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The teacher and the flopping chicken

The teacher and the flopping chicken

WWelcome to Week CXXIX of 'Fishing Parkland Shorelines'. Like most of us I am a novice fisherman, loving to fish, but far from an expert.
Human genes should not be patentable

Human genes should not be patentable

I try my very best to base my opinions on careful consideration of the best available evidence, but some things just feel wrong no matter what the evidence suggests. One such thing is gene patenting.
Pumpkin walk deemed incredible

Pumpkin walk deemed incredible

Friday night's Pumpkin Walk was incredible. I haven't talked to Jackie Roberts or Bruce Thurston from the Yorkton Co-op Marketplace to see what their impression was, but the turnout had to have exceeded everyone's expectations.
Alternative measures smart

Alternative measures smart

One of the best innovations in justice in recent decades has been the introduction of Alternative Measures. One of the surest ways of perpetuating the cycle of crime is to limit a person's options.
Cheap seaters all over the board on TV stars

Cheap seaters all over the board on TV stars

View from the Cheap Seats is kind of an extension of the newsroom. Whenever our three regular reporters, Calvin Daniels, Thom Barker and Randy Brenzen are in the building together, it is frequently a site of heated debate.
It is time to remember

It is time to remember

Remembrance Day is just around the corner; a day that I find very moving and thought-provoking.
In times like these, we need an anchor

In times like these, we need an anchor

On the terror-stricken day of the assault on Ottawa's Parliament Hill by a radical young Islamist, people around the world watched in horror at the chilling images broadcast from the capital of our peace-loving country.
How best to spend federal surplus

How best to spend federal surplus

With a federal election under a year away and the Harper government poised to introduce its fall economic update in the coming weeks, the primary debate for Canadians in the next election is shaping up to be what to do with the projected surplus? We
More bad news for bees: the new 'F' word

More bad news for bees: the new 'F' word

Have you heard of flupyradifurone? Probably not, unless you work for the federal government agency poised to approve this new pesticide for use in Canada. But take note: This new "F" word is bad news for bees.
EDITORIAL - Be part of Remembrance Day

EDITORIAL - Be part of Remembrance Day

Every year at this time thoughts turn to Remembrance Day. For a newspaper the question becomes whether we should each year turn this space over to a day which occurs annually? After all we are all by now aware Nov.
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