Opinion

Dear Editor Did you know Tommy Douglas envisioned two phases of medicare? He said the first, removing financial barriers to health care, would be easy compared to the second, a shift to preventative care.

Songs make the season for me. They don't have to be filled with good wishes or holiday cheer. I like the ones with lyrics that tumble raw from the lips of the artist and make me smile or yearn. Over the past year I've attended some major shows.

While visiting friends in Manitoba a while back, I noticed something while going for a walk in their neighbourhood. Every fourth house or so, there was a green plastic box on the lawn.

If this column is published that means we're still enjoying the Christmas and upcoming New Year's season, meaning we've still got time for more celebrating.

The moon begins the year having just passed through full phase in late December. Lunar phases after full are seldom seen, since you have to wait up until well after sunset to see them. Considering that the moon moves eastward 12.

Dear Editor I'm still shaking my head over this man Ashu making it to the CBC National program. I don't know if he can read or not, but I still will attempt to enlighten him if I can. Mr.

Empty chairs at the dining table are even more obvious at this time of year. Even spaces empty for years tug a little harder at the heart as traditions continue and families grow without special members.

Dear Editor The actual birth date of Jesus Christ is not known for sure. Many think that it was during the springtime of a year about 2017 to 2019 years ago.

Ed, my neighbour next door, is almost set for his trip to Mexico for Christmas week. Ruby, Ed's wife, claims Ed's ready to go except for a positive attitude. "You'd think going to Mexico with his family was a sentence to death row.

It's that time of year again Christmas! To many, it is the best time of year. To those trying to lose weight, it can be the worst.