Elaine Shein

Accused of perjury and obstruction of justice for attempting to conceal a relationship with a White House intern, president Bill Clinton faced an impeachment trial this week in Washington, D.C. How would Canadians react if one of their senior politicians was facing heat for telling a lie? A book published this fall, In a Question […] Read more

While Richard Dowis laughs as he shares headlines from publications, he chastises the writers. The state of writing “shows disregard, disrespect for the English language. It’s deplorable … these errors could be avoided for the most part,” he told the American Agricultural Editors’ Association annual meeting earlier this month. Dowis is a journalist, author and […] Read more

What triggers freelancers to write stories? Freelancer Larry Fillo says he writes on issues or stories he feels other media haven’t covered with the same thoughts or facts he can provide. “Why I feel interested in gun control is all the coverage … has been misleading or false or one-sided.” He added that sometimes journalists […] Read more

Whether it represents posturing for the upcoming round of trade talks, defiance of each other, or a poor job of market intervention, the subsidies being offered by Europe and the United States are unacceptable. Canadian farmers are being hurt. The next few months appear bleak. Wheat, durum and barley stocks are expected to remain high […] Read more

People familiar with our website will notice some major changes in upcoming months, partly due to our new web editor, Bill Doskoch. Bill formerly worked in his hometown of Edmonton for Southam New Media and the Edmonton Journal’s website. Other prior jobs included eight years with the Regina Leader-Post and a brief stint in Cambodia. […] Read more

Each month, our readers are treated to a special report, providing valuable background, analysis and sometimes predictions about various agricultural issues. It is a long process to research, edit and package those two pages. Often the work begins several months in advance. Reporters spend a considerable amount of time interviewing and writing the report, and […] Read more

When Saskatchewan’s politicians started their summer break in the second week of June, they were warned they might be recalled to discuss a severe drought gripping parts of the province. Other parts of the Prairies were facing similar problems. Pleas of drought assistance were raised by farmers and various organizations, including Saskatchewan Wheat Pool. Poor […] Read more

Elaine Shein is Managing Editor of the Western Producer. Saskatchewan can be deceiving. Depending on where you grow up, you believe the rest of the province looks the same way. Until I was 17, when I made my first trip to Regina, my image of Saskatchewan was rolling hills covered with trees still being cleared […] Read more