Opinion

Each year, the provincial government releases its changes to fees and services structure. Some of them get lots of attention, such as earlier this year, when the government revealed that it was ramping up fines for speeding tickets. Most of us drive.

Oh, boy, are people mad about the Trans Mountain court decision. This past year I have had two columns go absolutely viral. The first was my analysis of the Gerald Stanley trial.

Four years into this oil downturn, Lloydminster is something of a paradox. The retail and service sector seems to be growing by leaps and bounds, both on the west end of town and in the centre.

By Shelley Luedtke

In a class for a university fiction writing course in England, a fellow student, also a flatmate, noticed quirks in my spelling in a workshop submission. An ‘re’ in words like centre. An inserted ‘u’ for colour.

Cheers to the organizers of all the different rodeo activities in Estevan during the Labour Day long weekend. It’s great to have so many events in Estevan for families to enjoy. Cheers to having the BMX Jam at the Estevan Skate Park.

By Linda Wegner

Stand by Me is one of my all-time favourite movies. I can recall countless nights growing up watching it with my dad, who introduced me to it.

These past several weeks, I’ve been cleaning out filing cabinet drawers; with few exceptions, they contain material about activities I’ve been involved in, stories I’ve written for various publications and, of course, 20 years’ worth of weekly articl

School is expensive, as every parent knows, and it’s not getting better. Every fall, the lists for school supplies needs filling, and for larger families, it’s a major expense, not to mention packing school lunches every day.