Opinion

Dear Editor I'd like to commend Alex McPhail on the thoughtful account of his recent encounter with Tibetan chickens ("Encounters with chickens" News-Optimist, Sept.

Few elections in Saskatchewan history seem more of a foregone conclusion going into it than the one we are about to embark on in 2011.

Two of the things I love the most are (a) movies, and (b) baseball. What could be better than either of those? Why, what else - a baseball movie, of course.

Dear Editor I want to commend you on behalf of myself and several friends who all appreciated the witty, informative, clever and funny caption for the flagpole picture in the Sept. 28 edition of the News-Optimist (Page 5).

Dear Editor I am trying to trace the family of my late grandmother's sister. One of her daughters was named Jane, her married name was Kochan and she lived in North Battleford in the early 1960s. Other family members lived in North Vancouver, B.C.

When the world gives you lemons make lemonade. I love that expression, absolutely love it, since it is probably one of the most profound comments in human history and maybe the most consequential.

Circuit training has taken North America by storm recently. It is no mystery why it's popularity has grown so much. The benefits of circuit training for men and women are being realized by people all over the globe.

This province is alive with culture. I was lucky enough to spend Sunday afternoon at the Word On The Street festival in Saskatoon listening to the voices of some of my friends and some of my literary heroes.

The next time you catch yourself making a snide remark about North Battleford's fire chief or one of his deputies using a department vehicle to drive to the store for a litre of milk, think about what could have happened Wednesday to homes in the Kil

Ed, my neighbour next door, is feeling frustrated. He cannot control the weather and must wait to get going again at his harvest after recent rains. Ed is sure that once you are retired like me, life is frustration free.