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Jeff Burgar It’s bad enough businesses have to lock their dump bins. Locks are needed because there are a few losers too cheap to pay their own trash fees. So, these dorfs think it’s oh so cutesy leeching on to…
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Tom Henihan A substantial number of Canadians in rural areas and small cities may lose access to basic TV services such as CTV, Global, Citytv and the official national broadcaster CBC Television. Shaw Communications home satellite service recently informed the…
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Jeff Burgar Arguing with one’s “better half” should count as exercise. Now, I think I get a decent workout during the week. Take feeding the dog. It’s really hard bending down, picking up that doggie dish, then having to bend…
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Tom Henihan Several jurisdictions across Canada are laying charges against those suspected of dealing hard drugs to people who subsequently die of an overdose. The Fentanyl crisis is such an overwhelming issue especially in B.C. and here in Alberta, and…
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Pearl Lorentzen Spring makes winter’s accumulated waste visible. We are conscious of litter, but what about biodegradable waste? It will decompose in the landfill, people say. This is true to a point. As it breaks down in the dump, it…
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Chris Clegg There are some days when it becomes an editor or reporter’s turn to write the commentary in this space that there are simply no great ideas. So I began to read a few items hoping to find some…
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Jeff Burgar How many new people should be allowed to move to Canada from around the world? Should they have skills? Should they be allowed to vote, even if they enter illegally? Canada’s prime minister, Justin Trudeau, goes so far…
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Joe McWilliams Who knows how reliable mercury thermometers were, back in the day? Were winters really that much colder than they are now? Maybe they were, but all kinds of oldtimers seem to remember 60-below days when they were growing…
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Richard Froese The provincial election is over [on the newspaper publication date] and results will be official by the end of the week. Voters cast ballots on April 16. Did voters in Alberta elect a new government? Was four years…
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Jeff Burgar It’s a familiar story in politics: When all else fails, bash somebody. These days, in Alberta, we never really passed the milepost at “When all else fails”. We went right to “Let’s fire up the big red anger…
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