Opinion

It was a piece of paper that normally wouldn't have captured my attention, except for the one detail that didn't escape notice. It was a letter inviting entrants to a concerto competition.

Tanya's Tales

It has been said more than once, including in this space over the years, that government decisions influence agricultural commodity prices at least as much as weather patterns and crop yields.

The federal Conservatives tabled a budget without any income tax increases, with a promise to have balanced budgets once again by next year, which will also be the next election year.

Saskatchewan is a unique province. In fact all 10 provinces and three territories are unique and that is why our country is so wonderfully adept at taking on all types of challenges.

Anyone who has had to proofread my contributions to this paper on a weekly basis will know that I, as do all writers, have certain faults that keep repeating themselves.

Despite losing to the Kindersley Klippers on Saturday night, the Estevan Bruins still have a shot at finishing in sixth place in the SJHL standings.

I suppose in general terms technology has been the greatest change in our world over the last quarter century. I just think back over the last 25 years in my little slice of reality and am amazed by the changes.

Personally I can't see the appeal of smoking. I understand many people do it, people in my family do, but I can't understand why. I like to be polite and considerate, but I have addressed things in ways I'm not proud of.

We're in the latter half of the winter, where it's shorter to go ahead to spring than to retreat back to fall if we even could. It's the home stretch, but it's perhaps the most miserable.