Opinion

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.

The story is told of the pastor’s wife who bought an extravagant dress. “It was the devil tempting me,” she protested. “Well you should have said, “Get behind me Satan!” the pastor said. “I did;” but he said, “it looks fabulous from back here too.

In three months Americans will mark the 55th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Even those of us not alive yet seem to know the story well--or at least a version of it as told by writers and filmmakers.

According to articles published by two Canadian news agencies I found the following information: Canada is the third most sleep-deprived country, tied with the U.S.

A trend to remove statues of historical figures began in the United States last year, and it has influenced similar actions in Canada, most recently with the removal of a statue of Sir John A. MacDonald from City Hall in Victoria, B.C.

I went to court the other day to support a friend who was a witness in a vehicle collision trial where the accused was fighting a traffic ticket.