Opinion

There is one area of board gaming I find myself drawn to time and time again; the world of chess variants. It’s not that I am a particularly avid chess player, far less so today than in my high school days to be sure.

I met a spermophilus in our backyard the other day; literally, “seed eater.” A thirteen-striped ground squirrel, also called a thirteen-liner, among other names.

What were you doing at 3:43 pm on Saturday, June 20? Saturday was the summer solstice, which means that the earth was tilting towards the sun the very most that it can, and the sun was the highest in the sky, making it the longest day.

Like most Canadian kids Jamie Mackenzie played hockey, lots and lots of hockey, advancing through AAA and playing some Junior.

Unlike a seemingly growing portion of the population I remain a firm believer in science.

Author's Note: With The Outlook's newly-created YouTube channel, select editions of The Ruttle Report will be made available in video form, starting with this week's edition.

In the first group, reading from left to right, Mr. J. Hirsh, Mrs. J. Hirsh, teachers at Meadowview School, Mrs. P. Allary and Premier T.C. Douglas.

With the 2020 Yorkton Film Festival having a delayed wrap-up, one wonders about what the 2021 edition will look like.

This was not a good provincial budget by any standards. The $2.4-billion deficit is the largest in our province’s history and that says a lot, given the decade of deficits under the former Progressive Conservative government.

I’ve been thinking about the Outlook swimming pool over the past few days, especially in light of the fact that the province’s Reopen Saskatchewan Plan entered into Phase 4, Part 1 on Monday.