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Another black (eye) Friday

Carlyle Observer

December 4, 2019

Gunfire. A bomb threat. Fist fights. Yes, just another Black Friday. In 1992, Vancouver artist Ted Dave started a movement called Buy Nothing Day to provoke thought about...

Social media does not assure accuracy

November 13, 2019

While there is much that is positive about social media in terms of staying connected with ...

Harvest Showdown a gathering place

November 6, 2019

This week in Yorkton the Grain Millers Harvest Showdown takes place. For a journalist who got ...

Nastiness will make it tough to govern

October 16, 2019

This federal campaign has been far too ugly. It would be unfair to blame any one particular ...

My Outlook

July 25, 2019

"She should have her children taken away." "Somebody needs to ...

Taking the road less traveled

July 24, 2019

It is always interesting to meet up with Kevin Elmy of Friendly Acres Seed Farm at Saltcoats....

My Outlook

July 18, 2019

I love ice cream shops. I thoroughly dislike ice cream shops. Yes, it is a love/hate ...

Finding the real treasures

May 30, 2019

I love pretty baskets and boxes. All shapes and sizes. My family rolls their eyes when we are out...

My Outlook

May 23, 2019

I have done far more proofreading in my life than I've spent time writing. It's the nature of the...

Rider Insider - Nov. 14

November 14, 2014

That’s all she wrote. The 2014 season for the Saskatchewan Roughriders came to a painful ...

New ideas needed to move forward

November 14, 2014

So last week I started what became a two-part column around how stuck in old ideas the broader ...

Rider Insider

November 14, 2014

And now the moment you've all been waiting for. After a gruelling 20-week regular season from which...

Dealing with grain transportation

November 14, 2014

Grain transportation is obviously a huge issue for farmers. That has been the case for decades in ...

Rider Insider

November 7, 2014

Well, here we are!The Saskatchewan Roughriders have reached the final week of the 2014 regular ...

Bees are nature's pollinators

November 7, 2014

Who would have thought the humble honey bee would become the sounding bell to raise public concern ...

Weather always topic of discussion

October 31, 2014

If there is one topic which always gets discussed whenever farmers get together, it is the weather....

Rider Insider

October 31, 2014

Many people are surprised at the positive nature of the comments and the upbeat feeling the ...

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Observed At: Stoughton Business Awards Night

Observed At: Marley's Dance Effex

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Observed At: Easter

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Observed At: White Bear Dance Troupe

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