Opinion

Dear Editor This a report of the last six months' activity from the steering committee seeking enhanced living for seniors in the Battlefords and area.

Peering across the border just six miles to the south of me, I wonder if there is something in either the air or water that has contaminated the brains of our southern neighbours. Surely they must be squirrelly, if you look at recent headlines.

"Did you forget to shave for some reason? When you're young you can be scruffy and get away with it but not when you're old. You are looking rougher than chewing tobacco spit," Ed, my neighbor next door, informed me at the post office yesterday.

NHL: Why does everyone hate Eric Lindros so much? The guy was nearly as good as Lemieux for about a decade, scored at will and launched many opponents into the third row with murderous body checks.

Birds, beasts and bugs are all around this summer. The birds wake me every morning with their high volume melodies and I've been excited to see the various flashes of colour as I walk or sit outside.

Dear Editor I would just like to share my point of view regarding "Health care experience humiliating" (Regional Optimist, July 1). Ann Ewanchuck's story is similar to my experiences at the hospital emergency room.

I remember a day when I played tag at lunch and met my friends at the park in the evenings to play prisoner's base. We walked or biked everywhere we needed to go. It was the way things went.

How many times, growing up, did your mother say to you, "Clean your plate. There are starving kids in Africa!"? Mine said it quite a bit. My grandma, too. Sadly, nowadays, starving children aren't as far away as Africa.

There I was, 6:45 p.m. and within 15 minutes of me getting the chemical drift from a farmer spraying chemical on his field.

For Powell River it was quite the traffic jam. There were at least half a dozen cars waiting their turn at a four-way stop.