Opinion

By Shelley Luedtke In the latest go at bringing a Broadway musical to live TV, the producers of Fox's "Rent" found themselves in a challenging situation when a lead actor was injured during rehearsal.

A strange thing happened to me this winter: I didn’t have to plug in my block heater until late January. I’ve been in Estevan for nearly 20 years, and I think that might have been the latest I have gone before needing a block heater.

By Ken Rolheiser What will heaven be like? Let me attempt to describe our transition to that world in poetry: My mind ends in silence Unbounded All knowing and free Exploding into Love Emptiness is gone I am beyond sensation Like dreams fulfilled Not

In recent weeks, being just a little bit of a latecomer to the party, I have discovered eBay. I made three purchases in one evening, for a total of four over the last 12 or 13 years.

The other day I glimpsed at the calendar and … Shock. It’s February. Where is January? Gone already? As if it was yesterday, I remember how winters would last forever, making me believe every time that it was the end of the world.

The momentum is growing for the pro-resource rally to be held in Moosomin on Saturday, Feb. 16, and in a federal election year, this is something the ruling Liberals in Ottawa should pay attention to — or ignore, at their own peril.

To the Editor: The Ministry of Environment is issuing 100 Big Game Management licences for antlerless elk in Wildlife Management Zone (WMZ) 33 that will be valid from Feb. 4 to 25, 2019.

If there’s one person in Saskatchewan we don’t envy right now, it’s Judge Inez Cardinal, who is tasked with determining the sentence for the semi-truck driver in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash.

The editor: I am replying to Amarjeet Sohi, Minister of Natural Resources, and his opinion that appeared in the Jan. 30 edition of the Estevan Mercury. I remind Mr.

Why do birds sing? Such a simple question but as I’ve mulled over this query, the answer doesn’t seem as obvious as I thought it would be.