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Commentary – If you can’t lick ‘em, join ‘em!

Chris Clegg The things we used to do when we were kids! One of the long forgotten memories resurfaced June 12 during a visit from author Cecile Gannon, author of The Cream Can Romance. Among her many interesting stories was…

June 21, 2017 · by Admin2015 ·

The view From Here – Comedians tout their right to free speech but cry foul when others exercise their right to retaliate

Tom Henihan It is usually due to a lack of talent that comedians resort to behaving outrageously. The only attribute needed to be shocking is poor judgment and a lack of shame. Comedian Kathy Griffin has displayed both those attributes…

June 18, 2017 · by Admin2015 ·

The Situation Room – ‘Climate change’ agenda suffers blow, let’s keep up momentum

Mac Olsen What sweet words they were when President Donald Trump announced on June 1 – the U.S. is pulling out of the Paris Climate Accord, also known as the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. “As President, I can put…

June 16, 2017 · by Admin2015 ·

Commentary – Seeing things from other points of view

Joe McWilliams It’s a useful exercise, I’ve always found, to look at things from the other person’s point of view. You may not agree with what they do, say, or think – but at least you can understand it, or…

June 15, 2017 · by Admin2015 ·

The View From Here – The trend of bogus food allergy claims has adverse effect of those with real concerns

Tom Henihan People who demand undivided attention, whose feigned or imagined concerns must be front and centre at all times, are an increasingly commonplace annoyance. In order to gain a platform for attention there are fakers that pretend to have…

June 11, 2017 · by Admin2015 ·

The Situation Room – If hunts allowed in Elk Island National Park, open it to the public

Mac Olsen The elk herd in Elk Island National Park is bursting at the seams, with the possibility that hunting will be required to thin their numbers. If that becomes the case, then it is only fitting that it should…

June 9, 2017 · by Admin2015 ·

Commentary – Striking a balance with electoral boundaries

Richard Froese What is fair and equitable representation for rural regions in the provincial legislature? Is fair and equitable representation important, valid, or essential in rural areas where the population is much more sparse and communities are smaller and farther…

June 8, 2017 · by Admin2015 ·

Letter – Re: A made-in-home-solution [by Mac Olsen, May 17 Smoky River Express]

To the Editor: Did you know that George Shultz is 96 years old? And that he is walking and talking climate change? That old joke about not looking a day over 70 holds true for him. He proposes for the…

June 3, 2017 · by Admin2015 ·

The View From Here – Canadian charities are giving generously to their CEOs and other employees

Tom Henihan Most of us assume that the people operating charities are committed to the cause that charity represents. Considering the emotional and urgent plea to “please give generously,” it is also reasonable to assume that the vast majority of…

June 3, 2017 · by Admin2015 ·

The Situation Room – Another income support program would add unnecessary tax burden

Mac Olsen There’s talk in certain parts of Europe about providing an unconditional basic income for everyone of working age – but if allowed here in Canada, it would only add unfairly to our already high taxation burdens. Brian Love…

June 1, 2017 · by Admin2015 ·

Commentary – To thine own selfie be true

Tom Henihan One of the first casualties of ludicrous, self-indulgent trends is language. To announce the latest asinine attempt at defying propriety and commonsense, a new linguistic mutation must be imposed on an already overburdened and desecrated English language. In…

May 31, 2017 · by Admin2015 ·

The View From Here – Celebrated scientist offers biblical decree on the end of our residency on Earth residency on Earth

Tom Henihan It is alarming when the world’s leading astrophysicist, Stephen Hawking, makes the incredulous pronouncement that within the next hundred years humans will need to colonize another planet in order to survive. On the BBC TV show “Tomorrow’s World”…

May 27, 2017 · by Admin2015 ·

Letter – A made-in-home solution by Mac Olsen (re: editorial from May 17 in the Express)

To the Editor: Mac, I hate to say it but you do have a point. We do need to be energy self-sufficient. To me, that means not shipping the oil down south for cut prices. You may not like ‘green’…

May 26, 2017 · by Admin2015 ·

The Situation Room – Spanish director’s view about Netflix is only sour grapes

Mac Olsen, Editor, Smoky River Express Can high-profile film festivals and video streaming services coexist without rancour, or one undermining the other? Some in the entertainment industry have their concerns, but I say that the two can forces can co-exist…

May 26, 2017 · by Admin2015 ·

Commentary – Big Data, always prowling

Jeff Burgar Most people heading for a fill of gasoline head to their usual pump station. We are all resigned to the inevitable fact we are going to be hosed without mercy. Pump prices in Edmonton last week were 90.9…

May 25, 2017 · by Admin2015 ·