Opinion

The Swissphilosopher and poet Henri Frédéric Amiel once said, "Any landscape is a condition of the spirit," words I concurred with once I met the people of Carlyle and became captivated by the countryside while strolling down Main Street.

Why is it that people seem to love conflict? Recently there have been rising tensions as North Korea reinstated their nuclear weapons program and is said to have placed a missile on its east coast.

Two larger-than-life politicians who the public came to appreciate later on in their terms of office, were laid to rest within the past two weeks.

I thought Cole Zahn knocked it out of the park on Monday with his comments about the off-ice issues that plagued the Estevan Bruins this past season.

What can we rant about this week, dear diary? After listing all the things last week that we haven't received and aren't going to receive from government, maybe we can look at some things we can do ourselves.

T here is no doubt that the federal Conservative government has been farmer- and rural friendly.

Wetlands have long been something farmers have struggled with. In the past the struggle was straight forward, revolving around how to effectively eliminate them from a field.

E xpectations are higher than the CN Tower in Toronto as the Blue Jays started swinging their bats in seriousness last week to start the 2013 Major League Baseball season.

April marks one year that I've been here in Carlyle. After Easter last year I moved into that 5th wheel, which happened to have been ours when I was a kid.

Marna's Musings