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In the words of Dr. McCoy, "It's dead, Jim." This was the realization I had a few days ago looking at a large, majestic elm tree in our backyard. The end of June was here, and it had maybe 15 per cent of the foliage one would expect.

Dear Editor Several months ago I wrote a letter critical of the Dekker Centre's lack of shows and a reliance on "tribute shows" to pay the bills. Sadly very little has changed, in fact the situation is now dire.

Last week I wrote raining, raining and more raining. I could write the same thing this week. We have received two and a half inches of rain Thursday and Friday. Water is laying in every rill in the field.

July begins with the moon just past third quarter, and new moon is July 8. This is an exact repeat of last month, which should come as no surprise, since the original word was "moonth." The moon orbits the Earth in about 29 days (29.

Dear Editor Over the course of eight days there have been seven bikes and one car stolen. Three of those bikes were found and actually stolen again the next night.

As a full time writer, words fill my world. No matter what a person's occupation, knowing how to communicate effectively makes all the difference.

Ed, my neighbour next door, doesn't believe in being thankful for much. Ed says, "Best to keep a person's mouth shut even when you're thankful for something.

The true value of life is being argued in the province of Quebec. The Quebec government has introduced landmark legislation that would grant terminally ill patients the option to end their lives, as early as this fall.

Comment and History from a Prairie Perspective

Dear Editor I share the breathless excitement MLA Donna Harpauer has for the Saskatchewan Government Insurance pilot project to investigate using black-box technology to monitor motorcyclist's riding habits.