Check It Out: Small actions make a big difference
Have you ever had circumstances, a random podcast, a book you’re reading or a sign on a billboard all relay the same message? That’s what happened this past week…
Letter to the Editor: Speak French
Seeing that Air Canada ex. was forced to quit his job for lack of French. Do you know that our Gov. General does not speak French? Maybe she should quit.
Climate threat eclipsed by global conflicts, says analyst
The United States president, Donald J. (for Jesus) Trump, is a showman, and he knows how to keep the world’s attention by offering journalists shockingly good copy.
Just A Gal From Glidden: Glidden hall at 100: What happens next matters
In the past while, I’ve caught myself reminiscing about the Glidden skating rink and the old post office. But in one of those photos, something else stood out.
Pop89: Lo, these many years
Yesterday afternoon I was fitted for a protective mask to go over my head for radiology treatments to my brain tumour. While waiting in the basement of the Saskatoon Cancer Clinic…
Check It Out: Canada’s unbelievable and embarrassing decision
A comedian once said the five stars on China’s flag represent how they rate themselves for human rights violations.
Letter to the Editor: Positive story in a tense world
Just a quick note about the story about the Kindersley Post Office Clock in March 31 Rosetown Eagle. What a wonderful tribute and such a positive news story in a tense world right now.
Rules that held the peace are quietly eroding
“When you’re up to your ass in alligators, it’s hard to remember that your original goal was to drain the swamp.” It’s a not-very-old folk saying, but it fits the moment.
Just A Gal From Glidden: Dad’s go-cart flew
The surest sign winter was over on our farm wasn’t the calendar. It was the day Dad hauled the go-cart out of the barn. He built it during Easter break in 1970…
Check It Out: Forgiving those who put trash in our baskets
Kids are often mini versions of their parents. When my kids were growing up, one of them looked at a childhood photo of his friend’s dad and said, “Wow! Your dad looked just like you!…
Just A Gal From Glidden: If that cat could talk, the stories he’d tell …
Before I ever wrote a column, we had a cat who thought he could. Marmaduke was my favourite. A big orange-and-white tabby with more personality than most people.
Trump threat exposes NATO’s future as European-led alliance
Asked on Wednesday if he would reconsider his decision to pull the United States out of North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Donald Trump said, “It’s beyond reconsideration.
REMEMBERING WHEN: Enjoy your laurels in the now
With the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) major junior playoffs upon us, I feel this issue should be addressed. Before the Ontario Hockey League Brampton Battalion moved to North Bay in 2015…
Check It Out: Love cannot be censored
I’ve heard that growing old is like software updates: every time something improves, another thing crashes. A dear friend of mine recently celebrated her 100th birthday.