Yorkton News Review - Archive

The two teams battling for a playoff berth, the Yorkton Harvest and Tisdale Trojans battled to a 3-3 tie at the Tisdale Recplex Thursday night.

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

To the Editor: On coming to power five years ago, Stephen Harper promised to create a "Parliamentary Budget Officer" (PBO) as an independent source of financial expertise for the House of Commons. Mr. Harper didn't trust the Department of Finance.

A number of companies are using investor money to buy farmland and rent it back to farmers. Assiniboia Capital Corp based in Regina is considered the largest on the Prairies, with about $75 million in assets.

They're hurt or sick. They're hungry. They're cold, abused and neglected. And, they're unwanted. Who cares? After all, they're only animals, dogs and cats.

To the Editor: You know the drill: A formerly useful dictator outlives his usefulness to the U.S. government, becoming a public embarrassment, or maybe even a loose cannon who can no longer be relied on to follow orders.

"Let it snow... Let it snow... Let it snow!" That's some of the words in a popular song. That's also what the snowmobilers have been saying.

One would be forgiven if they didn't realize that the Superbowl was a football game. While there might be a bit of excitement in Green Bay due to the Packers' win, the immediate discussion in the aftermath surrounds little football related.

I don't generally use a hard hat when on official M.P. business, but I did the other day, when I accepted an invitation to tour an exciting industry in our riding.

As the final entry of a three part series on cutting, this column will focus on cutting techniques. If you missed either two of my previous columns on knives or cutting boards, please email me at dez@chefdez.