Opinion

For example: the simple act of a yawn may be perceived by those around you that a) you are tired; b) you are bored; or c) they are boring you.

Since the health care community and ministry has abrogated a portion of their responsibility in recruiting and retaining health care professionals, the communities they serve have found themselves having to leap into that breach.

I listened to an interesting discussion about technology a few days ago and caught myself nodding the head in approval as the technology world leaders talked about their world and then the rest of the world that most of the rest of us happen to live

The provincial government is sending out mixed signals these days.

The Editor: I am writing this letter in response to the editorial in the April 7 Mercury about the revival of the Golden Garbage Can competition.I am not quite sure if this person is living in the city of Estevan or having a bad dream.

Generally speaking, I enjoy writing these columns because within their parameters I get to be a little foolish, critical or sometimes radical in thought and deed.

Our provincial government is no doubt having second thoughts regarding new regulations that are allowing health foundations to directly contact former hospital patients by using snippets of information received from the patients' confidential health

I think I'd like to be Governor-General. I have applied for the job on four separate occasions and have never even made the short list.

The Editor: When the outlook for your child's life is one that will be filled with pain, bones constantly breaking and no chance to walk, you will search for anything that could improve that quality of life for your baby.

It's heartening to hear that the City of Estevan has mustered up the fortitude to once again issue a challenge for the coveted Golden Garbage Can, that symbol of community cleanliness that is known far and wide, or at least in Weyburn and Estevan.