Opinion

Dear Editor, Celiac disease is a serious autoimmune disease. It is hereditary; people with first-degree relatives who have celiac disease are genetically predisposed to developing the disease.

There’s something to be said for shock value in this day and age.

You’re going to have to bear with me this week, readers, as I’m going to be talking about a story that didn’t actually run in this week’s paper because we didn’t have the room.

The Town of Barrhead is going to the dogs. Or at least a small portion of it will be. On May 14, councillors decided to use an unused portion of the Barrhead Sportsgrounds to create a temporary off-leash dog park.

Sometimes this job surprises you. At the last County of Barrhead council meeting, I was shocked when councillors approved a $50,000 request from the Misty Ridge Ski Hill. The money will go towards replacing the ageing tow-rope on its bunny hill.

Dear Editor, My dear friends. My, we did get long in the tooth, didn’t we? But looks can be deceiving. We may have white hair (or no hair) and we might hobble along with a walking stick, but don’t be fooled, the brain does not age.

Trident Exploration’s final press release about its sudden and unexpected dissolution on April 30 certainly paints a sympathetic picture of a small corporation’s downfall.