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It is one of my favourite times of the year. I love the warmth of the late summer sun and the cool evenings. It seems to be a season of relief in the good years when the farmers can take to the field and start their longest days.

The first day of school is coming up, if it already hasn't. Summer is drawing to an end. This usually means an end to the frequent play days, late family movie nights and other fun activities.

The Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission has proposed a new electoral map, that would change all 14 federal ridings in Saskatchewan, creating three urban-specific ridings in Saskatoon and two in Regina, and lumping the rest of the province togethe

History and Commentary from a Prairie Perspective

For years, urban governments operated within tight budgets with very little money from the province. Cities found creative ways to maintain infrastructure and to provide for our citizens.

Dear Editor In reference to Brian Zinchuk's From the Top of the Pile, "Is it worth going to reunions" (News-Optimist Aug. 22), I can not agree with Brian on this one.

As I write this, life just became easier for me. We are furiously packing the kids for their first day of school.

Dear Editor Murray Mandrych will never read this but, I see in his syndicated column of April 20 that he is on again about how farmers feared and hated the Canadian Wheat Board.

Dear Editor It was with great regret that the partners - City of North Battleford, Town of Battleford and the Battlefords United Way - had to make the hard decision to cancel BridgeFest 2012.

An article published online on Sept. 1 (The Associated Press) reported that authorities in New Hampshire arrested a women four times in just 26 hours.