Opinion

Dear Editor With the elections for the new wheat and barley commissions looming, I decided to give all of the candidate biographies a read. I noticed an interesting contrast.

Dear Editor Though few of us in Saskatchewan would deny the need for a strong minimum wage, to help protect our most vulnerable working people, it might be time for our province to consider implementing a maximum wage.

I would like to extend a bouquet to Chris and his crew at SaskPower doing the upgrades on the east side of town the past couple of weeks.

Stomp stomp stomp! "I want the big chicken!" "No, Spencer, there is no more big chicken." "I want the big chicken! Katrina got one." "Spencer, Katrina is twice as big as you. She gets the bigger chicken." Stomp stomp stomp! Pout pout pout. Tear.

With all this depressing news lately, ranging from the heartbreaking like typhoons wiping out the Philippines, to just bizarre and embarrassing like Rob Ford, mayor of the Big Smoke caught inwell, his own big smoke, it's always nice to see a little p

There's a lot of talk of becoming all you want to be. Whether in a religious, motivational or business setting the emphasis is on determining in your mind what you want to achieve and then daring to move forward in pursuit of your goal.

Every year in Saskatchewan there is a strange phenomenon that occurs throughout the growing season known as the Evanescere Citrullus linatus.

I have an important declaration to make in my column this week. I am declaring the month of November to be "Newsroom Appreciation Month," in honour of the hard work of those individuals who work in the news media around the world and here at home.

Ed, my neighbour next door, celebrated Halloween night greeting trick and treaters at his door. Both Ed and I think treating excited youngsters with chips or candy is great Halloween fun.

I'm glad I didn't see any white poppies at Humboldt's Remembrance Day ceremony Monday. And I'm very glad I didn't see them at Ottawa's ceremony at the National War Memorial, next to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.