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So much sports, so little time

So much sports, so little time

So a fellow sports ‘opinionist’ noted recently that this is the best time of the year as a sports fan.
Thinking I do with words - Encountering a bit of online nonsense

Thinking I do with words - Encountering a bit of online nonsense

Well, someone was racist on the internet. This isn’t a huge shock, because the internet emboldens the terrible and makes them believe they can get away with being heinous.
Settling in - Into the woods

Settling in - Into the woods

The chainsaw wouldn’t start. We were standing in the middle of the forest, surrounded by dead and dying trees. Tilted trunks and bent birches hung over us like wooden chandeliers and tattered curtains.
Gardener's Notebook - Plants that connect to Halloween

Gardener's Notebook - Plants that connect to Halloween

Let’s take a walk down a spooky garden path, gardeners, and find out which mystical, magical plants are connected to Halloween.
The Ruttle Report - It's Not Going to Stop

The Ruttle Report - It's Not Going to Stop

Last Saturday should’ve been a day of normalcy for those at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. Instead, it would end up being called the deadliest gun violence attack on the Jewish community in United States history.
History Corner - Halloween Folklore and the Black Cat Connection

History Corner - Halloween Folklore and the Black Cat Connection

In books of old time Halloween folklore, one can find images of a large room with two black cats alongside witches, a mouse or two in the kitchen’s corner, cauldrons boiling away over the hearth’s fire, cinders on the floor, logs in a box, coal in pa
Wheat for $2.61 a bushel, Chevy Impalas for $12,511 each

Wheat for $2.61 a bushel, Chevy Impalas for $12,511 each

Among the several reasons I did not take after my father and grandfathers before him as a farmer was this little thing called $2 wheat.
Remembering the War Amps founders

Remembering the War Amps founders

Dear Editor, As Remembrance Day approaches, I would like to pay tribute to the amputee veterans who founded The War Amps, which marks its 100th anniversary this year.
Editorial - Throne speech underwhelming

Editorial - Throne speech underwhelming

The Saskatchewan government delivered its 2018 Throne Speech last week, but don’t feel too bad if you missed it since the document didn’t exactly unveil anything surprising, or even new for that matter.
Editorial Cartoon - October 31, 2018

Editorial Cartoon - October 31, 2018

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