Opinion

The Editor: Canadians have every reason to celebrate our country's recent decision to withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol. Our refusal to play the role of sucker at a United Nations poker game might even send a message to the world's real polluters.

The way we have decided to inhabit Saskatchewan is a blessing and a curse. As we climb into 2012, I look around and can't help but wonder what we're going to do in the next 10 to 15 years to address the disparity of population disbursement.

Looking at where Premier Brad Wall's Saskatchewan Party now sits, it's hard to imagine it having many struggles in 2012. Its 64-per-cent and 49-seat win in the Nov. 7 election obviously gives it an unquestionable mandate to govern as it sees fit.

I was so looking forward to writing my column this month because I had a whole arsenal of topics to pick from that people have stopped me to discuss. I had even done several mini columns to remind me what was on the minds of my readers.

The idea is good but . . .

A lot of us spend a lot of time complaining about the things we don't have, and not a lot of time appreciating what we do have, this is something I'm often guilty of doing.

The Editor, After reading Jordan Baker's article entitled "Alleged tax evaders say act is illegal" on December 7, I was thinking it was a nice unbiased news story about the trial of the Desautels.

We enter the post-Christmas, post-mortem and expect you all had a great time with family and friends, or simply had some quiet with comfortable reflections.

The Editor: Estevan is in the midst of an employment crisis; this crisis has hit the childcare industry especially hard.

In late 2010 we spoke about the possibilities of 2011 being a year of big growth and excitement and it lived up to expectations, at least on the social and economic fronts.