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Ever since the result of the Casey Anthony case, there seems to be a flash flood of mothers making the news because of the harm they have caused their children, as if the media is trying to find a new love affair.

A couple of weeks ago a woman in Humboldt was attacked downtown by a man she did not know. For some reason, she was grabbed by this person, and despite her resistance, he held on, trying to make her go with him somewhere.

It just isn't the image any community wants - achieving top billing on the Statistics Canada Crime Severity Index for the second year running.

Comment and History from a Prairie Perspective

I had an interesting chat the other day with my friend, Michael Zwaagstra, as we were visiting their place in Steinbach, Man.

Dear Editor Saskatchewan people do not want to store Ontario's nuclear waste in northern Saskatchewan. Most people are signing a petition that I am circulating.

Summer is my favourite time to explore the countryside and tour the province. There are places I've never been and places I'm always glad to see through my windshield.

Dear Editor In the early days of the automobile industry, the going wage for skilled workers was still only about a dollar a day.

Ed, my neighbour next door, can be very blunt. The other day I asked Ed if he wanted to work at Walmart. They have been having job fairs presently, looking for workers at our store.

Your parents told you this when you were growing up. You continue to hear it as an adult. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Even though we have been told this for many years, many people tend to not follow this advice.