Opinion

The Olympics, a time when many are amazed by feats of people who have dedicated their lives to doing well in their respective sports. There are, however, always scandals to go along with the prestigious event.

It has been an agonizingly long time since we've heard from the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

I don't watch a lot of television anymore. This could be partially because of my busy schedule and partially because I decided not to invest in cable after moving to my apartment due to the internet being more important to me.

Writing this column over the years, I have been a supporter of the idea of genetically modified agriculture. When I look to the future, I see two trends that suggest to me there is a need for genetically modified crops and livestock.

If you haven't read Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, then you will have no idea what I'm talking about in this column. I'll try to explain it the best I can, but really, it'll spoil a small portion of the best series you've never read.

We can probably agree that Wayne Gretzky is Canada's greatest hockey player, that Steve Nash is the best basketball player our country has produced and that Mike Weir is No. 1 in golf.

He said, she said

I've lived in Estevan for all but five of my 38 years and I am surprised daily by how rapidly our community is changing. Whether it's the people or landscape, it seems our city is morphing on a daily basis.

The bad news was that Estevan's non-violent and overall crime rate went up this past year compared with last. The good news is that the violent crime numbers are down. (Mercury, Aug.

The trend in Saskatchewan, and indeed throughout Canada, is towards restricting smoking in public places, to help reduce the presence of second-hand smoke and the dangers to the health of non-smokers.