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It may sound cliché, but the Saskatchewan Roughriders players who were in Estevan on Sunday afternoon were some of the most down to earth pro athletes I have ever come into contact with.

As the sparks and embers from the fire danced up into the night sky, someone pulled out a guitar and started to play. It was late at night - well, early in the morning - and this seemed like the perfect way to finish an evening.

It's something you really, truly can't understand if you grow up as a city person in a household where the pay cheque comes in every two weeks regardless of the circumstances.

I was standing behind the counter at work when the phone rang. Answering the phone, I was greeted by the voice of my friend and neighbour Dr. Michael Leventis. "Hiya Mike!" I exclaimed happily.

There's an hilarious line in the movie Napoleon Dynamite that I thought would work as a seamless introduction to my rant for this week.

Dear Editor: I am seeking information from your readership in order to complete my Masters degree at the University of Regina. The subject of my thesis is infant and maternal mortality in early 20th century Saskatchewan.

Jennifer's Journal

The Saskatchewan Roughriders kicked off the second half of the 2010 CFL season with a 31-2 blowout loss in Winnipeg on Sunday.What's so wrong with that? Plenty.

Heroin on the streets of Estevan. It's kind of scary to hear. Estevan Police Service arrested seven people in a trio of drug busts, involving mainly cocaine, in the city at the end of August.

The Editor, It is past time for a change in the way in which property taxes are determined. Unlike income taxes, property taxes are not based on earning, ability to pay or even services provided.