Opinion

Mothers do many things. Grandmothers, too. One of the hardest is explaining death to those who have barely begun to live. "Nana, wanna come and see a dead robin?" Benjamin asked."Sure, I'll come." "Wobbin can't fwy," said Dinah Jane.

When my niece was born, her family (including me) all participated in baby sign language until she started talking. There were simple hand signals for as many words as a baby could need, such as "more," "bath," "light" and "bird.

Canada's towns and cities are at a crossroads. Down one path is urban sprawl. We all know where this well-worn route leads: endless pavement, long commutes and traffic jams, and high social and infrastructure costs.

Dear Editor: Very few young men and women who grew up on the farm have chosen to remain on the farm as their career choice. Why? Growing up on the farm they know that farming is a very difficult, low paying, high risk, high investment career choice.

For over 100 years, public health in Canada had been helping people take care of themselves, their families and communities.

Dear Editor: As a former resident of this very friendly city we of course receive your newspaper each week.And each week the column "Sunny Side Up" offers inspiration and hope.

One of the more annoying notions in politics is that you have to have certain view on certain issues simply because of your general political beliefs. It just ain't so.

Over the next few months, those months where the sun is actually warm, and snow is but a memory, there will be a host of walkathons in Yorkton.

Dear Editor:I was honoured to participate in the Young Farmers Forum Hearings in Lanigan on April 28, 2010.