Opinion

Last week we had a bit of a scare. I brushed up against our spruce tree, and suddenly seemed to be covered by a fine, yellow dust. What was it? We hadn't seen that before, and studied our tree carefully.

The most important thing I was taught about stories is that they must have three things - a beginning, a middle and an ending. If my weekly column was a story, this one would be the ending. The dénouement, if you will.

Whether you are buying a home or setting up a business, location matters. But does location matter to our health? Yes, research has shown that people who live in disadvantaged communities have poorer health.

THANKFULAaron PritchettOPM Records8-out-of-10In the realm of Canadian country there are lots of solid performers, but none rate much higher in terms of solo acts than Aaron Pritchett.

A Municipal Cultural Plan which began as an idea brought forward by Sask Culture has finally been presented to Yorkton Council.

The good news for the province - if you want to call it that - is that we aren't quite as dependent on agriculture as we once were.

Isn't it glorious to see how the garden has finally come alive? The cold weather we had earlier did nothing to encourage the plants to do much more than hold their own, but with the warmer weather, it actually seems like things are on the move again.

There are many excuses to celebrate. And it seems there are even more reasons to set aside a certain month, week, day or even hour of the year as special. For example, last week was both Bicycle Safety Week and Saskatchewan Mining Week.

Canadian taxpayer doll is stuck with G8/G20 Summit costs.