Opinion

It might not have been quite as bad as we feared. Nevertheless, Finance Minister Ken Krawetz’s mid-year update of the 2014-15 budget offered signs that things aren't quite as rosy as his Saskatchewan Party government has been suggesting.

City council will be deliberating the upcoming budget sometime early in the new year, and the implications of that document will be great. We’ve seen a lot of change in just a few years. There are few places as prosperous as the Energy City.

After years of public quarrels amongst the siblings as to who should and shouldn’t share in the family fortune, Susanna was awarded a sizable judgment after which she vowed to never speak to her family again.

I was simply blown away the other day. We held tryouts for the Vipers team I help with and for the 15U girls there were a total of 28 young kids interested in a chance to play. The older team, the 18U, had a total of 19 girls show up.

If you have ever shopped at Costco, you will know the title of this column isn't actually that far-fetched. The Christmas season is slowly sneaking up on us, but the winter blues have hit as hard as a snowball to the face.

Things really do change from one generation to another. Here’s one from the Poor Little Rich Girl file to illustrate that fact.

Perhaps for the first time in seven years, the Sask.

I had the opportunity recently to visit the city where I lived for five of my elementary school years. I had some time to drive around and see familiar places including schools, churches, parks and ball diamonds.

I had a totally different column ready for this weekend but then I made a trip to Toronto and my topic drastically changed. One of my favorite things to do to pass the time while John is busy with meetings, is to people-watch.

I'm always told that four hours isn't very far away from home. For the most part it's not too bad, but there are instances when it seems forever away.