Columnists

Let’s get behind our leadership; let’s all do our part

By Murray Mandryk / Carlyle Observer

April 1, 2020

We’re not exactly built to put blind faith in our politicians. For this, I will take my share of the blame as a member of the fourth estate and, specifically, as ...

Clover an alternate to lawn grass

April 1, 2020

This might be a little off topic in terms of pure agriculture, but I found an online article ...

An underlying concern with COVID-19

March 26, 2020

There is an underlying concern with the COVID-19 situation, and that is that toilet paper may not...

Time to wait out the COVID-19 storm

March 26, 2020

These are strange times, so maybe it’s time for a little perspective. Consider this social media ...

Unity on the right started here

March 18, 2020

Consider what’s going on all through Canada, and North America: Conservatives are finding ...

Early election reasoning not sound

March 11, 2020

There’s a fine line in life between doing the right thing and wrong thing and that line gets even...

Political acrimony needs to tone down

March 4, 2020

Simmer down. It’s what our teachers used to tell us when we were misbehaving. And it appears ...

Rail blockades must end

February 24, 2020

There is a bottom line to the railway blockades and the other illegal protests across the country...

Let’s be smart with our pipeline investments

February 19, 2020

Approximately 1.2 million litres of oil leaked from that train derailment near Guernsey earlier ...

Alternatives to use of plastics

January 22, 2020

There is little doubt that waste plastics are a major environmental contaminant these days. ...

Another black (eye) Friday

December 4, 2019

Gunfire. A bomb threat. Fist fights. Yes, just another Black Friday. In 1992, Vancouver artist ...

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 ...

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