Estevan Mercury

The Editor: It is surprising that the Estevan Mercury would print such a scathing account of allegations of neglect at the Estevan Regional Nursing Home without further investigation. It can only demoralize the hard working, dedicated staff.

For the past two weeks we've managed to pretty well stick to one topic per column, dear diary. So, you know what that means? Yep, you get a multi-topic column that might provoke a little thought.

Despite some encouraging performances, the results did not come through for the Southeast Legacy Twins during an important stretch of games over the past week.

Issues of detention and right to counsel came up last week at a trial in which the accused is charged with making false statements, evading paying duty and smuggling. Brian Wilson of Cold Lake, Alta.

The CEO of the Sun Country Health Region says the organization will investigate the concerns raised about the Estevan Regional Nursing Home last week.

It was the kind of game that the phrase "last goal wins" was invented for. The Estevan Tarpon Energy Big Dogs had to settle for "last goal ties.

The head coach of the Campbell Collegiate Tartans was in Estevan on Saturday to run a tackling camp for local football players.

Last week's announcement regarding the resurrection of a health-care centre on the southern outskirts of Regina might rightfully be met with mixed emotions from this corner of Saskatchewan.

Jeff Carter and Mike Richards liked to party a little too much for the Philadelphia Flyers' liking. Dustin Penner was roundly vilified for his performance after being acquired from the Edmonton Oilers.

The Estevan detachment of the RCMP are continuing their investigation into a car/train collision on the morning of June 10 that resulted in the driver and lone occupant of the vehicle suffering serious injuries.