Mandryk: Sask. Party needs get on right path
You’d think it would work the opposite way, but the longer you are in power, the tougher it is to figure out what you’re doing wrong.
Taxpayers release Naughty and Nice List
Former governor general Julie Payette tops the Naughty List compiled by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation this year.
Mandryk: Merry Christmas folks…
For the second straight year, about the only gift appropriate for both Saskatchewan politicians and the people as a whole seems to be the gift of good health.
Pop 89: Vocation Without Pay
The sun shines through my window this morning. I hope it’s shining all the way to Val Marie and keeps shining until Friday, as I am about to head home.
Check It Out: Christmas in No Man’s Land
As Christmas approached, a mom constantly reminded her 4-year-old that Santa was watching her.
Letter to the editor: Grandpa Hanbidge is the ghost?
I was just googling my grandfather - RL Hanbidge, and stumbled across Winquist's article about the Kerrobert Courthouse.
Mandryk: Too much political gamesmanship at Legislature
When it comes to most anything in life, we learn more from losing than winning.
Check It Out: A made in Canada Christmas
The cartoon has a cashier saying to a customer, “Nice iron; your wife will love it. While I wrap it, you might want to go over to sporting goods and pick out a helmet”.
Pop 89: A spill-proof life
Reinforcements arrived last week. My father, still weak and confined to bed most of the day, became surrounded by well-meaning Helpy Helpertons.
Mandryk: Big deficit requires unpopular choices
The bad news in Finance Minister Donna Harpauer’s mid-year 2021-22 budget update was all too apparent.
Pop 89: Nature calls
For the last ten days, my sister and I have been tending to our father, who suffered a severe attack of sepsis and requires 24/7 care.
Check It Out: Distract, Avoid and Censor
The cartoon shows Garfield holding open a door and saying “My door is always open, so feel free to leave.”
Pop 89: Momento Mori
As usual, my sister thought of everything: new underwear, disinfectant, chocolates for the nurses.
Mandryk: Government losing focus on what it should be doing
If it seems to you that the Saskatchewan legislature hasn’t been working all that well of late, it’s probably because it hasn’t.
Check It Out: Suggestions for news consumption
The cartoon has one turkey saying to another, “Dude, I have a lot of people following me online and they’re all inviting me to dinner!”
307 days from Biden cancelling Keystone XL until he opened up the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve
307 days. That’s not even a year.
Mandryk: Better utilization of U.S. health care needed
Long before COVID-19, people were complaining Canada’s public health system was broken. It isn’t. COVID-19 may have actually proven that.
Pop 89: Dear and Beloved
When will it end? And who can I blame it on? Those are the first thoughts that come to mind when disaster hits.
Letter to the editor: Keep up the good work
Thank you for the time you are devoting to the community and surrounding area, it really is appreciated.
Check It Out: SOS or open debate?
I came across a desperate call for help the other day on social media. A young woman from Cuba had posted a video, pleading for help.