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.@officialRPL Information Session on Cuts to Sask Public Libraries #skpoli #SaveSKLibraries

(As a general rule, I don’t do disclaimers on my blog. But given the fine line that exists between my place of employment and my interest in this issue as a taxpaying citizen – not to mention the fact that I’m someone who grew up in rural Saskatchewan and previously worked for a regional library […]

¶ Posted 12 April 2017 § Library § News § Politics § Saskatchewan § Work ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: economics, education, saskatchewan, twitter

#skpoli #SaveSKLibraries Random Thoughts on Watching The Sausage Get Made at the Sask Legislature

So on Monday, I heard that some library colleagues from the Palliser Regional Library system who’d been laid off were going to be at the Sask Legislature. Since it was my day off, I decided to tag along. I was able to join them in the NDP’s Caucus Office for a while before the afternoon […]

¶ Posted 05 April 2017 § Library § News § Photo § Politics § Randomness § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (3) ° Tagged: economics, education, history

Music Monday – “It is a bad time to be poor/Cause we don’t give a shit no more/If you want to go for help/Don’t look next door” #skpoli #SaveSKLibraries

This song has been running through my head, pretty much on repeat since the Budget was released on March 22. So I’m going to take a brief break from the non-stop library themed posts of the past couple weeks and instead, spend some time today thinking about the wider implications of the Sask Party’s disastrous budget […]

¶ Posted 03 April 2017 § Library § MusicMonday § News § Politics § PopCulture § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, education, music, saskatchewan

Librarian Says “Too Many MLAs” The Sequel! #skpoli #saveSKLibraries #yqr #yxe

So, yesterday’s post about “MLA says Saskatchewan has too many libraries. Librarian says Saskatchewan has too many MLAs” has become my most viewed post of all-time. Within 24 hours, it’s blown away my previous record holder which, ironically, was about a random encounter I had with Brad Wall, soon after he axed the Film Tax […]

¶ Posted 29 March 2017 § Infographic § Library § News § Politics § Saskatchewan § Wisdom ‡ Comments (6) ° Tagged: economics, education, language, saskatchewan, science

“Sask Has Too Many Libraries” Says MLA. “Sask Has Too Many MLAs” says Librarian. #skpoli #SaveSKLibraries #yqr #yxe

The cut to Saskatchewan’s rural library system is $3.5 million dollars. The cost of the three unnecessary MLAs added by the Sask Party before the last provincial election is $750,000 and the NDP actually ran on a platform of cutting those three plus three more which would save the province $1.5 million dollars per year. Hmm, […]

¶ Posted 28 March 2017 § Library § News § Politics § Saskatchewan § Wisdom ‡ Comments (11) ° Tagged: economics, education, saskatchewan

Saturday Snap – Kids Protesting Cuts to Saskatchewan Public Libraries #skpoli #SaveSKLibraries

Since the Saskatchewan Provincial Budget was announced last week, it’s pretty amazing to see the groundswell of protest at some of the most egregious and harmful cuts, especially to the province’s historic, innovative and world renowned public library system. For example, one Facebook group that sprang up is quickly approaching 4000 members after less than a […]

¶ Posted 25 March 2017 § Family § Internet § Library § News § Pace § Politics § Sasha § Saskatchewan § Work ‡ Comments (4) ° Tagged: book, economics, education, history, saskatchewan

What’s Something The Average American Doesn’t Understand About Being Poor?

How expensive it is.

¶ Posted 21 March 2017 § Politics § Sad § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, food, health

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Just Another Night at the ER (June 2016)

When I had my really bad elbow infection last summer, I did a course of antibiotics but the infection didn’t go down at all. After a weekend in Saskatoon without any noticeable change, Shea suggested I go to the ER (well, after we called the Healthline because why would I trust my RN wife unless […]