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The passing of time

The passing of time

Who of us hasn’t uttered or heard the following words: What time is it? What time do we have to leave? When? The list goes on but here are a few quotes from folks with more profound thoughts on the subject.
Cheers and Jeers for May 17

Cheers and Jeers for May 17

Cheers: Cheers to the City of Estevan for bringing the Hit After Hit Tour to Estevan. It was a fun night out and a great concert.
Government needs to step forward with support for Estevan

Government needs to step forward with support for Estevan

It appears people in Estevan are ramping up the pressure on the provincial government to get some financial support for the community in this time of uncertainty. The City of Estevan met with the provincial government last week.
Low impact gardening. As in, I don’t do much these days

Low impact gardening. As in, I don’t do much these days

When it’s 24 C, it seems like spring finally arrived. The green thumbs must be in their glory. A bit of rain the previous night, followed by warm weather, ah! What more could a person ask for? In my case, someone else to do the yard work.
Genocide and Jehovah’s Witnesses

Genocide and Jehovah’s Witnesses

Do you remember what genocide is? I recently attended the presentation on this terrifying human-invented idea, which brought me back to some contemporary problems and made me once again think about historical lessons.
Keep bringing in the concerts

Keep bringing in the concerts

Ever since Affinity Place opened in 2011, there’s been a recurring theme about concerts: country music shows have been a challenge. It’s hard to pinpoint a reason as to why. People like country music in this market.
City landfill to take asbestos with conditions

City landfill to take asbestos with conditions

Weyburn council passed a change to the city’s bylaw in order to allow the disposal of asbestos and other “special waste” at the city’s landfill under certain conditions, at Monday night’s council meeting.
A fight you must win

A fight you must win

Like many families, we used to review our collective days around the supper table. Typically, this involved talking about what went wrong, or the annoying things that happened to us. It was depressing.
What should it take to get disqualified?

What should it take to get disqualified?

There has long been an unwritten rule in any newspaper office I work in when it comes to my opinion pieces: I’m not allowed to write about horse racing. I get it. I live in Saskatchewan.
Cheers and Jeers for May 10

Cheers and Jeers for May 10

Cheers: Cheers to everyone who was involved with Savour the Southeast this year, for organizing a fun night that introduces people to so many restaurants and beverages.
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