Opinion

I am writing to respond to the letter “Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down ” submitted by Bud Ottosen and printed in the Aug. 11 edition of the Advocate. While I agree with Mr.

It was my honour to be the organizing liaison for the two recent Team Alberta luncheons that were held at the Athabasca Legion on Aug. 6 and 11. But I didn't do it alone.

The sun is at its hottest around noon when it is directly overhead, burning brightly from the center of our galaxy at a distance of 149.

Sometimes it doesn't pay to get ahead. As a reporter working for a small community newspaper, I often like to try to get as much done ahead of time as possible.

Ah, the Westlock Fair is here at last. An occasion for both celebration and a little bit of sadness, for what is fair weekend if not the signal that summer has come to an end? After all, there is literally only one week left before the start of public school once the fair is done. In a lot of ways, the fair is a going-out party for the summer, one last chance to enjoy the sunny weather before the fall sets in and we head back to class/work/whatever.

Last night (Aug. 29) was a ‘super moon’, and I guess super weird things happen during a super moon. This morning, well before dawn, the dog and I went out for a morning walk.

The race is already off on the road to Canada’s 42nd general election. The election was called early, but no, the date hasn’t changed, it’s still set for October 19 – we’re just in store for a whopping 11-week campaign.

It’s official, Alberta is in a drought. After countless weeks of high temperatures and below seasonal precipitation, the Alberta government has officially declared the province, or at least many parts of it, are in a drought.

Dear Editor: In our ongoing struggle to build an aquatic centre in Barrhead, I was very disheartened with the plebiscite recently put forward. I would like to explain why.

They call this the Information Age, but the name seems inaccurate. In the chaotic, no-holds-barred world of social media, it becomes difficult to tell information from misinformation, fact from fiction, rumour from actuality.