Opinion

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

Keith Cassidy was not exactly blind-sided by the decision of the Estevan Bruins' executive to relieve him of his duties last week.

Maybe there are other ways to look at the problem and get the job done. Maybe Estevan officials could consider an old fashioned way to raise the $10 to $12 million that is needed to rebuild our local streets and avenues.

The Editor:A few things that I was taught at a very early age were: 1) respect your elders; 2) when you do a job, do the very best you can ... be accountable for the work you've done.

These are times of great contradiction in Estevan.

The Editor:I am writing this letter to residents of Bienfait, Roche Percee, Hitchcock, Macoun and asking for someone in these communities to check their SaskTel landline phone bill for a charge and then to give me a call.

The following column contains some of the most depressing news you may have read today. Reading this column could result in hysterical crying, sulking, plate throwing or excessive watching of The Notebook.

A lthough I have now lived in Carlyle for almost 11 years, I am no stranger to city driving. But what I experienced in Saskatoon last week really annoyed me. It`s the whole - it`s my lane! - mentality.

I think a lot of Western Canadians take a perverse pride in WestJet. It started out as a Western Canadian airline. It was several years before the airline even offered flights to and from Toronto.