Opinion

Canadian shoppers are idiots. Recently I had the chance to peruse the Weyburn City Centre Mall. I had visited the Smitty's there before, but never had actually seen the rest of the facility. I was amazed at how empty it was.

Where does someone's drive come from? The odd thing about me writing to you now is that I absolutely hated English in high school. It was honestly the bane of my existence, the one class that I genuinely struggled with.

In Los Angeles, CA, they have been reducing gun-related crime through the "Gun Buyback" program. On December 26, 2012, more than 2,000 weapons, which included assault rifles and two rocket launchers, were turned in.

He said, she said

If one aspect of agriculture captures my attention more than any other, it's the prospect of the sector feeding an ever growing population. When I see predictions of the world population hitting nine billion by 2050 I tend to shudder.

The Editor: My family attended a midget hockey game in Estevan's new hockey arena on January 12 and I was very impressed with the facility. Unfortunately, all that was lost at the ignorance and disrespect from your local fans.

The geographic placement of the 12 teams in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League makes it tough to align them into divisions without making someone unhappy.

Perhaps it has been the residual effects of last winter's mild, moderately dry and snow-free conditions that have led motorists to become more lax in their driving habits this season.

The Editor: To: Jordan Baker, re: "Former Big Dog remembered as a worker." I just want to say thank you so very much from the bottom of our hearts for the touching article you wrote on December 19, 2012 honouring our grandson Tyson Juhlke.

You know that old saying, "as phoney as a three dollar bill." Well, let's try "as phoney as a Canadian $20 bill." It seems as if the happy gang down at the Bank of Canada didn't get the Canadian maple leaf right on those new plastic twenties.