Same Old Dome Question

That same old dome question raised his head again in Saskatchewan this week. The reason: The Regina Hotel Association has kicked in ten million dollars toward the construction of a domed stadium in Regina. Now this would be a multi purpose facility to be used not only by the Saskatchewan RoughRiders but also a home for concerts, conventions and whatever else it could be filled with. The point is: ITS NOT JUST FOOTBALL FOLKS!
But of course the usual outcry against a stadium has gone up again from the same people who are vigorously opposed to anything that even resembles progress. The usual cry from phone in callers - Why should we build a stadium for the Riders?
Why should my tax dollars support a professional football team and on and on it goes?
The best call though had to come from a lady who emphatically stated: Lorne Calvert (former NDP Premier) would never allow this. There are homeless people out there and Lorne Calvert would never allow this. You know she is probably right and thats one of the reasons the NDP was punted (to use a football term) from power replaced by the Saskatchewan Party. People are looking for a new government with new ideas, a new way of doing business and a new stadium (hopefully domed) is part of that.
Events and conventions could be attracted to this province with an new enclosed stadium.
I am always reminded of these words in the Bible when ever the issue of progress in Saskatchewan comes up. Mark 14

3And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head.

4And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?

5For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her.

6And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me.

7For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.

8She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying.

Not to minimize the poor in anyway. We should help those with less. We should help the homeless but do we stop the
progress of the province in order to do that. It seems to me by attracting more events to the province we would have more
with which to help those who need it the most.

Meanwhile this weeks CFL predictions:
East Final
British Columbia at Montreal - I so do want to see the Lions win this one and be crowned the East Division Champions.
Come on - The west coast BC Lions raising the Eastern Division championship banner in their building. Only in the CFL.
Reality sets in though. Montreal will win this one and advance to the Grey Cup.

West Final
Calgary at Saskatchewan.
I really should pick Calgary to win. Every time and I mean every time, I have picked someone to beat the Riders, the green and white somehow pull it out and win the game.
So with my heart in my throat - I now pick Saskatchewan to win over Calgary and advance to the Grey Cup.

Grey Cup Final
Saskatchewan vs Montreal