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Promotional expenditures out of control

Promotional expenditures out of control

Did you know the Saskatchewan government spent$28,750 on celebrations for Quebec City's birthday and over $2,200 on hot sauce? The two bills were recently discovered by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) and arejust a couple examples of how prom
Anti-environmentalists stuck in the past

Anti-environmentalists stuck in the past

Environmentalists won't be happy until we're living in caves and scrounging for roots and berries. At least, that's what I hear over and over again.
A strange attachment to a potash company

A strange attachment to a potash company

The strange attachment between the people of Saskatchewan and its potash corporation has always been a bit of mystery.
New ideas for next year

New ideas for next year

I'm still so excited about the Saskatchewan Horticultural Association Provincial Flower and Vegetable show which was held in Yorkton last week.
Bike paths better idea than reality

Bike paths better idea than reality

There are good ideas, and there are bad. The City of Yorkton has sadly embarked on one that when in the discussion phase sounded like a good idea, but now that the implementation of that idea has begun, we get to see the idea is not that good.
Inception saves the summer blockbuster

Inception saves the summer blockbuster

Inception (In theaters) - Dir. Christopher Nolan. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen Paige, Joseph Gordon-Levitt. A William Gibson-esque high-concept sci-fi thriller from the writer/director of Memento and the good Batman movies.
Missing radio world just a little bit

Missing radio world just a little bit

I had lunch last week with Rae Groeneveld, the once long-time GX94 On Agriculture employee, who is now working in the communications field at Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation in Melville.
Wall must get handle on public sector OT costs

Wall must get handle on public sector OT costs

As problems go for Premier Brad Wall's government, consider this one only partially of its own making. For years, Wall's NDP predecessors _ Roy Romanow and Lorne Calvert _ also battled to keep the wages of strong unions in check.
Editorial Cartoon

Editorial Cartoon

More drilling disasters unless we do our part

More drilling disasters unless we do our part

The Gulf of Mexico disaster is just the latest in a long history of "accidents".
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