Opinion

OK let’s take a poll: Who thinks Daylight Savings is a waste of time? Now admittedly, I am a little biased. As many of our readers may recall, I grew up in Creston, B.C.

We’ve had some combative local councils over the years, but nothing remotely close to what we’ve seen from a couple of neighbouring municipalities.

Don Getty was and will continue to be a symbol of what Alberta is, even though the former Alberta premier and cabinet minister wasn’t a native Albertan.

Sometimes wake-up calls can be rude. Now, I’m not talking about those annoying phone calls from New Delhi or Bangladesh most cell phone owners seem to get at 1 a.m.

Dear Editor, This winter I have been very frustrated with the parking situation on 51 St. (the block between the town office and the Legion).

At a time when everyone is tightening their belts, Athabasca University is trying to do the same. The institutionís plan to ìgradually shiftî the IT departmentís ìoperational activitiesî ñ i.e.

I will wager that most of us when we think of "refugees " don't picture Europeans as those fleeing their homes and seeking asylum.

Last week, the Pembina Hills Public Schools’ board made a decision that, as one trustee put it, was going to “piss someone off” no matter the outcome.

Albertans are mourning with the passing of former premier, and Edmonton Eskimo Don Getty, who died Feb. 26 in an Edmonton hospital at the age of 82.

Morrill and Verhaeghe have every right to ask council to tell them what that liability is in a public forum. And we, the public, need council to be more forthcoming with that information before they drag us further into this mess.