Opinion

How is your thinking? "That's a strange question," I hear you saying. Well I guess it is, however it is a question that warrants our attention. Our thinking patterns have a profound effect on how we feel and react to others in our relationships.

Ed, my neighbour next door, was filling up his car's gas tank when I stopped for gas yesterday. Naturally, I had to share with him the good news that our seventh grandchild was born into our family Saturday.

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Here we are again. It's that special day for mothers. I hope you all have a really great day. I felt we needed something different, so I decided to provide some Mother's Day facts from the Internet (www.mothersdaycelebration.com/).

Dear Editor I'd like to congratulate all the staff of Battlefords Publishing for coming out tops again, with your great newspaper. I'm so proud of you all, even though most of us have never met. I realize that it must be time consuming and tiring.

Maybe it is possible to shake the city out of the girl, or at least shake it up a bit. It's been over nine years since I moved to a small town.

Dear Editor There are rumours the historic Saskatoon Trail, south of Battleford, will be closed. What a shame. This scenic trail will soon be another memory. The wooden bridges need to be repaired and replaced.

Occasionally I get a good laugh from a news item. I don't mean those cynical snickers or unenthusiastic guffaws resulting from a clever cartoon. I mean a really funny bit of news that doesn't demean anyone else.

Dear Editor I have driven all over the city of North Battleford and have not missed many humps or potholes. I have noticed 11th Avenue is in good shape. I would suggest the City hire the contractor that surfaced it.

It's a clear summer day, birds are singing exuberantly, oh how great it is to be alive! Or it is? For many people, especially those who are going through that black cloud of depression, the answer is unfortunately, "No it is not.