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It was quite unusual to see a continuation of a trial last week, but since the Supreme Court ruling in R. v. Jordan that set new delay of trial guidelines, everybody has been very vigilant of the passage of time.

If you thought 2016 wasn’t exactly the best year for rural Saskatchewan, hold on to your hats, folks. It’s quite possible 2017 could be worse.

The Moon is just past new phase as the month begins, and already the events are lined up in the first few days.

‘Tis the season of giving… and, for this political columnist, a little atonement for all the nasty things we’ve written. What better excuse than Christmas to give our Saskatchewan politicians overdue credit for what might have been overlooked.

When I was growing up, Christmas was always an exciting time as I eagerly awaited that moment when we got to open our presents.

I was enthralled with a recent series of news stories the National Post ran called “Arrested Development.

It has long been my expectation that farming would become a sector where robotic machinery would become a major element of operations. Talk to producers and one of the major issues they face is finding reliable staff.

It is at this time of year it seems more important than usual to take stock of our lives and assess how we have come through the last 12 months.

The generations following mine will not be able to comprehend some of the old adages, as the adages probably won’t relate to anything that they would know. What the heck is he talking about, you wonder. Well, let’s start with money.

You could almost hear the sound of the Saskatchewan economy retracting in response to recent comments by Premier Brad Wall.