Opinion

He said There are plenty of reasons people will gather around to eat chili, indulge in a drink or two and take in a football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens.

When someone grows older often they are faced with degenerative diseases. They are also forced to depend on people for things that can be rather embarrassing for them.

The Editor: I don't think some people fully understand why there is an urgent need to have a CT scan available in our city.

The Editor: The reason for a truck bypass is to take traffic away from a city. This proposed bypass for Estevan does just the opposite. I do not think the people realize that all streets in and out of the city will be dead ended at the bypass.

Here's a cheer and hearty endorsement for Massimo Pacetti. You're telling me dear diary, that you don't know who Massimo is? I didn't either, until I read about his private member's bill that encourages Canadians to travel within Canada.

We get a lot of calls about the articles that appear in this newspaper. Some of the calls are good and some of them are let's just say they're not good.

The Estevan Bruins have played some very good games against some very good teams this season. Friday's 6-4 win over the Flin Flon Bombers was one of them. The next night, the Bruins lost 4-1 to the Battlefords North Stars.

The Saskatchewan Police Commission decided, after about five years of study and research, that Conducted Energy Weapons (CEWs), or Tasers as they are known by most people, will be permitted for use by police forces in the province, including the Weyb

Regardless of how you feel about the way aboriginal people have been recently expressing their concerns and frustrations, there does seem to be an undeniable reality.

As the old saying goes: "Knowledge is power." Though I rarely find myself in the middle of a game of Trivial Pursuit, I do like to stay on top of my easily accessible random factoids just in case.