Opinion

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.

Welcome to Week XCIX of 'Fishing Parkland Shorelines'. Like most of us I am a novice fisherman, loving to fish, but far from an expert.

If Liberal Party of Canada recruiters are not currently looking at Yukon Conservative MP Ryan Leef as a potential Liberal candidate for 2015, they ought to be.

Dear Editor: Throughout Canada and the USA, National Volunteer Week (April 6th to 12th this year) is a time to recognize and encourage those who have sought out ways to be fully engaged in their communities as volunteers.

Dear Editor: I am putting pen to paper in an effort to inform residents of Saskatchewan and particularly those of Yorkton how important the harness racing industry is to your economy.

I knew it wasn't true the instant I read the headline: "British scientists clone dinosaur." It was a link a friend sent me on Facebook presumably because they knew I would get a great laugh out of it. We've come a long way with cloning.

Numerous ill winds unsettle my spirit as I write this week. Some breezes blow stronger than others. Since I can't concentrate on a single worthy thing, may I talk about those? Perhaps your interior weather looks the same today.

I'd like to tell you about an interesting book that I borrowed from the Library: it's called "Maximizing Your Mini Farm: Self-Sufficiency on ¼ Acre" by Brett L. Markham.

To its credit, the Saskatchewan Party government is demanding even tough measures to deal with the backlog of grain.