Opinion

Being a horror movie fan for pretty much my entire life, there really isn’t much that can scare me these days, but I will point out that there was a time – way back when – that something on the big screen did manage to put the jolt of white-hot fear

A little girl in Illinois wrote to the tooth fairy to say she would take dollars instead of coins if that would help the situation. That’s how real the coin shortage got in the United States when much of the country was in stay-at-home mode.

There are times in life when something comes along which indelibly alters your perception of something. I’ve recently encountered such an occurrence in terms of how I will see the National Hockey League moving forward.

When the world shudders from a major event, and the COVID-19 pandemic is certainly a major event, countries tend to look inward as fear sets in. That is at least on the surface and seems a logical response.

Previous work by council not a 'mess' I contemplated on whether to write this letter. Since I was Mayor for 20 years I felt I should not comment on town matters and allow the new council to move forward with what ever agenda they saw fit.

Generally, people learn how to clean up after themselves when they’re quite young. Someone might have to put their toys away when they’re done playing with them, or be directed to organize their desk at school. It’s a pretty common practice.

The weather changes so rapidly now, and most of our gardening tasks are over. We’ve probably almost finished tidying up our yards and perhaps moving some perennials.

The good news is that only one of the two incredibly expensive, vote-buying platforms from the two major parties in this 2020 Saskatchewan election will be implemented.

The time of decision is nearly upon us. Over the next two weeks citizens across Saskatchewan are being asked to decide who can best lead both the province, and then its urban municipalities.

There really are a cornucopia, (a good word to work in in the fall), of chess variants out there, but when I get to chance to delve into another one I am always interested.