Opinion

For those who don't know, throw pillows are those pointless little pillows that sit on beds, couches, chairs, window seats and basically any location where a person could relax in comfort for a period of time.

OK, so this column's self-imposed moratorium on writing about the National Hockey League is now over, since the two sides have agreed to a collective bargaining agreement and a 48-game 2013 schedule was scheduled to start Jan. 19.

The English language is quite strange when you think about it. People say it is one of the most difficult languages to learn and I can understand why. The other day I was writing out the word "door jam.

Anybody looking for some fresh live music doesn't have to wander too far to find it.

Marna's Musings

Genetic modification is a topic which has some involved in agriculture smiling at the possibility of a brighter future, while others shudder that it will shatter consumer confidence.

He said, she said

At first glance, one might wonder why smaller cities and towns should be concerned about over-crowded emergency rooms in Regina. Rural health districts, after all, have no shortage of their own problems to worry about.

There has to be a case made to stop the heavy flow of health-care customers from so-called rural Saskatchewan, into our province's two major centres. We purposely refer to them as customers, since that is exactly what they are.

Over the years I have managed to hone only a few skills, one of them being the knowledge of what the word hone means. And that's about it. OK, one other thing.