Opinion

Winning in B.C. never gets old. So many times over the years the Saskatchewan Roughriders have come home from the west coast with their tails between their legs after having their butts soundly whipped by Wally Buono's Lions.

Ed, my neighbour next door, has a very sweet elderly mother. She is so pleasant I have asked Ed, "Are you sure this is your mother?" Then I add, "She is too nice to possibly be your mom." Ed never gets upset when I say these things.

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There is something about a museum that always leads to a story, and another and another. Being surrounded by rescued buildings, old objects and dusty relics stirs up the mind and old tales.

First of all, I would like to personally congratulate the Humboldt Collegiate Institute senior girls' basketball team on their bronze medal at Hoopla this year. I understand the work and dedication it takes to win a medal at Hoopla.

A couple weeks ago, as MLB's inter-league play began it's merciful end, the Dodgers hosted the rubber match of a hotly contested three game series against the New York Yankees.

The rain keeps falling and more problems keep coming.

Although we are in the midst of the Major League Baseball season and have watched perhaps the most exciting CFL game to kick off the season a week ago, still the NHL is grabbing the main headlines in the sports world.

Dear Editor I decided to write this letter to voice my disappointment with the decision to keep the new swimming pool at six lanes, not the eight lanes the North Battleford swim club had proposed.

One of the things I am finding myself writing about too often in this column and over at the News-Optimist blog, is the crime situation in North Battleford. The crime beat is not one of my favourites.