Opinion

Dear Editor Be careful what you wish for is a wise adage. The Canadian Taxpayers Federation wishes that Premier Brad Wall would root out inefficiencies before raising taxes. The CTF praises "efficiencies" like the privatization of hospital linens.

History and Commentary from a Prairie Perspective

Dear Editor In response to Glen Tait's letter about the wheat midge and the stewardship agreements (Regional Optimist, March 20), he just repeated the seed company's line of why they want 10 per cent susceptible wheat in the crop.

There's a region in what used to be called Czechoslovakia called the Sudetenland that most people have never heard nor cared about except for one thing: in hindsight, events there were probably the biggest warning sign of an impending Second World Wa

The biggest news around town right now, other than the Broncos ending the Melfort Mustangs' playoff run and moving on to the Yorkton Terriers, is of course, the redevelopment of the Humboldt Mall.

Ed, my neighbour next door, has no patience for athletes who do not perform well. Word that the New York Yankees have made a $175 million investment, in Japanese pitcher, Masahiro Tanaka, has Ed both impressed and depressed.

A few of the plants we commonly refer to as grasses are in actual fact sedges or rushes. A true grass will have hollow, rounded stems with solid nodes.

What did we all think about the first day of spring? At least the sun was shining. Hope you didn't put your winter woollies away. Friday morning here it was - 17 C.

Last evening I pulled out a folder, the bland coloured manila one labelled Encouragement. Tightly squeezed between others sporting more impressive titles ranging from Agriculture to Strategic Planning, this one is accessed less frequently.

The moon is new March 30, so, as April opens, we see only a thin crescent in the west at sundown. By April 6, Jupiter is in the same part of the sky, just five degrees north.