Opinion

Ornamental perennial grasses have been catching on in the gardens for a while now. But for the uninitiated, they add height, colour and a spiky texture that is unique to this group of perennials.

Dear Editor The recent rail tragedy at lac Magantic Quebec, and before that, a plan by radicalized Muslims to blow up a Canadian passenger train, has brought into stark focus the immense destruction and carnage that derailments and terrorist assaults

Sometimes I wonder if we have too much information at our hands these days.

I admit it, choosing a topic for this week's article is proving difficult.

Dear Editor I am writing in regards to the Amazing Race that took place July 1 at the fairgrounds. I cannot believe the things people are saying about it.

Ed, my neighbour next door, likes to point out how I have missed the mark. According to Ed, I have come too late for the dance. The girls are all taken and I'll stand at the wall watching in vain.

Dear Editor I must apologise to all the people to whom I said the loss of the Canadian Wheat Board would mean a loss of about $20/tonne on the price of wheat. I was wrong. It seems to be more than three times that bad.

Dear Editor, In regards to "Vandalized graves restored in Battleford" (Regional Optimist July 4), although I do not condone such vandalism, I do take exception to Floyd Favel`s depiction of the eight convicted murderers as warriors and Eleanore Sunch

I got a call the other day from the producer of CJME/CKOM's John Gormley Live.

Every summer, stories about pets being left in the sweltering heat of cars, windows rolled up, are scattered across news pages. And every now and then, you get the story about some moron parent doing the same thing to their child.