Opinion

"Freedom begins between the ears," American author Edward Abbey once said. (I know, it's lame to begin anything with a quote, but it was just perfect.) The Estevan Bruins have had a regular season to forget.

The Editor: You may be wondering why the Estevan Kinsmen Christmas Card Lane signs are still up on the courthouse lawn. It's really quite simple.

The fact that SGI recently applied for a modest rate increase earlier this month didn't receive a lot of attention at first.

When it comes to farming, at least in terms of Prairie grain and oilseed producers the issues which impact profitability are many.

Lest there be any doubt that Saskatchewan is changing to a more urbanized place, consider a couple of news items in the last week.

When my grandfather came to Canada in 1930 at the age of 13, his family cleared 19 acres of land, by hand, in their first year. They didn't have tractors, chain saws, or electricity. They had horses, saws, axes and plows.

Everyday it becomes more and more frightening to be living along number 13 highway. A long a busy road with no emergency health care available. And things have just gotten worse.

With Valentine's Day just recently passed, I've been thinking about the relationships I've experienced both first- and second-hand over the years.

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It's been a while since the topic of "the lines" has been broached. Not because the residents haven't been talking about them, but because other topics have been in the forefront - namely the weather.