Opinion

Sorry for the heavy concentration of sports this week, but hopefully it's still interesting for those of you who prefer the Home and Garden Channel.

We've had it all in January, haven't we, gardeners! Temperatures close to -50 degrees, a day or so of melting temperatures (imagine, puddles on the driveway!), and winds that were almost strong enough to earn an F1 status.

Seemed like a good idea... not What do you do if you're a wanted fugitive, you've been drinking and get pulled over by the cops.

Governments in general take a lot of editorial heat through the years for the bad decisions they make.

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.

Nelson Mandela, who died last month at age 95, was sentenced to life in prison in 1962 because he fought for justice, equality and democracy. He was finally released 27 years later, in 1990.

I stood in church the other day, holding one grandbean, standing beside another. Wondering what faith concepts they'll bring with them into adulthood. In my own childhood church, we stood, spoke and sang when told.

Gardeners, I'd like to tell you about an event that is happening on Friday, January 17.