By: Jordan Twiss By now, after thousands of years of organizing societies under all sorts of governments, you’d think humans might have figured out what role they want governments to play in their lives.
Read MoreOld ag tech fosters appreciation for past farmers
By: Calvin Daniels The annual Threshermen’s Show & Seniors’ Festival was held at the beginning of August in Yorkton, and once more the long-running event was fascinating.
Read MoreTennis pro Pospisil calls it a career
By: Bruce Penton Vasek Pospisil wasn’t the biggest name taking part in this year’s National Bank Open in Toronto, but he was likely the best player to retire at the end of the competition.
Read MoreBy-election debate shows need for electoral reform
By: Jordan Twiss In general, elections are pretty simple affairs – where voters are concerned, at least.While there’s always a small group of undecided voters, who either can’t make up their minds or are waiting to see each party’s platform, most know which party they’ll be voting for before the shiny promises are rolled out.
Read MoreResearch remains at the heart of agriculture
By: Calvin Daniels When you have been covering agricultural stories for as long as this writer, you have seen many research plots through the years.
Read MoreScheffler showing Tiger-like dominance
By: Bruce Penton Scottie Scheffler doesn’t wear red shirts on Sundays and is still 11 major championships in arrears, but Scheffler comparisons to Tiger Woods’ domination of the world of professional golf are getting louder, more frequent and quite legitimate.
Read MoreProducers are vital to Canada’s independence
By: Jordan Twiss There’s no question that governments (and the people who make them work) have a difficult job of balancing a myriad of conflicting interests in a way that satisfies everyone, while somehow sticking within a budget that is almost always too small.
Read MoreStrychnine debate rages over ground squirrels
By: Calvin Daniels Richardson’s ground squirrels are fecund little critters, and they have a tendency to dig their burrows as populations grow in the most inconvenient places — such as farmer fields and pastures.
Read MoreBaseball’s mid-season fun is the best
By: Bruce Penton When Kyle Schwarber blasted three home runs on three swings in the mini home-run derby to break a tie in Major League Baseball’s annual all-star game in mid-July, it just confirmed that of all the major sports in North America, baseball does it best when it comes to mid-season (or end-of-year) classics.
Read MoreIn Trumpland, freedom comes with fine print
By: Jordan Twiss Anyone who’s heard U.S. President Donald Trump speak, should know by now that he has a tumultuous relationship with the truth.
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