Opinion

When I was growing up on a small mixed farm a half century ago summerfallow was the norm when it came to crop planning. Farmers just naturally left one-third to one-half of their cropable land fallow each year.

The editor: The flooding in the Quill Lakes area is no longer just the problem of a few farmers, it is soon to become everyone’s problem. Every taxpayer has a stake in this.

In the last few days typical autumn weather was enjoyed. Rain, forecasted for a good part of the prairies as a low crosses the region, will be upon us in a few days. Hopefully harvest is completed in many areas after many interruptions.

With every change in season, I try to take a new bunch of silk flowers to my mother’s grave. Like so many others who do the same for their loved ones, bringing flowers is a way to honour her memory.

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

People will probably be surprised to hear this, but I am feeling pretty Hawkish on Syria and Iraq. The reason is Responsibility to Protect (R2P).

When looking at crime, we tend to be somewhat insular. We compare city to city and province to province and now to the past, but we rarely go beyond our borders. There are some interesting comparisons to be made, however.

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.

No matter what anyone says during this long federal election campaign, climate change is the biggest threat to Canadians’ health, security and economy. The scientific evidence is incontrovertible, the research wide-ranging and overwhelming.

The next meeting of the Yorkton and District Horticultural Society will be held on Wednesday, September 16 at 7:00 p.m. in the Sunshine Room at SIGN on North Street. Our special guest speaker will be Stacy Tress from Garden Therapy Yorkton (www.