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Posted on January 14, 2021Dear Editor, This year the COVID-19 pandemic has shown we can no longer afford to ignore the long-standing issues with long-term care and home care.… Read More »
Moving forward with hope after a difficult 2020
Posted on January 7, 2021Predicting the future is a mug’s game. No one has a magic crystal ball or even a magic 8-ball to make that future any less… Read More »
Same ignorance, different argument
Posted on December 24, 2020It’s a choice: plain and simple. It bares repeating: do not drive while you are impaired. Doing so will increase the chance of harming yourself… Read More »
Step up and lead, that’s your job
Posted on December 17, 2020"I don't believe that anybody should tell me what the hell I have to do," Joe Miller told the CBC in 1987. The fine for… Read More »
Mask bylaws do nothing but help
Posted on December 10, 2020While COVID-19 cases continue to soar in Alberta, many municipalities in the region have carried mandatory mask bylaws. The Town of Taber and M.D. of… Read More »
Tackling web giants should be a federal priority
Posted on December 3, 2020Weekly newspapers in communities from coast to coast dot the nation’s landscape like a media mosaic. From the Bay of Fundy to the Strait of… Read More »
MLA recall has backfired in Alberta’s past
Posted on November 26, 2020It seemed like a good idea at the time. Alberta was in the depths of a crippling depression, drought was ravaging the province's agricultural industry… Read More »
Stop the spread of COVID by taking personal responsibility
Posted on November 19, 2020After weeks of soaring COVID-19 cases, the province was left with little choice when last Thursday when it announced new restrictions for several jurisdictions in… Read More »
Students be able to count on caring, acceptance at school
Posted on November 19, 2020Early in teaching my career, as I was preparing my Grade 6 classroom one morning, one of my students showed up a little earlier than… Read More »
Trump in hail mary mode after losing election
Posted on November 13, 2020Whether you like, dislike or are neutral to Donald Trump, I think everyone can safely say these lawsuits being filed in multiple states are just… Read More »