Opinion

It was a long time in the making, but the Saskatchewan Perennial Society Website Committee is happy to announce that our new website is up and running - www.saskperennial.ca.

On January 23, 2013, in the Volume 108, Issue 14 of the Humboldt Journal it was reported by our mayor that 2012 was definitely a strong year for the city and the city anticipates that strength is going to continue. On January 30, 2013, in the Vol.

Ed, my neighbour next door, has been known to say, "I'd give my right arm for it." He said it the other day and I cautioned him about saying it in case it came true. I told him I had just read an article where that very thing happened.

On the weather front we seem to be in a time delay. There is some melting but we still have lots of snow. More snow is forecast this weekend. We will see.

Dear Editor Are you aware that we are soon about to have a change to our regular diet, in the form of genetically engineered foods. Perhaps you are already eating this type of untreated food.

Yes, the rumours are true. I am leaving the Humboldt Journal/East Central Trader. I have two weeks left here, to train our new editor - Andrea Nicholl, and to say goodbye to the job that has eaten up most of my waking hours over the past 10 years.

Dear Editor Why would any government want to deliberately limit the depth and breath of information on any subject of possible interest to itself or to its citizens? It has become evident the Harper government has been doing that in a rather systemat

Dear Editor I would like to extend a bouquet to the investigative reporters at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation for exposing the extent of tax avoidance and evasion in Canada.

American agriculturalist and writer, Wendell Barry, made a comment that I often call to mind: "If you don't know where you are, you don't know who you are." Location shapes identity. Likewise, the truest wines are "located".

The juxtaposition couldn't have been more striking. On the web page of the Stars and Stripes (www.stripes.com), the "U.S.