Opinion

Now close to the middle of a new month and into a new decade, I’ve begun seeking out, duplicating and sorting pictures I have collected over the years. Of particular interest was an aged (almost as aged as I am) picture of me and my oldest brother.

Dear Editor I am not much of a big box store shopper, but six days after Remembrance Day 2020 I went into one to look for a certain item. Well, well. “Joy to the World” was blasting over the sound system. The Lord is come? I couldn’t find the item.

Dear Editor This is a portion of the verse printed on the Statue of Liberty in the United Sates of America: “ ... Your huddled masses yearning to breath free ... ,” 1886. “I can’t breath, I can’t breath ... .

Welcome to my annual box office year in review column. Disclaimer: this column features scenes of violence and coarse language, most of it coming from cursing studio executives. Viewer discretion advised.

Dear Editor Thank you for your continued commitment to delivering our local news.

Dear Editor Regarding “Our Ugly Pandemic Year of 2020 - A Year for the Trash Can,” News-Optimist Jan.

The beginning of a new year should be a time of reflection.

I told Ed, my old neighbour in Saskatchewan, that I did not want to hear any of his predictions for 2021. I will need quite awhile in the new year to get over the last year. Especially since I gained weight in 2020, which will not go away quickly.

As 2021 arrives, the entire world looks ahead with sincere hopes for better things to come.

In mulling over my thoughts regarding this coming year, I decided to see what other writers had to say on the subject. Here are two quotes from Peggy Horton: “Each New Year, we have before us a brand-new book containing 365 blank pages.