Opinion

“…that you love one another as I have loved you” —John 15:9-17. When 67-year-old carpenter Russell Herman died in 1994, his will included a staggering set of bequests.

Letter to the Editor

This spring, farmers busily tilled, seeded and tended the land. Now they watch and wait as their fields take on lush shades of green, and fill out with the promise of a bountiful yield.

Letter to the Editor

Ed, my old neighbour in Saskatchewan, had a question for me yesterday.

Dear Editor Aha! SaskPower (the elephant) has acknowledged the noisy mouse in the room (that would be me).

Dear Editor I have no car, so took a bus to go shopping. I bought two pillows. It is our 61st wedding anniversary. I wanted one big bag to carry on the bus. Got the run around. She said she couldn’t give me a big bag. I paid for pillows.

In its recent budget, the Newfoundland and Labrador government announced it will introduce a tax of 20 cents per litre on sugary drinks, starting on April 1, 2022. This a first in Canada.

The United States banned exports of crude oil in the mid-1970s, as the result of an oil embargo directed at the United States by Middle Eastern countries. The embargo began as a result of American support for Israel during the 1973 Yom Kippur War.

A few weeks ago I was talking with the daughter of a beloved family friend. For privacy I will refer to the little girl as Suzy. Suzy is four years old and she was telling me how her favourite show was Peppa the Pig. Intrigued I asked her why.