Opinion

This might be a little off topic in terms of pure agriculture, but I found an online article about clover being a great alternative to lawn grass too fascinating not to write about.

Drivers in the photo are Albert Nodge, Jack Allen, Leslie Nagy, Ray McCann, George Drasky, John Stalar, and John Moore. By 1954, the firm had 12 trucks to cover hauling around the city and countryside.

Editor’s Note: The writer of this letter was reluctant to have it published because she did not want anyone to think her concerns come from being a blood relation to one of the health providers in town.

I don't draw. I've shared stories with you of my artistic limitations. I used to say I can't draw, which is still the realty, but I have tried to change how I talk about it.

On my desk, there is a pamphlet from the upcoming Canadian Student Leadership Conference (CSLC 2020). It was printed to encourage people to sign up as billets, though that’s not why I bring it up.

We’re not exactly built to put blind faith in our politicians. For this, I will take my share of the blame as a member of the fourth estate and, specifically, as political columnists whose job it is to critique public policy. One gets that.

When the Seniors’ Centre closed its doors for coffee in Planet Veregin, we knew stuff must be getting real. And the same for gathering places all over our region. Social distancing just can’t work.

I was at home and browsing the news online last Friday evening, which isn’t a shock considering the job title on my business card, as well as the current state of the world that we find ourselves in at the moment.

It was in December Yorkton Council discussed that The City of Yorkton’s Public Works Department was in the middle of a crisis. Their building was no longer habitable, and the 75 people on staff have to be relocated for safety reasons.

Another week passes and we haven’t shaken the worldwide pandemic known as COVID-19, which continues to assert its firm grasp on economies across the globe. We are officially in the thick of it.