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Fed. budget strains relations with rural Sask.

There is no doubt that the federal Conservative government has been farmer-and rural friendly. Solid rural support is why the Conservatives have captured 12 or...

Balancing the budget for long term prosperity

Dear Editor; In order for there to be long term prosperity, we must balance our budget as we said we would by 2015, we must...

RIP: Raffle in progress

Have you ever had moments where you wished that you could somehow make a little extra money? You know, not that hard earned money,...

Federal budget is a good budget

Dear Editor; In order for there to be long term prosperity, we must balance our budget as we said we would by 2015, we must...

Town budget will be a balancing act

Two down and one to go! Last week the provincial and federal governments tabled their budgets. This week, the Whitewood Town Council will meet to...

Budget not the best or worst for rural Sask.

Rural Saskatchewan has certainly seen better budgets. But it has also seen worse. Let us examine today how rural Saskatchewan specifically did in the 2013-14 budget,...

Damned if I do, damned if I don’t

Ever hear the expression, “You are damned if you do, and damned if you don’t?” For those of you who have never heard that saying...

NDP rural problems start at top

You don’t need to look any further than the current makeup of the Saskatchewan Legislature to see how far removed the NDP is from...

Gov’t gets drinking age right

In all the talk about the new Saskatchewan, what sometimes gets lost is that not everything about the old Saskatchewan was bad. There again, perhaps...

Komarnicki finds $10 million for ads but cuts food safety

Dear Editor; Conservative MP Ed Komarnicki and his party are trying to buy your support with advertising paid for with your tax dollars. They’re increasing...

Provincial News

WICKBERG – Stanley Edlin

Stan was born on Oct. 7, 1959 in Esterhazy, Sask. to Gordon and Shirley Wickberg. Growing up on the farm, he was the third...

STRATTON – Heather

STEVENSON – Douglas A.