Opinion

It was at the end of Sparks that I knew something was up. As Katrina came out, she ran up to me and half-jokingly threw her pink sash at me. I found that was quite rude and scolded her for it.

In The Provincial Scene this week, veteran political observer Murray Mandryk floats the notion Saskatchewan's population boom needs to be spread out more evenly around the province.

There's a song my sister used to sing to the children she looked after in her day home. "Patience. Have patience. Don't be in such a hurry. If you have no patience, you only start to worry.

Dear Editor Regarding End of an Era, in the early 1950s I, too, lived on the North Battleford to Paradise Hill CNR line. Every Friday morning it brought our piano teacher from St.

The month begins with the moon at last quarter, meaning 21 days have passed since new moon. It will be full Sept. 23, which, coincidentally, is the day after the Autumn Equinox. Luna's close encounters for the month begin Sept.

I want to thank the gentleman who found my handbag on Dec. 17 and turned it in to Frontier Mall administration office. Your honesty is appreciated. Thank you and bless you. Adele Feschuk

A New Year's tradition with my family is going out for breakfast on New Year's Day. We went to a restaurant. While we were there we ran into some of my wife's clients. They joked with us about how they were going to start their diets after breakfast.

I don't often get asked for directions here in our small town, but when I'm waved down by a stranger they are usually looking for the arena. We don't spend a lot of time at the rink, but I know a lot of people who do.

Ed, my neighbour next door, is beginning the New Year shaking his head at me. It bothers Ed that in seven days of Christmas holidays that I read four westerns and began reading three other books.

It is an age old debate. When trying to lose weight is it best to do cardio, weights or simply to follow a diet plan? When exercising for weight loss, how intense should the activity be? The answer is pretty simple.