Opinion

Dear Editor A Conservative mail-out asks "Who's on the right track to enhance Canada's fiscal strength?" An action listed is closing tax loopholes. Yes, it is right to close tax loopholes but more importantly the tax rates need to be right.

Well, another beautiful week with only a little drizzle on Wednesday morning to break the weather. A little shower like that helps fill the crops and brings them closer to harvest. A lot of canola has gone out of flower.

I've been recently told by a reader that my opinions have no place in the newspaper, but oh well, I just can't help myself. A recent headline in another publication grabbed my attention: Illegal butt implants killing, maiming women.

Ed, my neighbour next door, has been thundering around like stormy weather this past week. He aggravated his right shoulder while playing baseball with his grand kids.

Dear Editor Many thanks to Jane Shury, chairperson of the Saskatchewan Hospital North Battleford reunion committee, for a job well done. Jane was the mastermind behind both the reunion and the book, A Century of Caring.

The emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis, is a destructive insect pest that has left tens of millions of dead ash (Fraxinus spp.) trees in its wake.

Dear Editor It is my pleasure to write a letter of commendation to the committee in charge of the centennial celebration of the Saskatchewan Hospital.

Over the last decades, nearly every jurisdiction at one point or another has discussed animal control laws and bylaws. They are often the most contentious pieces of legislation.

We're now in the month of August and right in the thick of wedding season and I've got to say, I'd love to see a poll done by Statistics Canada on what percentage of the population have empty wallets by Labour Day weekend thanks to over-the-top celeb

This past weekend our community celebrated Sea Fair for the 50 time and for the first time since we've lived here, I didn't watch the parade, visit the site or attend the community worship service.