Opinion

As Mother's Day approaches, I am sitting here trying to think of how to describe everything my mother and grand-mothers have done for me. As a kid I was always a momma's girl, and to this day I still am.

The Young Fellows Club of Weyburn, a service organization unique to this city, has left their distinctive mark on Weyburn in innumerable ways over the years, and on the weekend of May 18-20, they will celebrate their 90th anniversary, with many forme

Every year the Royal Bank Cup comes around and every year the British Columbia representatives are regarded as something of a favourite, aside from those rare times when they don't get past the Alberta champions.

The Editor: At this time last year we had already been through flood one and were about to go into flood two here in Roche Percee.

As a much younger person, I recall lobbying my high school's administration to implement a "Tried Hard" scholarship or prize at the end of the academic year. I had to admit that finding worthy recipients on an annual basis might be daunting.

The Editor: I was reading the Leader-Post on April 13, 2012 about how SAHO came to the bargaining table with SGEU Cancer Agency Nurses and gave them a final offer of a 5.5 per cent increase over 39 months.

The Editor: My wife and I sat in the car outside our polling station this last provincial election and discussed how each of us would cast our vote.

Our senior governments have embraced ideas and plans to increase our skilled workforce and the importance of hiring and training skilled tradesmen and women has never been more pronounced.

Quite often, reporting on government becomes an exercise in informing the public of what's gone wrong. Today, however, it's pleasing to talk about what's gone right.

Have you ever found yourself sitting staring at your dinner ingredients and you are just not motivated to make the normal staple? Well, I hope I'm not alone because last night was one of those nights.