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The buzzards are circling. The folks at Cargill are calling on the government to hold off killing the Canadian Wheat Board until next year so they're ready when it keels over.

Dear Editor In the news lately, much has been noted about wage negotiations and federal employees; generous wages and retirement benefits. We paid 7.5 per cent of our income for 35 years to get a pension.

Dear Editor I'm a little concerned about the premier's course of action around the strike by the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance workers. Brad Wall was pretty quick to say he was going to use the power of the law to legislate the workers back to work.

You may have heard of restless leg syndrome or you may even be one of the millions of unfortunate people who experience it. What is it exactly? Restless leg syndrome (RLS) is the urge or need to move the legs to stop unpleasant sensations.

Last week, I was alerted to a little visitor outside my front door - a small grey and white cat without a collar, sitting on my front step. Amazingly, when I asked him to hold on, to not run away, he stayed put while I went to get him some food.

Ed, my neighbour next door, hasn't much patience for more than a pinch of pomp and protocol. When you stand for our national anthem at the beginning of a hockey game and then sit down when it is done - that is more than enough ceremony for Ed.

In every season I spend time exploring the prairies, seeking both new and familiar places as I log kilometre after kilometre on the highways. It offers my curious mind a glimpse at how people live and the world around me.

Dear Editor This a report of the last six months' activity from the steering committee seeking enhanced living for seniors in the Battlefords and area.

Peering across the border just six miles to the south of me, I wonder if there is something in either the air or water that has contaminated the brains of our southern neighbours. Surely they must be squirrelly, if you look at recent headlines.

"Did you forget to shave for some reason? When you're young you can be scruffy and get away with it but not when you're old. You are looking rougher than chewing tobacco spit," Ed, my neighbor next door, informed me at the post office yesterday.