Opinion

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.

The world was shocked last week when 28 people - 20 of them young students - were killed by a lone gunman at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.

A boot to the man who believes he is a good dog owner by diligently walking his dog every day at 5:30 a.m.

Two years ago, a debate raged in the public school system and the media on whether educational assistants should be largely replaced by "more professional supports" such as educational psychologists, speech pathologists and English as an additional l

Undoubtedly, readers of the News-Optimist have heard about the tragedy in Sandy Hook, Conn. by now. An armed gunman entered a school and killed a total of 20 children, six adults and finally, himself.

Although I rarely comment on current events I cannot ignore the grief and confusion associated with Connecticut's Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy. In reality, it is everyone's tragedy.

This week, on Dec. 21, the world is supposed to end. At least, that's what some people think the Mayans predicted. I'm pretty confident it won't, but precisely six months earlier, on June 21, my world nearly ended.

A very special thank you to the nice gentleman who came across my purse in a shopping cart at the Canadian Tire store Dec. 10, and returned it to me. You were my guardian angel and I received everything in the purse.