What is the best desktop publishing software for a Mac

I recently published my first MAC.  On my PC, I used Publisher to create brochures.  What is the best software on a MAC for creating brochures and flyers?

CS2 was a terrible experience and that was 5-6 yrs ago and of course totally depended on Rosetta, on plugiin problems, and is not supported with 10.6.8 and won't run under Lion.
Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 looks like an alternative 
Create photo books, cards, calendars, and other printed mementos
http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-65136385-Photoshop-Elements-10/dp/B005MMMT6E/

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