Opinion

For the longest time, rural Saskatchewan was far ahead of the rest of province when it came to political trends. The shift began in the mid-1990s when we first began to see the expansion of the oil sector and talk of new potash mines.

Unfortunately, Sunday's Grey Cup game was a dud and the halftime entertainment was worse. I don't mean to pick apart someone's well thought out brainchild, but Gordon Lightfoot doesn't excite anyone who isn't a shut-in at a nursing home.

The National Hockey League might be in the midst of a lock-out which has led to the cancellation of at least the early part of the season, but Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall has done his best Sydney Crosby impersonation in trying to stickhandle throu

Welcome to Week XXVIII of 'Fishing Parkland Shorelines'.

This week, my Facebook newsfeed was inundated by people passing on a seemingly helpful notice about protecting the "intellectual" property we all post on the ubiquitous social media site.

The Preacher has officiated at numerous marriage ceremonies and counseled countless couples in crisis. But his biggest accomplishment may be that he's remained married to me for so long.

Calling it the issue he's received the most calls on since he joined City Council, Ross Fisher agrees there needs to be further study done before the decision is made to close off 7th Ave North off Broadway Street, rendering it a cul de sac.

I don't use Facebook much. I post my weekly columns and when I have time, I jot a few notes to others. Rarely do I share more. But then, ordinarily I sit DOWN to breakfast, not ON my breakfast. I'm talking more than semantics here, understand.

Have you ever thought about the grass that grows in sidewalk cracks? These hardy plants are generally written off as undesirable. They're routinely trampled, savaged by extreme summer heat, washed out by rainfall and buried by winter snow.

In this age of partisanship at all costs, the spirit of political co-operation and compromise is something that seems to have fallen out of favour in political discussion. We've heard a little more about it south of the border since U.S.