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Science Matters - Microbes, biodiversity and the benefits of getting really dirty

Science Matters - Microbes, biodiversity and the benefits of getting really dirty

We’re surrounded by life, but Earth’s most plentiful living things are invisible to the naked eye. Microbes are not only around us, they live on and in us.
Gardener's Notebook - Try going down a new garden path

Gardener's Notebook - Try going down a new garden path

First of all, thank you to everyone who stopped by the Yorkton and District Horticultural Society’s Plant Sale last week; there were certainly many garden treasures to add to your collection! Thank you also to all members who contributed plants and w
Sunny Side Up - Growing more often means starting with less

Sunny Side Up - Growing more often means starting with less

I peered down at the pair scrabbling about on their knees in our raspberry patch, hacking at the stalks. Without mercy, or so it seemed.
Editorial Cartoon

Editorial Cartoon

Editorial - City fortunate in terms of recreation

Editorial - City fortunate in terms of recreation

Yorkton Council, as has been their annual history, proclaimed June as Recreation and Parks Month in the city.
Politics - No escaping BSE mess

Politics - No escaping BSE mess

What people most like about rural Saskatchewan is the way it can be disconnected from the rest of the world.
Fishing Parkland Shorelines - City trout pond attracts attention

Fishing Parkland Shorelines - City trout pond attracts attention

Welcome to Week CLVIII of ‘Fishing Parkland Shorelines’. Like most of us I am a novice fisherman, loving to fish, but far from an expert.
Thinking Critically - Defying logic Part II: Why do we love them?

Thinking Critically - Defying logic Part II: Why do we love them?

In retrospect, I guess I just knew if I ever got a dog, I would immediately fall in love and my cherished freedom would be gone.
Stackhouse Soapbox - Remember to support locally

Stackhouse Soapbox - Remember to support locally

Just over six years ago, I accepted a job in the retail world. At age 34, it was my first real retail job and so there was quite a bit that was foreign to me. Actually, it was all foreign to me.
Science Matters - Good things are growing in greenbelt

Science Matters - Good things are growing in greenbelt

More than half the planet’s people now live in urban areas.
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