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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2011
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by Medical care has changed over the years. So has shopping. You practically have to take a magnifying glass along to read the small print about the contents of tins and packages. Many of the brands you were used to have disappeared. Young people wear peculiar clothes and hairdos, as well as tattoos and nose rings. Technology you can’t understand has arrived. You feel as though everything in your world is different now. It’s well to remember though that you yourself have changed too. Your body and your mind have battled constantly for supremacy. You have gone full circle back to the days of infancy. When you were born, your body was the boss. Your mind may have been aware that through no fault of your own you were suddenly yanked from your comfortable, dark floating space into a noisy world of bright lights. Naturally you resented this, but your body took over. When it was hungry, needed to be burped or have its diaper changed, it howled. It gave the process no thought. It was simply reacting to discomfort. This state of affairs lasted for some time. Even when you were a toddler, the body was in control. It would break loose and run without a thought of danger while someone hurried to pick it up. Finally you reached the age
of reason. At this point, your mind took over. The body was no longer the boss. It pedalled a bike, went swimming, climbed a mountain, walked long distances or did anything you asked of it. Those were the days! But now that you’re over the hill, the body is once more in control. It makes you take your medicine, it limits your walks, refuses to obey commands from the mind, and when it’s tired, it simply goes to sleep. The body is not a good boss; it doesn’t leave you many choices. That’s why it’s important to keep abreast of current developments around you. Your body may be in charge but as long as you can adapt to the changes in your life you can still make decisions on your own. Martha can be reached at marmor@shaw.ca or check out her new website online at www.marthamorgan.ca
Provincial news briefs 2011-12 mid year report The Sask Party government says it remains on track to balance the provincial budget, despite increased flooding expenses and an uncertain global economy. The government’s 2011-2012 Mid-Year Report anticipates a pre-transfer surplus of $25 million and a balance in the Growth and Financial Security Fund of $694 million at year end. Overall expenses are expected to be up $246.8 million to $10.926 billion, while revenues are expected to be up by $156.8 million to $10.951 billion, leaving a $25 million surplus. Flooding costs are estimated to be in excess of $240 million, offset by approximately $109 million in federal contributions. “We are extremely fortunate that we have the resources to respond to a second consecutive year of extensive flooding,” Finance Minister Ken Krawetz said. “Our government has ensured we have an appropriate reserve in the Growth and Financial Security Fund and it remains in place to respond to such challenges.” Krawetz said flooding costs are offset by the current strength in the potash sector, where royalties are expected to exceed earlier estimates by $207 million as a result of higher prices and volumes. “We anticipate continued volatility in the global economy in the months ahead. Our government will be mindful of this as we prepare our upcoming budget,” Krawetz added. FAITH HOPE SINCERITY Find Them In Church
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Three western provinces support CWB dissolution Last week Agriculture Ministers from Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia expressed their support for the dissolution of the Canadian Wheat Board in anticipation of the third reading of Bill C-18, The Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act. The federal government has stated their intention is to pass this legislation by the end of the year. The historic House of Commons vote is a major step toward providing western Canadian grain farmers with the option to market their own wheat and barley. Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia together produce more than 80 per cent of the wheat and 90 per cent of the barley grown in
Western Canada. “We applaud the federal government for bringing this legislation forward to deliver on its long-standing promise,” Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Bob Bjornerud said. “Farmers spend their own hard-earned money on land, machinery and inputs to grow their own crops, they know how to successfully market their crops, and they deserve the right to decide how, when, and to whom they sell these crops.” Winter weights postponed The Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure is advising truckers that winter weights will not come into effect in a large portion of southern Saskatchewan on December 1.
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