Opinion

It is the season of fall fairs across the Prairies. Here in Yorkton Grain Millers Harvest Showdown celebrated its 25th anniversary.

After reading Ms. Running's report of the Water Resource Management Annual Meeting on the front page of the November 1st, 2013 issue of the Observer, I am left with some concerns.

"In Flanders fields the poppies blow between the crosses, row on row, that mark our place; and in the sky the larks, still bravely singing, fly scarce heard amid the guns below.

Oh Robert look at you now, look at all the mess you've gotten yourself into, arrogance got you in and surely arrogance will get you out.

Tanya's Tales

"You only get one chance to make a first impression." It's one of the most worn out clichés known to man, but in the case of Estevan's bid for the 2016 Saskatchewan Summer Games it's very much apropos.

Being passionate about something, anything, is generally a good thing. You can be passionate regarding a partner or passionate about a hobby or sport and of course, passionate about your job like I am.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders are seriously teetering on a cliff right now. The Green & White were denied a fourth-consecutive victory Saturday night in Calgary when they lost 29-25 to the Stampeders.

Tanya's Tales

As they say in the card game euchre, "I'm going alone!" Moustaches are not something that very many people are comfortable with. Men, women, and especially children do not appreciate the presence of lip whiskers that don't belong to the family cat.