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It's something you really, truly can't understand if you grow up as a city person in a household where the pay cheque comes in every two weeks regardless of the circumstances.

I was standing behind the counter at work when the phone rang. Answering the phone, I was greeted by the voice of my friend and neighbour Dr. Michael Leventis. "Hiya Mike!" I exclaimed happily.

There's an hilarious line in the movie Napoleon Dynamite that I thought would work as a seamless introduction to my rant for this week.

Dear Editor: I am seeking information from your readership in order to complete my Masters degree at the University of Regina. The subject of my thesis is infant and maternal mortality in early 20th century Saskatchewan.

Jennifer's Journal

The Saskatchewan Roughriders kicked off the second half of the 2010 CFL season with a 31-2 blowout loss in Winnipeg on Sunday.What's so wrong with that? Plenty.

Heroin on the streets of Estevan. It's kind of scary to hear. Estevan Police Service arrested seven people in a trio of drug busts, involving mainly cocaine, in the city at the end of August.

The Editor, It is past time for a change in the way in which property taxes are determined. Unlike income taxes, property taxes are not based on earning, ability to pay or even services provided.

The Editor, The Saskatchewan Health Coalition is concerned that private-for-profit surgery clinics will drain resources (staff, nurses, doctors and valuable dollars) from the public system.

More random thoughts for this week folks, mainly because I'm unable to stay focused on any one subject for more than a minute these days.