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It’s not PC, it’s plain old respect

It’s not PC, it’s plain old respect

Humboldt have made amazing strides in proclaiming their first Pride Week. Especially in rural Saskatchewan, it is hard to be different so any support we can offer to those of the LGBT+ community is great.
The Blue Jays need to stop the free fall

The Blue Jays need to stop the free fall

The sky is falling. Well not really but it sure seems like it if you are a Toronto Blue Jays fan.
What’s a few chopped up birds?

What’s a few chopped up birds?

On the way back from the Lloydminster Heavy Oil Show Sept. 14-15, I took a highway that had always intrigued me, but never had the opportunity to travel.
Governments must commit to investing in the rail line and port infrastructure

Governments must commit to investing in the rail line and port infrastructure

Most of us take for granted that the majority of our roads and highways are publicly funded and built at cost in order to serve the overall public good.
Fall needle browning and fall needle shed

Fall needle browning and fall needle shed

The technical term for an annual phenomena is fall needle browning and fall needle shed. If you have a needle tree in your landscape you’ve probably noticed some discolouration in some of the interior needles.
Draw the line on hunger

Draw the line on hunger

Dear Editor In a country as affluent as Canada, hunger is unacceptable. Yet, more than 850,000 Canadians will visit a food bank for assistance this month alone. Of those, 36 per cent are children or youth.
Burning in this Midnight Dream

Burning in this Midnight Dream

By Louise Bernice Halfe Published by Coteau Books $16.95 9781550506655 Burning in this Midnight Dream by Louise Bernice Halfe is a book of poetry contrasted by photographs, centered around the truth and reconciliation process.
Reliable tulips for years of spring joy

Reliable tulips for years of spring joy

Tulips add spring colour to a perennial or mixed border and are often used in annual beds. Native to the Near East, the genus name, Tulipa, is from the Turkish tulbend, meaning turban, a reference to the flower form.
Call to remembrance

Call to remembrance

As I sit at my desk penning these words, I can’t help but think of another morning 15 years ago today when I was doing the same thing, sitting at my desk, working on a writing assignment. Suddenly I heard my husband call me to the living room.
Fall lawn care

Fall lawn care

Even though our days are getting shorter and cooler, it is important to continue to care for your lawn, even though many of the outside chores are getting wrapped up.
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