Opinion

"Daddy, Daddy! They're dropping off the recycling bins!" Katrina was thrilled. She, Spencer and I ran out into the front yard in time to see the crew assemble our new large blue roll-out recycling bin.

It's been a week of goodbyes. While one was a final farewell, the other two were of the "until we meet again" variety. All were accompanied by mixed emotions. First there was the return of two young men to their native land.

Dear Editor During the last presidential election in the United States, one of the Republican candidates (politicians who generally work to severely reduce the role of the government and reduce regulations on corporations) said he would immediately e

Another beautiful week of autumn weather. At the start of the week we had a much needed one inch of rain here at the farm.

It hasn't been easy for me to get away to the movies on Tuesdays recently. Tuesdays are famous for being the "cheap" movie nights, and therefore popular with moviegoers for that reason alone.

Lies, damn lies and statistics. It's a cliché, but it is certainly one that applies to the lead in a Saskatoon StarPhoenix front page story Saturday.

Ed, my neighbour next door, finally has his shoulder back to normal and is out at his farm most days. It was a tough few weeks while Ed was doing physical therapy on his shoulder because he was stuck at home.

Dear Editor Recently chunks of plaster started to fall from the exterior of the Battlefords Trade and Education Centre. This is just the latest problem in a long list of maintenance issues, with repairs to the facade in the planning stage.

Dear Editor I had an uncle (my father's brother), Mornington Otto Lea, who was sent to Canada in 1909 at age 10 as the family was orphaned.

Dear Editor With the first year anniversary of so called marketing freedom under their belt, Gerry Ritz and the rest of the grain trade are all smiles or should one say they are gloating over their good fortune.