Opinion

What a beautiful week of summer weather. For the grain growers it was close to perfect. Warm in the day, then some showers at night. The crops have just flourished. I don't think there is a poor crop in the area.

It was Feb. 24, 1978. Ah, the '70s. It was a simpler time. A time when marriage meant forever and destiny was summarized up in the phrase "happily ever after". Back in the '70's, getting married was the answer to most everything.

Lawns have long been a status symbol, originally a sign of significant wealth.

It's hard to find a funny or even light-hearted topic for this week's offering.

"Income tax has made more liars out of the American people than golf," said the American humourist Will Rogers. Indeed, but let's not stop there.

Recent reports indicate new Saskatchewan drivers are having a difficult time passing SGI's drivers' tests.

Your home is your shelter and so much more: Not only is it very likely the largest purchase you will ever make, it's the comforting and comfortable centre of family life and your family's future - and you need to protect it.

Dear Editor Often I am asked to explain how our government has invested over $4.7 billion new dollars since 2006 to improve veterans' benefits and services during a time when departments across the federal government are facing reductions.

When the federal Conservative government first took power eight years ago, there were high hopes Canada's military would have seen the last of its "decade of darkness," the 1990s, when the federal Liberals all but starved the Forces.

Ed, my neighbour next door, tends to take bad circumstances, as well as, the good ones in a futile manner.