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50 shades of calving

50 shades of calving

Being born in a city of five million, I didn’t expect that a day would come when I would realize that I love farming with all my heart and would actually wait for calving season to come. Now it's here, and our amazing yearly adventure has begun.
COVID-19 keeps the world changing constantly

COVID-19 keeps the world changing constantly

The world we knew before last week is not the same as the world we knew this week. And it will not be the world we know next week. The second week of March 2020 will be remembered as the week the world changed.
The world before last week is not the world of this week or what we will have next week

The world before last week is not the world of this week or what we will have next week

This is likely the biggest economic shock in 100 years
The desert is a theme that appears a number of times in the Bible

The desert is a theme that appears a number of times in the Bible

The desert is a theme that appears a number of times in the Bible. In one context, the desert is a wild, dangerous place far removed from any town or city. In this sense, someone in such a desert longs for the safety of a human community.
Such wonderful news

Such wonderful news

It’s been said: “No one loves the messenger who brings bad news.” Be it an ancient seer or the local media outlet, no voice proclaiming such news is welcomed. I admit that for many years, rather decades, I was a newscast addict.
Cheers and Jeers for March 13

Cheers and Jeers for March 13

Cheers to everyone who showed their support for Telemiracle this past weekend, and allowed the Kinsmen Telemiracle Foundation to provide so much money to the people of this province.
Don’t blame teachers for sanctions

Don’t blame teachers for sanctions

Saskatchewan’s teachers have done what seemed to be inevitable, and imposed sanctions in their labour impasse with the provincial government. Sanction, of course, is just a fancy word for job action.
Punishing students will not help contract talks

Punishing students will not help contract talks

Weyburn This Week editorial
It’s going to be a tough spring in the oilpatch

It’s going to be a tough spring in the oilpatch

You might not have realized it, but on Nov. 26, 2014, the world changed. Saudi Arabia announced it was going to open up the taps and let the market decide the price of oil.
Early election reasoning not sound

Early election reasoning not sound

There’s a fine line in life between doing the right thing and wrong thing and that line gets even finer when politics is involved.
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