Opinion

I always considered myself lucky to live in Canada. It is a place where free thinking and different cultures are promoted. People have the right to be themselves, that is, as long as it doesn't infringe upon the rights of others.

Story:Happy birthday Jessica and kudos to Colleen Reed for her letter to the editor July 13, 2012 and so furthering "Pro Life" views. I am sorry that ProChoice ticks you off. I hope bullying ticks you off even more.

As most Prairie producers are all too aware, cropping conditions have been less than ideal this year. Another wet spring, on the heels of two wet years, meant seeding lagged.

The Calgary Stampede has always been a topic of controversy, with activists to the likes of Bob Barker attempting to have it shut down for animal cruelty and others working hard to keep the fair alive as it reaches its 100th birthday this season.

This has been one fun summer! The highlight of the heatwave came this past Saturday at Mosaic Stadium where, just before the Roughriders' first-place showdown with the BC Lions, Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall announced the new stadium in Regina is a

Comparisons are a fact of life. The next great young hockey player comes along and he's compared to Sidney Crosby or Claude Giroux or another of the NHL's top stars.

The Editor: Apparently an editorial in this paper, so I am told, was referring to me. Sorry that I missed it.

How much more could we be? How much more should we be? What can be done to enhance the Energy City that is within the realm of reality? The list of what we need is still rather extensive and does not include anything from a wish list.

The Editor: This submission is in direct response to Chad Saxon's "Don't like it here? Leave" column in the July 4, 2012 edition of the Estevan Mercury . I am so very sorry for hurting your feelings by expressing what I feel about Estevan.

So Saskatchewan isn't that beautiful according to those who responded to some national survey that focused on Canada's most beautiful and hot spots. The rectangular province came in last.