Opinion

The Editor: Do we have a democracy or a dictatorship in Estevan? Let's look at this. Regens Disposal is contracted by the City to pick up garbage; that makes them an employee of the City and the City the employer, I think.

I am writing form Kitchener, Ontario. I am a retired railway conductor and former head office safety specialist. I worked for the CPR for 37 years.

(The following is a letter that was sent to Mayor Roy Ludwig and the members of city council.) The Editor: I come again to complain to you about matters concerning our senior citizens.

The Editor: Recently, several inflammatory articles have cast a negative view of teachers and incompletely described the disciplinary process that governs complaints of unprofessional conduct or incompetence.

The Editor: As we are about to engage in a contract with the previous garbage collector, I sure hope that the City addresses the problems we have had with this contractor.

The Editor: I have tried over the last few years to sit back and not publicly voice my opinions and watch things work out in their own way and time.

Long ago, the phrase "never look a gift horse in the mouth," was coined. We're not exactly sure from whom that quip originated but the wisdom of the statement is undeniable.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a CFL-best 5-0 after Saturday's 32-20 victory over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in Guelph, ON and not surprisingly, you're starting to hear the comments all across Saskatchewan.

Phil Mickelson will likely go down in golf history as one of the 12 best of all time - he'd be anywhere from eight to 12 on most lists - but because of his career running parallel to that of Tiger Woods, he's never even been ranked No.

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