Opinion

Jimmy was a fisherman, the son of a fisherman and the product of a culture built on fishing. Fishing was all he knew and he was good at it. The only trouble was Jimmy had a problem he couldn?t overcome.

Dear Editor The people who aren't paying attention to the capital expenditures being promoted by a majority of North Battleford city council had better start.

A huge bouquet for Rick Lesmeister and Lesmeister Construction for cleaning up a block on110th Street with three new buildings.

It happens to everyone who has ever tried to lose weight. The dreaded plateau. You will be dropping pounds and your body fat percentage is lower each time you check it.

Ed, my neighbour next door, likens political unrest to a tornado in a hen house. ?When the fox gets in the hen house, the hens get to cackling and flying around in fear and outrage. The fox sets it sights on a tasty dinner.

Dear Editor At the risk of appearing that we are retaliating to the "Unnecessary force mars minor hockey experience," (Regional Optimist Jan. 28) we feel we must respond.

Did I happen to mention that fishing from the dock is one thing but fishing for the big stuff means cutting loose from the wharf and heading out to open water? As obvious as it sounds, it takes a deliberate act to untie the ropes and face the waves.

I have to say, in recent years, I have been mighty jealous of co-workers who went south for a week in the winter. After 11 years of marriage, my wife and I never seemed to be able to do something like that.

Dee Prior and Tom Meredith say thank you to CST Gravel and officers involved in recovering a stereo that was stolen from their truck Jan. 7.

The world may feel like it is getting smaller but it doesn?t mean I have to drive any less.