Opinion

Dear Editor: I believe that the government did the prudent thing by revisiting their election commitment to have a referendum on daylight savings time.

T he provincial government has released its 2011-'12 budget and it's one which has to generally be looked at as one most people can live with quite nicely. There will be those groups which had hoped to see more.

This year's budget theme, "The Saskatchewan Advantage", was chosen by the political spin-doctors to drive home a couple political points.

"Go big or go home!" We've all heard that expression talking about everything from ice cream sundaes to giant pancakes! I wondered if the folks at Vesey Bulbs were thinking of that lately: on a cold day last week, we got their bright, beautiful new c

Skyline (DVD/Blu-Ray) - Dir. Colin Strause, Greg Strause. Starring Eric Balfour, Scottie Thompson, Donald Faison. The 'B' movie makes its loathsome return.

Surely, the Yorkton Terriers have captured your interest by now. They have won eight straight playoff games, ten straight overall if you date back to the regular season.

Two dogs rambled with me on my morning walk today. Happy to be free, they romped alongside, sniffing every blessed thing - including large cats and small poles.

The massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami that hit Japan are horrendous and heart-wrenching, and our thoughts are with the people of that country as they cope with the aftermath and the terrible losses they have suffered.

Tis a gift to be simple.... tis a gift to be free, tis a gift to come down where we ought to be," says the classic Shaker hymn. The Preacher and I have lived in numerous homes in our almost-35-year marriage.