Opinion

A generation ago, a few years before Miami Vice made yachting seem accessible to young police investigators, there was a softer kind of music on radios across North America. No longer would disco rule the airwaves.

Having just dropped off the daughter at Good Spirit Bible Camp, I stopped in briefly at my parents’ place in Yorkton to refill the belly. Eight kilometres out of Yorkton, the truck made an odd ding.

A few years ago, there was a discussion on whether urban municipalities should have elections every four years instead of three years.

Because I am a lover of words, I’ve got three particular quotes attached to the bookcase above my desk. To be more explicit, however, I am a lover of words that are both meaningful and skillfully executed into expressions of value.

Believer is a popular word these days. Any time I meet someone who is a believer in anything, I am happy, because that is a good starting point. However, believer is not the word that describes the Christian life. Believer is not our word.

For the first time in more than 25 years, the Estevan constituency is going to have a cabinet minister. Premier Scott Moe announced a cabinet shuffle on Wednesday, and Estevan MLA Lori Carr was elevated to cabinet.

I’ve had a lot of crazy aspirations throughout my life.

Cheers to the very nice woman who tipped her paper carrier for working in the extreme heat last week. Cheers to the organizers of the Roughrider Block Party in Bienfait on Saturday night. A great night and well-deserved for the people of Bienfait.

Because I am a lover of words, I’ve got three particular quotes attached to the bookcase above my desk. To be more explicit, however, I am a lover of words that are both meaningful and skillfully executed into expressions of value.

We have a little family joke about our country church at St Donatus. “It’s not the end of the world,” my brother said, “but you can see it from there.