Opinion

There is something about being around draft horses that I have always enjoyed. It probably goes back to stories my dad used to tell about how he quit school in Grade 8 to stay home and work the big horses in the field.

November has been transformed into a moustache lovers' paradise. Aptly affectionately renamed "Movember," the month has been dedicated to spreading awareness and raising funds toward the prevention of prostate cancer.

Let the decorating begin

The things I would like to see. I would like to see them not play football at Penn State. I was surprised that they played last Saturday in the wake of all the atrocities that came to light regarding their football program's leadership foibles.

The problem of just who purchases and uses service vehicles and other capital items and how they are paid for and maintained is a topic that needs to be addressed soon by civic, regional and provincial administrations.

Joe Paterno is very much in the wrong. If the details aired in public from the Penn State child rape scandal are accurate, Paterno has a lot of blood on his hands.

When the first snow of the season fell on Sunday, the kids joyfully jumped into their ski pants and boots and headed outside. They were so happy to play in the snow, they shovelled both the driveway and the deck, without prompting.

Mike McEwen has been making a mockery of the men's world curling scene this season, but the 31-year-old Manitoban, whose trophy case is filled to overflowing, has yet to win Canada's most cherished curling prize: The Brier.

'Tis the season, folks. Or 'tis nearly the season, at least. It's only the beginning of November, and I don't think the Christmas season really hits until December.

Farmers are enjoying what is a near anomaly in terms of agriculture as there are good prices on both the livestock and grain side of things.