Opinion

Dear Editor I read the article “NDP leader Meili explains rising health costs” ( News-Optimist , July 17). He forgot to mention all the millions spent on the unions.

Crime Severity Index

In our good old summertime here, it has been too hot to work or exercise or sleep. Ed, my old neighbour in Saskatchewan, feels they have been having warmer weather in his province than we are here.

The moon approaches third-quarter phase as the month begins, meaning it’s a third of the way through the lunar month, or a little over 22 days since new moon. The minor planet Juno is occulted Aug.

Once again, transportation in Saskatchewan has been dealt another huge blow with the cancellation of all Greyhound bus routes from North Ontario to British Columbia, with the exception of one US-based route from Seattle to Vancouver.

Often when I sit down to write my editorial, I write about various events I had the pleasure of covering, and this weekend was no exception. This weekend featured an important part of local history, in particular for the community of Marysburg.

Our house is full of laughter, good food and great joy this week and it’s given me cause to rejoice. Here’s one reason: When I put my first thoughts based on the Book of Proverbs into a weekly piece, I believed that it was a “one shot deal.

At 3 a.m. on Feb. 9, 2011, Ed Musich, the owner and manager of the Leask Hotel, woke up to the sound of his smoke alarm. He barely had time to escape the hotel in his stocking feet before the 99-year-old hotel burned to the ground.

Since August 2017 terrible things have been happening in plain sight in Myanmar.

With interest rates rising, many homeowners with mortgages are looking for ways to reduce their debt or at least make it more tax efficient.