Opinion

So much has been written in the last week about the amazing images - and many more to come - sent back from the New Horizons spacecraft after its flyby of Pluto.

In response to Art Betke's letter, "Origin of life unclear." My heart goes out to you, Art. So many people don't even know why they are on this Earth. There are millions of us who know clearly the origin of life and I pray you will find the answers.

Sleep is a wonderful thing. In our society, however, I've noticed that if one sleeps during the day, it is seen in a negative light. Once children reach a certain age, they no longer want to take naps.

Longtime volunteer Denise (Deurbrouck) Chenail was born in 1930 on a farm in Saskatchewan. She graduated in 1951 from St. Paul's Hospital in Saskatchewan as a registered nurse. Denise married George Chenail (deceased) in 1953.

What does LGBTQ mean during Nathan Giede's article? Acronyms are so prolific in society now. I find them very frustrating. I spend too much time trying to figure out what they stand for and am often distracted from the main story.

Re: "You can't legislate against stupidity" Tossing a cigarette butt out a car window is a careless act supported by auto manufacturers who have eliminated lighters and ashtrays as standard equipment to accommodate a continuing evolution of increasin

It's heartening to see the new commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force come out swinging against sexual harassment. Let's hope his words bring concrete results. A change of attitude in Canada's military is long overdue. Lt.-Gen.

A colleague of mine asked why I am so hard on Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Conservatives. Why don't I say something good about them? The answer isn't that I am a leftist or that I am anti-conservative.

On every road trip, I like to imagine what it would be like if there was a Star Trek teleportation device that would enable us to skip certain sections of the highway.

I can't remember every aspect of every single day I have spent working in Barkerville. After all these years most of it is a pleasant blur of images and sounds. But I do remember July 17th, 2000. I remember it vividly.