Opinion

I don’t think I’m alone in feeling this winter has already proven to be a long, cold, and very sick season.

I don’t think I’m alone in feeling this winter has already proven to be a long, cold, and very sick season.

A letter to the editor last week in the Journal took aim at a book review I wrote on Demonic: How the Liberal Mob is Endangering America. While I appreciate all feedback, the letter writer seems to have missed the point.

It was relieving to be in a moving vehicle near the surrounding St. Paul area and actually having a clue where I was going this past Sunday morning.

The mild weather lasted just long enough for many of us to start taking it for granted, assuming we could scoot through the winter with only sweaters and rain boots to keep away the chill.

When I first accepted the job at The Bonnyville Nouvelle, I asked some locals about the lifestyle here — specifically the cost of living.

It's a game of ups and downs, hockey is. You win some and you lose some. Things are simple playing in your home arena. Win, and fans are right there celebrating with the team. Lose, and it's a short ride home and straight to bed.

Since starting a five-day-a-week workout routine that necessitates getting out of bed at the unseemly hour of 5:30 a.m. and stumbling, bleary and dejected, to the gym, I've learned some things.

Congratulations to Norm Noel for winning a majority of votes in the Town of St. Paul byelection on Thursday. Noel will fill the vacant councillor’s seat and will be a welcome addition to the council table.

I know what you're thinking. This isn't a New Years resolution thing.