Opinion

OK and all right, I get it. Stevie Wonder, that Harper boy, is not about to give me a senate appointment soon. I understand, and he’s forgiven. It’s not as if I would have had a high bar to pass under compared with his other appointments.

As the semi-malaise continues to shroud the Saskatchewan and Alberta oil industries, one has to retain an optimistic attitude while grasping at any sign of improvement in the patch.

The other day as I was perusing CBC I came across an article I thought was rather informative. The author, Kim Wheeler, wrote a piece titled, “Indian Status: 5 more things you need to know.

With Father's Day behind us, I felt that this was the perfect time to share a rant that I have held in since Mother's Day. After conversations with friends, colleagues and co-workers, I decided I couldn't hold back any longer.

The Editor, A Saskatchewan Green Party Government would require drilling for oil to happen at a minimum distance from an occupied dwelling agreed to mutually by the Energy Company, local residents, and the landowners.

The Editor, When it comes to accidents, it's common to think, oh, it will never happen to us. That is what we thought until our six-year-old son, Roan, a member of The War Amps Child Amputee (CHAMP) Program, lost his leg in a lawn mower accident.

(Editor’s note: This letter was written in reply to a letter written by Souris-Moose Mountain MP Ed Komarnicki, which appeared in the May 27 issue of the Mercury under the headline “MP says Conservatives support health system.

We might be missing something by not writing to one another.

When the International Souris River Board of directors met in Estevan this past week, they had a couple of items on their agenda that spoke of managing the water in the Souris River Basin.

Thank you, Dad Lynne Bell In the spirit of Father's Day, my lovely editor and I both agreed to suspend our usual debate and instead, use this space to honour our dads.