to the problems facing rural Saskatchewan communities today.

Ripping a page - or the cover - from fellow Conservative and former tobacco industry lobbyist Ezra Levant's book, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his new environment minister, Peter Kent, have taken to referring to the product of the Alberta tar sa

My dear gardening friends, this week I'd like you to make a cup of tea and sit down with me for a few minutes.

It's not hard to tell we are headed to a provincial election this year. We are already beginning to see the two political front-running parties, the ruling Saskatchewan Party and Opposition New Democrats taking shots across each other's bows.

Stephen Harper gets rise in polls after meeting with Barack Obama.

City residents struggle with windrows left by snowplows.

It's easy to pinpoint the exact time when the NDP lost the health issue in rural Saskatchewan. It was Mar. 18, 1993 - the day of the infamous provincial budget that closed 52 rural hospitals.

Imagine if the province could lower school property taxes and improve classroom results at the same time. Farfetched? Not really.

Dear Editor:In the article that appeared on the front page of the January 26, 2011 Yorkton this Week entitled, "SIGN seeks new Executive Dir.", the question was asked to the Board Chair, Ms.

Some relatives are like mountains - best viewed from a distance. A few of mine may think that of me, but if I had to list them, my nephew Jeremy wouldn't be among them. Though he does live over the mountains, I'm confident of this: Jeremy loves me.