Opinion

In a March 23 news release, Finance Minister Ken Krawetz tabled a budget that listed a $53.4 million surplus. Minister Krawetz stated that Saskatchewan's economy is expected to lead the nation this year.

Dear Editor This letter is in reference to "Sculpting a super symposium" (Regional Optimist, May 13.

Dear Editor Members of Council of the City of North Battleford are to be complimented on their unanimous decision to grant discretionary use of the Wilson and Zehner property as a medical clinic.

The pages of this newspaper and the Wednesday, News-Optimist often carry stories and promotions from local sources and various communities around the region about community cleanup days.

Three times a lady Taylor Swift is, as she enjoys even more success with album number three, Speak Now. Compared to Taylor Swift and Fearless, Speak Now involves some meaning incorporated into the stories and love and heartbreak.

Garage sale season makes me feel like a pirate. I feel a little like I'm crossing over into someone else's personal space and when I find treasure and get a good deal I feel I can return home victorious with my bounty.

Last week, I sat down with some doctors in Humboldt to talk about the shortage of professionals like themselves in this community.

We become too easily desensitized to news of natural disasters. After all, they are inevitable and even the most sensational stories of crime, neglect or ineptitude have become all too commonplace.

Since taking on the rarified status of a "have" province, Saskatchewan seems to have it alright. What we have is a gathering groundswell of labour unrest, that, in spite of the Sask.

In the comments section following a CBC.ca story on the devastating fire that wiped out a large chunk of Slave Lake, Alta. ?tommy d fan? wrote: ?Canada needs a nation wide policy of how to deal with what will become more common in the future.