Opinion

Let the whinging begin. I know winter has (un)officially started because I had to break out the long johns for the first time on Thursday. Immediately, on TV, radio, at work in the grocery store, the negativity started to spread. I am not buying in.

As a crime reporter writing for a general audience, I have gotten pretty used to playing fast and loose with some of the technicalities of the justice system.

View from the Cheap Seats is kind of an extension of the newsroom. Whenever our three regular reporters, Calvin Daniels, Thom Barker and Randy Brenzen are in the building together, it is frequently a site of heated debate.

Across Canada, towns and cities face a one-two punch: aging infrastructure and the extreme weather climate change brings.

Wednesday, November 25 is the next meeting of the Yorkton and District Horticultural Society; it is our AGM and banquet at St. Mary’s Cultural Centre, and is for members and invited guests only.

Before the Preacher and I boarded Knott’s Berry Farm’s towering yellow roller coaster, the senior ahead of us in line tucked in his shirt and buttoned it to his chin. “They told me,” he said, “that if I don’t do this, I’ll lose it.

The recent terrorist attacks in France were tragic in terms of the lives lost. Sadly we can search world news almost any week and find where militants, radicals, and terrorists have tortured, bombed, and shot innocent civilians.

For years, we’ve lived by the adage that all politics is local. Much of the time, this is the case… for both good and bad.

Dear Editor: Over and over, the provincial government has assured Saskatchewan people that the P3 Regina Bypass is the most cost-effective option. But when pressed on the costs of maintaining the bypass, it couldn’t back up the claim.