Opinion

At the risk of encouraging the Paper Bag Players and their recruitment efforts, it turns out my family has actors in it.

Oh, cruel defeat, I have felt your bitter kiss/And I faced it with a smile. [Note: The preceding sentence should be read with a King Lear-esque delivery for maximum melodrama].

Acts 10:38 tells us that Jesus was anointed with the Holy Spirit, and He went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil (NIV). I live every day with deep gratitude to Jesus.

Every Easter, the Preacher pulls out our guitar, sits down, clears his throat and sings. It’s one of our family’s favourite traditions. “The gates and doors were barred, all the windows fastened down.

Prior to the introduction of Christianity into Ukraine over a thousand years ago, religious ceremonies of the Ukrainian ancestors were closely connected with calendar and seasonal activities.

Whether or not you believe the carbon tax is wrong, let us accept one thing: There’s no doubt that that it is legitimate for the federal government to tax us in this way.

I was sitting in the court room of the Outlook town offices building last Thursday night wondering if a big crowd was going to show up. No, I wasn’t on trial or anything like that.

Dear Editor, Have you been to Klean Cut Meats yet? I drove past many times last autumn thinking I should stop in and see what the new business has to offer. I finally did and I am glad I did. The little meat shop has wonderful meat.

No one likes tax increases. And no one particularly likes programming cuts. The Saskatchewan Party knows that, so in last year’s budget they offloaded cuts to municipalities, letting local governments cut programming, or hike taxes.