Opinion

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.

With the beginning of November, I was reminded of an annual month-long event that will soon be evident upon the faces of men all over the world - Movember.

Maybe it's because I never grew up in a Canada in which the polar bear is a national symbol, but when I think Canada, I don't think of polar bears, or vice versa. One senator doesn't like that beavers are our national symbol.

Farmers are enjoying what is a near anomaly in terms of agriculture, good prices on both the livestock and grain side of things. The idea of mixed farms, producing both grain and livestock, was once the norm as a natural buffer against low prices.

That stuff looks pretty white...