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Farming remains our backbone

Farming remains our backbone

Each year, the Estevan Chamber of Commerce and the Estevan Exhibition Association team up to organize the Estevan’s Farmers Appreciation Dinner.
Seeing things differently...

Seeing things differently...

Cereal-snubbers and the maligning of millenials By Lynne Bell Are Fruit Loops finished? Has Cap'n Crunch crashed? According to a recent New York Times report, cereal manufacturers are seeing a 15-year steady slide in profits, partly because-according
American politics have me wondering

American politics have me wondering

I usually pay minimum attention to elections in the United States because, well, I can’t do anything to affect the outcome, but it’s important to know what the sentiments in the United States are because their president is considered the most powerfu
Respect Aspects of Health

Respect Aspects of Health

There are a lot of focus on a person’s well-being these days. For each person to live life to its fullest, it is important to respect the five aspects of health — mental, emotional, physical, social and spiritual.
Writer questions escalating health-care costs in Sask.

Writer questions escalating health-care costs in Sask.

The Editor: A message to Brad Wall and the Saskatchewan Party. You continue to say the government is working on improving healthcare in Saskatchewan. We’ve continually heard how wait times for surgeries are reduced. I remember how the Sask.
NDP, never again for me

NDP, never again for me

The Editor: I wish to respond to Mr. Trent Wotherspoon (NDP deputy leader) and his letter in the Feb. 17 edition of the Mercury . I have not met Mr.
We can be a solution to the refugee crisis

We can be a solution to the refugee crisis

When it comes to the international refugee crisis, this is a situation that just does not seem to be getting better, but seems to be getting worse the longer it goes on.
The battle gets a bit ugly

The battle gets a bit ugly

We had no valid reason to expect it to be a polite event, but were hoping this year’s provincial general election would bring out the best in the campaigners, especially on the leadership front.
Entering and escaping the Bitcoin universe

Entering and escaping the Bitcoin universe

I am filled with self-loathing when I catch ownself reading things I have no right to consume.
A new reality in politics

A new reality in politics

The news was swift and stunning. Cameron Robock, the New Democratic Party (NDP) candidate in the Estevan constituency for the upcoming provincial election, had been ousted because of comments previously made on social media.
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