Opinion

Ed, my neighbour next door, has been having the worst kind of tractor trouble out at his farm. The engine won't start and the payments won't stop. Ed tends to fix and service his own machinery as much as possible.

Six years ago the Regional Optimist made the transition from an advertiser paper to one featuring Battlefords news as well as news from around the region.

This weekend, Humboldt was invaded by a horde of youngsters covered in hairspray, glitter and outrageous costumes. That's right - dancers. Over 1,100 dancers took over the Humboldt Uniplex as they competed in the On Stage Dance Festival.

I hope you were minding your manners on the highways and byways last week. Police agencies and SGI collaborated for a traffic safety blitz.

I wrote a column a few weeks ago about the dangers of charity - that it could potentially do worse than nothing, that it often did more for the giver than the receiver.

Bouquets to Michael and staff of the Chapel Gallery for their enthusiasm and support for local arts in the Battlefords. The Battlefords Art Club Show and Sale held recently in the Chapel Gallery was a success. Thank you for your continued support.

For all you cat lovers, wouldn't it be interesting to be able to listen to a dual-purring kitty? Or, imagine trying to hook a fish with two sets of lips or snare the head of a crocodile from either end of its body.

While dropping my five-year-old son Spencer off at pre-kindergarten recently I remarked to the teacher how difficult it was to find him a yellow shirt. It was yellow day, and he has no yellow in his wardrobe that I could find.

I am in Grade 4. It is a split 3/4 class. My class and I were learning about government when the election was going on. My class and I did an election, all by ourselves.

Dear Editor In March, our government recently released the 2012-13 budget. It's a budget that we are proud of and that will make Saskatchewan stand out in Canada.