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Harper’s accountability at heart of Senate scandal

Wednesday May 22, 2013

Disgraced Conservative senators Mike Duffy and Pamela Wallin are giving old, fat journalists a bad name.

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Break needed for Alberta politicians to discover reality

Wednesday May 22, 2013

Out of touch is an apt description of Progressive Conservative politicians sitting under the dome of the Alberta Legislature.

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My Maple Leafs hockey heart is broken again

Wednesday May 22, 2013

For the first time in nine long and lonely National Hockey League seasons

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Do we need cops in schools?

Wednesday May 15, 2013

In the absence of public discussion, interagency collaboration and hard data proving need, town council is right to withhold

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Anti-terrorism policy drones on

Wednesday May 15, 2013

John Bellinger is the last person in Washington you’d expect to criticize President Barack Obama for making too many drone strikes.

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Canadian wheat yield expected to rise

Wednesday May 15, 2013

On May 10 we got the USDA’s May world agricultural supply and demand estimates, which showed corn and soybean production

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Fire has no friends

Wednesday May 15, 2013

Many of us will declare we love to curl up in front of a roaring fire on a cold night, while others have so many fond memories

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MS awareness not just a month, a lifetime

Wednesday May 8, 2013

I walked into the council chambers, my high heels making clicking sounds on the polished tile.

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Small weapons of mass destruction

Wednesday May 8, 2013

George W. Bush wasn’t lying about Iraq after all, and those of us who said he was owe him an apology.

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We are all full of some witty and wise aphorisms

Wednesday May 8, 2013

An aphorism is a short and clever statement of truth or opinion, often wise, but usually containing a very funny or special message.

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Only fools rush in, moisture sets back schedules

Wednesday May 8, 2013

Clearly the weather trade is on as wet, snowy weather last week and this week is on the minds of not only investors but also producers.

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42 is about lessons

Wednesday May 1, 2013

I took another long, slow swallow of my Diet Coke and shoved a generous handful of popcorn into my mouth, spilling some down

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Spring clean up is a family affair

Wednesday May 1, 2013

Bring on the birds, the bugs, and the buds, because spring has finally arrived (we hope), and who cares if there a few pot holes

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Time to step up

Wednesday April 24, 2013

In six months, Ponoka will have elected a new mayor and councillors. What are you planning to do about it?

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Battle for Burma at crossroads

Wednesday April 24, 2013

Last month, as the anti-Muslim violence in Burma spread from Rakhine state in western Burma to the central Burmese city of Meiktila

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There is a special place in our world for everyone

Wednesday April 24, 2013

I have always considered myself so fortunate that throughout my active life I have had the great pleasure

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The ABCs of Literacy

Wednesday April 24, 2013

The Canadian Oxford Dictionary defines the term literacy as “the ability to read and write.”

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As West’s influence grows, so does its responsibility

Wednesday April 17, 2013

There’s a lot of swagger about the emergence of the West as the new centre of power in Canada.

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Thatcher’s influence on the west starts to weaken

Wednesday April 17, 2013

Margaret Thatcher began the shift to the right that has affected almost all the countries of the west in the past three decades.

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Community garden pros outweigh the cons

Wednesday April 17, 2013

Last year a friend of mine, a visionary, with a quick smile and an even quicker mind, suggested we share a garden spot.

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