Opinion

No matter how hard you try, you just can’t squish a square peg down into a round hole. It’s true both literally and metaphorically, and the raft of education-related stories in this week’s paper illustrates the latter.

This week marks the launch of Barrhead’s participation in the Communities in Bloom program.

Dear Editor, The people of Barrhead and Barrhead County need take warning from the article titled “ Curling Club Appeals for Funds”, page 28A of April 15, 2014’s Leader; and ask how the proposed 15 million dollar swimming pool going to manage its cos

Dear Editor, Throughout spring break and the first week of April, if you listened closely, the sound of imagination, ingenuity, creativity and excitement filled the air. I speak of course about the LEGO contest that recently took place in Barrhead.

Reflecting on Boyle Rural Crime Watch’s decision to fold by next spring, president Terry Jordan stated that perhaps the time for rural crime watch has passed.

Alberta Health Services (AHS) has bent over backwards to assure residents of Boyle that the hospital is not closing.

Was it worth the wait? It is inevitable that such a question will be on people’s minds after waiting so many months for the much-trumpeted promotional video on Barrhead. The 3 minute, 9 second video premiered on Sunday, April 6 at the Roxy Theatre.

Dear Editor, Good memories are always a boost to your spirit in facing the challenges of life. When the announcement of Jim Flaherty’s death came as a shock across the air-ways,your mind travels down memory lane.

Dear Editor, I can not understand why a community and we as a province also, would let two of our own boys be railroaded to prison to be scapegoats to cover another’s mistakes.

Dear Editor, I hope that you still have a copy of my letter to the Editor from last May on the subject of road-safety with power scooters on the roads.