Opinion

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

Fast Forward To The Past (for July 10, 2013) During your summer travels doing genealogy research, your path may take you past small country churches.

Haven't our gardens been glorious this past week? So many things are in bloom right now: daylilies, cranesbill geraniums, oriental poppies, and the showiest of all, the fragrant flamboyant peony.

I am not Liberal, but I am going to take a rare side of defending Justin Trudeau for accepting money for speaking engagements for charities. If a charity has the money to pay a speaker, then I don't see why Trudeau shouldn't accept it.

Secunderabad, India. A breeze teased a response from the thin fabric panels of a red and orange Maharajah tent where a small congregation sat cross-legged on the ground, their arms raised in a song of praise.

Gardeners, the first thing we should chat about is the road trip that the Yorkton and District Horticultural Society will be taking to Neepawa on Saturday, July 20.

The buzz phrase in Yorkton court last week was "cognitive issues." Several defence attorneys argued that their clients' cognitive problems were mitigating factors in their crimes. "Cognitive issues" are a tricky thing for the courts.

Success in politics is sometimes no more complicated than getting in front of a popular idea. Take Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall's decision a few weeks ago to get on board with the abolishing of the Senate.