Opinion

On Jun. 9, men of Humboldt walked a mile in red high heel shoes in support of ending domestic violence. And the numbers are scary. In 2013, Saskatchewan’s rate of domestic violence was 30 per cent higher than any other province.

It must be 10 or more years since this place was hit by what I come to call the curling virus. The host plant or shrub was a group of volunteer elder bushes. The leaves curled. Then it was dahlias and geraniums. I tried to destroy what I found.

Dear Editor In regards to furnishing the new Saskatchewan Hospital, in the good old days, when we moved into a new house, we took a lot of the furniture from the old house with us. Joyce Radchenko North Battleford

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Pruning is a year-round activity. The heavy-duty pruning (removal of diseased, damaged, crossing and other problem limbs) is best left for late fall through to early spring, while the leaves are off.

We’ve received a decent amount of rain to keep the crops, gardens and lawns looking great. The forecast says it is supposed to be a hot summer, so I guess we will wait and see if this will be true.

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Ed, my old neighbour from Saskatchewan, called yesterday when the weather was so hot it made a person seriously consider that it could be a taste of hell. He challenged me when I told him that it was too hot to breathe.

When I started to collect memories from my dad's family in anticipation of compiling them in book form, I started writing down a few of the things Dad taught me or told me over the years.

You may remember the bestseller Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, which explores many themes, including the dichotomy between the “romantic” approach to life versus the “classical” approach – in the moment versus rational analysis – and the