Estevan Mercury

As the world continues to become more paperless, the postal network gets a lot of scrutiny. Postal service continues to be a bit of a hot-button issue for everyone. Something as inherently boring as snail mail can really stir up people, it seems.

Last week I mentioned that ants had been swarming the bathroom of my apartment. I figured I had the situation under control when I sprayed the ants with vinegar and they seemed to flee. I assumed I had won the war. I was incorrect.

What to do, what to do? This is the question facing the United States right now when it comes to natural gas exports. The decision, when it comes, will have impacts felt not only in the United States but around the world.

He said There are plenty of reasons people will gather around to eat chili, indulge in a drink or two and take in a football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens.

The Saskatchewan Ministry of Education's move to lengthen and also set a minimum standard for the number of hours spent on instruction in provincial classrooms has been fairly well received in most quarters.

The Editor: I don't think some people fully understand why there is an urgent need to have a CT scan available in our city.

A disturbance at a local business resulted in a call to the Estevan Police Service (EPS) on the night of Jan. 23. A 50-year-old man was subsequently arrested by police and was lodged in cells until he regained sobriety.

The Editor: The reason for a truck bypass is to take traffic away from a city. This proposed bypass for Estevan does just the opposite. I do not think the people realize that all streets in and out of the city will be dead ended at the bypass.