Opinion

Dear Editor In a country as affluent as Canada, hunger is unacceptable. Yet, close to 900,000 Canadians will visit a food bank for assistance this month alone. Of those, 3 per cent are children or youth.

Edda Burber is in a difficult spot. The stunningly gorgeous blonde just appeared on the cover of a magazine. She has an endorsement deal for a lingerie and swimwear company. Her main gig is as a ballerina in New York.

Dear Editor In John Cairn's article (CUPlex updates point to late May completion, News-Optimist May 2) regarding my report to council he states "his report to council confirmed that substantial completion dates for three of the four Cuplex components

A popular topic for my dad and my aunt to discuss when they're both here is the sheer amount of music in the Battlefords when they grew up here. Just on their street lived a handful of children who grew into professional musicians.

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Spring cleaning took on a little more urgency for me this year. It actually started in December when we put our house on the market. It took a big initial cleanse and discipline to keep everything orderly just in case there was a showing.

It is the season of running. It is great to see so many people out using the amazing Territorial Trail. If you venture out you are sure to run into people walking, biking, long boarding, rollerblading and running.

This week, I do my look-ahead at Summer Movie Season which gets started this weekend with the release of The Avengers.

The federal government, with all its supposed intelligence, with all its bureaucrats, with all its research capabilities, comes up with a real "wowser" in its budget regarding seniors.

Dear Editor The results of the Alberta election will keep analysts busy for a long time. They will study why and how pre-election polls are taken and when results should be made public.