Opinion

As Christmas draws near, do you find that certain foods remind you so much of the holidays? The smells of Christmas include cinnamon and cloves and ginger, but the tastes of Christmas might include almonds.

Typically, I gravitate to abstract strategy board games. I like the one-on-one competitive nature of most games in the genre, and the lack of luck as well. The less dice I have to roll, or cards to draw in a game, usually the better.

By Gail Krawetz

I’ve never been a “morning person.” In fact, I’m quite distrustful of chipper people in the morning. How can they be so happy and productive when they could just stay in bed for an extra five minutes? It’s not natural, I tells ya.

If there were an active oil pump jack or two on every farm in the province, we likely wouldn’t be worried about latest jobs numbers.

A Century of Film is an ongoing series where Devin Wilger watches one movie from each year between 1917 and today. For the year of 1940, it’s Night Train to Munich.

This week I am going off on a rather extreme tangent, at least for me. The MLS Cup was held Saturday, and thanks to DVR technology I sort of watched the game.

By Ken Rolheiser

The new year sits on the horizon, only a few weeks away, and yet there has been no first look at the 2018 budget for the City of Yorkton.