Opinion

Dear Editor Within hours of the realization that the earthquake in Japan had played havoc with a nuclear power plant in that country, a CBC Radio reporter spoke to a nuclear scientist in Vienna. He was both defensive and dismissive, in my opinion.

With summer fast approaching, many people start to consider taking the summer off from the gym because they are going to workout outside or they're just too busy to squeeze in gym time.

Dear Editor Organ donation saves lives. I know, because almost 10 years ago, an organ donation saved mine. A family had the courage, at a very difficult time, to have something positive result from a tragic situation.

Ed, my neighbour next door, has decided that somebody better make a crazy glue to hold this world together. ?Everything is falling apart these days.

The first time I ever experienced travelling through a roundabout was in November of 2000. I was in London, being driven by a fellow Canadian who temporarily "forgot" how to both drive on the left side of the road, and how to negotiate a roundabout.

?They closed the wrong hospital.? That?s what Sask. Party MLA and former finance minster Rod Gantefoer told me in March when we were discussing the new helicopter air ambulance service project he is spearheading.

Dear Editor In this country, everyone has the right to express an opinion but I found John Cairns' editorial rant ["Election has been much ado about nothing", Battlefords News-Optimist, April 27) to be cynical, inaccurate and ultimately unprofessiona

In May of 1939, I was taken by train to Saskatoon to see King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. As constitutional monarchs, they were doing the bidding of the British cabinet. War was looming. It was necessary to strengthen ties with Canada.

As May begins, the very thin moon joins bright Venus and Mercury in the early morning sky, with Mars and Jupiter hugging the horizon. This could make a very picturesque setting for astrophotographers.

Dear Editor There is a huge tax increase for anyone using a retirement income fund. Revenue Canada has now changed the minimum withholding tax payable on monthly withdrawals from a Registered Retirement Income Fund (RRIF).