Opinion

Flipping through a few favoured agricultural websites it was interesting to see yet another disease is threatening the Canadian hog sector.

Reading through any national Canadian news source lately and scrolling through social media, the topic of discussion tends to be on Neil Young and his comments regarding the Alberta oilsands.

Perhaps the time has come for the operators of traditional power sources to take a determined stand against the unrealistic daydreaming proponents of so-called environmentally friendly power sources. The debate is crying for a taste of pragmatism.

I can't help it. I promised not to spout off on politics, especially since I never went to politics school, but these guys just keep on giving, so those of us who enjoy watching their rodeo, have to keep soaking it up for no good reason.

If the guests of honour hadn't already been in Weyburn on Saturday, the Rider Pride Hockey Challenge stop in Estevan very likely would have been cancelled for the second straight year.

I saw a miracle today. Lying inside an incubator in the neonatal intensive care unit was a baby boy born one week before Christmas--and many, many weeks before he was supposed to.

We have heard a lot about the record crop harvested across the Canadian Prairies last fall. But concerns that the Canadian rail system would not be up to getting the record crop to port for export appear to be playing out.

It has been said that the best thing you can do in your life is volunteer. When it comes to giving our time, opportunities will only grow. Attaining accommodation in the Energy City is difficult.

Coaching is a hoot.

Tanya's Tales