Opinion

The golf industry is facing a 250-yard par-3. Yeah, that's hard. Golf is struggling because the number of people playing the game has been on the decline for the past few years and that means - what else? - a decline in revenue.

In terms of popularity, taxes might rank right up there with ... well, nothing. Nobody likes talking about taxes and they sure don't like paying them.

The other day I stopped by the Kipling Natural Health and Healing Expo for an article for The Citizen.

The world is by no means perfect but for one reason or the other there are continuing signs that the human race can't seem to resolve conflicts.

Marna's Musings

It's baseball season; Stanley Cup playoffs are in full swing; the Miami Heat are still in cruise mode as they head to the NBA title, so of course curling is the topic this week.

Story:In addition to holding basically a lifetime interest in agriculture I also happen to be a fan of science fiction. The two areas of interest occasionally converge, and frankly I am never sure if that is a good thing, or a bad one.

Health care needs in Weyburn are growing as the population and business base continues to grow and expand, but there is a real situation developing that may have a bigger effect on further growth than almost anything else.

The fact that Estevan does not have a good multi-material recycling program remains a major embarrassment to the city.

Without a lot of fanfare Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart announced the launch of the Growing Forward 2 agricultural policy framework in Saskatchewan.