Opinion

Gardeners, the first thing we should chat about is the road trip that the Yorkton and District Horticultural Society will be taking to Neepawa on Saturday, July 20.

The buzz phrase in Yorkton court last week was "cognitive issues." Several defence attorneys argued that their clients' cognitive problems were mitigating factors in their crimes. "Cognitive issues" are a tricky thing for the courts.

Success in politics is sometimes no more complicated than getting in front of a popular idea. Take Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall's decision a few weeks ago to get on board with the abolishing of the Senate.

Bicycles are an increasingly popular, affordable and practical transportation option.

Canada Day came and went Monday, and for most of us it was little more than a nice long weekend to really kick-off summer. A day to celebrate your country really should be more than that. Look south of the border to July 4.

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

One of my favourite subjects of late has been the corruption of the Conservative Party of Canada.

We've all heard of heirloom seeds, most especially with heirloom vegetables. But in browsing through my "garden pile" at the end of the couch, I found an interesting article about heirloom annuals. So get a cup of tea and I'll tell you about it.

It's happening again. Research confirms agreement among most climate scientists that we are altering the Earth's climate, mainly by burning fossil fuels.

I've used up a lot of print space talking about how the National Hockey League has become a boring entertainment product over the last number of years, but now I'm going to go after the Canadian Football League.