Dear editor,
Here we are, once again, with only a few days left until Christmas. Merchants translate this into economic opportunities, hence the phrase “only x amount of shopping. days left ‘til Xmas.

with Howard Weaver
A new president embraces an old American ideal: pragmatism
Perhaps you felt a twinge of contradiction listening to America’s young new president accepting the Nobel Peace Prize just days after ordering an additional 30,000 troops to fight and kill in Afghanistan.

with Ryan Kiedrowski
Giving a better Christmas gift
By the time this newspaper hits the street, the Christmas season will be in high gear.

Every year, I make my two sons something homemade. Like, from scratch.
Now, ordinarily, this is nothing to boast about. I know that. But you’ve never seen my work.

To all residents of Maple Creek and surrounding areas,
The Cypress Health Region has been invited to a number of municipal council meetings in the area to discuss issues of mutual concern, and to specifically address several targeted questions. The region has appreciated the invitations as it provides an opportunity to continue the working relationships with the municipal councils and provide specific answers to their questions.
In an attempt to increase the general awareness of current issues, provide a summary of the information being shared, and attempt to address some of …

With William Wardill
Somebody once wrote a poem which began with the words: “Tiger, tiger burning bright / in the forests of the night…” The poem is rarely read or recited now, but we are hearing, ad naseum, about the Tiger who enriches himself playing golf. My shameful secret, here revealed, is that I am a heretic who doesn’t want to play golf. There are two things wrong with the game. I don’t like to playing it or watching others playing.
Well , now. To the de’il …

With Ryan Kiedrowski
Here’s a quick tip for all those elementary school students out there that are currently dealing with a bully: get used to it.

By Sheri Monk
So, the NFU has called for an inquiry into slaughterhouse and retailer beef profits. Don’t hold your breath.
To the NFU’s credit, they are the only producer group in Canada making any noise as the Canadian cattle industry bleeds from a 1,000 wounds.
The honest-to-goodness trouble with the NFU is that no one publicly takes them seriously. Privately, I’ve had all kinds of ranching folk tell me how much they appreciated and identified with the massive NFU cattle crisis report released last year. But no one’s talking about it at the …

On Friday, my husband and I took an entire day off work to head to Regina, which in an instant, became the most magical place on Earth when Immigration Canada stamped his Swedish passport, officially declaring him a permanent resident.

With Ryan Kiedrowski
When you sit down at your desk, what names and terms are you looking up on Google or Yahoo?