Opinion

Dear Editor One doesn't have to listen long on many American TV or radio news channels to realize much of what appears on it is fueled by high-energy appeals to one's most basic primative instincts, such as fear, hatred, and loathing.

Story:The massive billion dollars or so being spend on security for the G8/G20 summit this week, has many asking some hard questions.

Rain, rain, go away.Many of us have been singing this song lately as we haul water out of our basements, but a significant group of the population has fallen silent in the past week.

It appears city council isn't letting its latest foray into downtown revitalization languish. The formation of a Downtown Working Group is one concrete sign council is taking serious recommendations made by Christopher Doll.

As many movie fans in the area know by now, Movie Gallery is closing up shop in North Battleford. It's part of a nationwide bankruptcy liquidation of 131 stores across Canada.

I am writing in response to some of the articles that I have read on the controversial closing of the already famous culvert on the 777 grid road.

On June 13, 2010, Ed and I were invited to Watson for a barbecue for family and friends. While there, they had an entertainer by the name of Hubert the Entertainer.He has entertained in Watson, Melfort, and Nipawin for seniors.

Ever felt the earth shake beneath your feet? I'm talking about literally shaking, not that sensation that may have accompanied your first brush with romance. I mean an earthquake kind of shaking.

I'm writing to clear up some misinformation around the Government of Saskatchewan's position on educational assistants (EAs).

Despite the overdue sunny weather during the weekend, some still stuck it out inside their houses and cabins. Those hiding indoors were not hiding from the floods, not in this area anyway, but from the swarms of bloodsucking mosquitoes.