Opinion

My babies never had an ultrasound while God developed them several decades ago. But when I saw the first sonic images of my first grandbean, I jumped up and down. "That's a human be'in'!" I recall shouting, tears of joy streaming down my cheeks.

Quite often, reporting on government becomes an exercise in informing the public of what's gone wrong. Today, however, it's pleasing to talk about what's gone right.

Environmentalism has failed. Over the past 50 years, environmentalists have succeeded in raising awareness, changing logging practices, stopping mega-dams and offshore drilling, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

There are ideas out there which make so much sense when they are finally brought forward you are surprised they have not been undertaken earlier.

Dear Editor: The nursing profession is celebrating National Nursing Week May 7 to 13, 2012. This year's theme is "Nursing, the Health of our Nation".

It must frustrate rural people to no end to hear the NDP Opposition bemoan the state of health care under Premier Brad Wall's government. Now, don't get me wrong. Saskatchewan Party government health care coverage is something less than perfect.

The Saskatchewan government made it abundantly clear in its recent budget they are into a cycle of trimming anything not seen as essential in terms of expenditures.

The "Painter of Light," as the world knew him, died last month. Artist and author Thomas Kinkade, well known as a devout Christian, was among the world's highest earning and most popular living artists.