Opinion

I don't often tread into economics because traditionally it hasn't been my strongest suit, but I've been studying up a bit.

Just think, gardeners in less than three weeks we will be having the shortest day of the year, and then the days will be starting to get longer! So far we have been very lucky with the weather: remember last year at this time, we had a huge amount of

Dear Editor: On Canada's National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, the Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW) Yorkton/Inc.

It was early September 1996, and I finally gave in to the begging. I said 'yes' to my not-yet-wife to getting a pet cat. Don't get me wrong. I love animals. I always had cats growing up. My mom is a cat lover. Some may even call her a crazy cat lady.

Family. It confines us, it defines us, it refines us, and it aligns us. Our lives are spent in the context of family - natural or other, whether or not we appreciate it.

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

Dealing with a child's long-term illness would be trying enough for any parent. But imagine dealing with this while also contending with the political bureaucracy and its rules and regulations that don't always accommodate your health care reality.

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.

In contrast to last week-"Court dry, but appealing," Crime Diary, November 27, 2013- court Monday was quite entertaining. Unfortunately, entertaining does not necessarily mean newsworthy and I frequently walk out of court with nothing to report on.