Estevan Mercury

You can tell an election is in the air in Ontario. The hot air has carried on an easterly current all the way to Saskatchewan. Quick, get me a doctor! I can't breathe! The Globe and Mail reported on Aug.

Crosby watch. Tiger's troubles. LeBron's decisive power hour. Every sport appears to have that one guy: the media darling; the next, next one; the guy who seems like the only one keeping the sport above water.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders got back to work from the bye week with a Sunday practice at Mosaic Stadium and a new head coach at the helm.

It was a clean out and clean-up day in Roche Percee on Saturday.

From Jay Onrait and Dan O'Toole to the bigwigs at head office, TSN left the Energy City on Thursday thoroughly impressed. Onrait and O'Toole gushed about Estevan's hospitality, ranging from places they visited to get footage to their meals.

As Jay Onrait belted out the Bryan Adams lyric, "those were the best days of my life," one had to think it was right up there.

The Editor: There have been many times during my membership on city council that I have been proud of the citizens of Estevan and area.

More doctors on way to Estevan

From what I understand, the final farewell for Jack Layton was neat. The man was sent off in style in Toronto with masses lined up on the streets for the send-off that included celebration, music and fitting words from those who knew him best.