Opinion

In this community the new year starts in September. The town seems to go to sleep in the summer and with so many people away and almost no activities planned it provides a break from the norm.

There is a song, by a famous Saskatchewan songwriter and performer that claims that most of the time "you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone.

Finding out that your child has a severe peanut allergy can be a very stressful concern.

If nothing else, this has been an earth-shaking week! First we'd been reminded from every possible media outlet that today (at least it's today as I write) is the 10-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States.

A young girl writing a paper for school came to her father and asked, "Dad, what is the difference between anger and exasperation?" The father replied, "It is mostly a matter of degree. Let me show you what I mean.

Dear Editor A recent letter from an Alberta camper that has appeared in the letters to the editor in many Saskatchewan (Regional Optimist, Aug.

Common sense may not always be common but it can still exist where it is encouraged and allowed.

Ed, my neighbour next door, has been able to combine some winter wheat. That has meant an unusual degree of quiet from next door. Since Ed has been mostly out at his farm, it is the beginning of what I call the season of tranquility.

Dear Editor Listening to the radio, I was struck by the juxtaposition of two articles. In one, a couple in Regina hosting two young African refugees was dismayed to learn high school tuition would be $10,000 per student.

This week is a big one for movie fans in this country as the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival is under way in Canada's biggest city.