Opinion

We have a few items to discuss this week dear diary, so pull up a chair and let’s get started. Oil prices appear to have steadied out above $50 a barrel. Of course that’s not what our producers here get.

It may not be the most compelling piece of literature to be unleashed on the local populace in the past 12 months, but Estevan’s city budget should receive serious consideration among local taxpayers.

Cheers: Cheers to the employee of a local grocery store who used his personal four-by-four vehicle to deliver groceries to the elderly who were storm stayed last month.

Embarking upon my first flights NewLeaf’s discount airline was a learning experience. I have emerged much the wiser as to how it works, after taking it basically halfway across the country.

No one does everything that the Bible commands them to do. This has nothing to do with being sinful (though, of course, our sinfulness does cause us to fall short at times), rather it has to do with how we interact with scripture.

Someone recently asked me if I had any hobbies. I responded by saying, “I really enjoy playing my piano,” but afterwards I wondered why I hadn’t added, “I’m also addicted to crossword puzzles.

Team Canada lost to Team USA 5-4 in a shootout in the gold medal game at the World Junior Hockey Championships. Team Canada finished the round robin with a 3-1 record and in second place in group B. Canada won both playoff games to reach the final.

I feel like every holiday we have added another Nerf (or some other foam dart) weapon to our arsenal. We have had some epic Nerf wars where dad is left a gun, some ammo and a note to brace himself at the door. It’s fun and intense.

It’s that wonderful time of the year, in which the City of Estevan has released its budget for 2017, and is seeking the public’s input on the vital document.

The other day I read an article titled, “Under 35? You face at least 3 tough challenges in the 2017 economy;” I’m under 35, so CBC got me with their title.