Opinion

Is anyone else worried about Syrian shelling Turkey, and the fact that since Turkey is a NATO ally, an attack on one is an attack on all? As in, we could find ourselves in the midst of another Middle Eastern war in a few days.

Dear Editor With the recent defeat of this motion in parliament sends a serious message to Canadians who pride themselves on being free, intelligent and democratic.

What is North America's most dangerous animal? No, it's not the mighty grizzly bear or the sly cougar. If you ask the passengers and crew who amazingly survived US Airways flight 1549, the Canada goose would be top of mind.

Ed, my neighbour next door, would seem to be in a great position as we face the last week of September in beautiful sunshine.

As a new resident to the City of Humboldt, I have moved from the Village of Middle Lake to the seniors' complex called Caleb Village.

As kids, my siblings and I had this thing about giving gifts. Be it birthday or Christmas we'd pack and wrap our presents to each other in the most outlandish way possible.

Dear Editor Call me old-fashioned or even overly conservative, but, as an octogenarian, I can handle that about my rather negative view on the ever-increasing propensity of couples to cohabit without benefit of formally getting married.

Since the races for mayor in both Battleford and North Battleford are over thanks to acclamations for Derek Mahon and Ian Hamilton respectively, I am going to talk about the other campaigns going on elsewhere in the province.

I am tired of reading the News-Optimist about downtown North Battleford and how Carousel Bingo is a detriment to the situation.

Dear Editor The vote on motion 312, which was a motion to study the scientific evidence available to substantiate whether an unborn baby is in fact a human being, occurred Sept. 26 in Parliament. Sadly, the majority of MPs did not support the motion.