Opinion

US researchers have found that the nucleus accumbens – a region of the brain sensitive to rewards – shows greater activity for meetings with handshakes than for those without.

This weekendís Athabasca River Runners Poker Rally was a rousing success. The annual event was bigger than ever before, with about 400 snowmobilers hitting the local trails.

When it comes to the future of schools in Athabasca, Aspen View is spoiled for choice. At their meeting last week, the school board mused over five choices that will all greatly affect the future of education in Athabasca.

Premier Alison Redford’s tale of financial woe found an audience in Barrhead last week.

My experience at the Barrhead Leader was different than I thought it would be. I thought that it was going to be boring, but I always had something to do.

The fact there is any debate taking place within Tory headquarters about whether to pay back the illegal donations it received over the past years is shocking. There should be no debate.

Barrhead has done it again. Community members dedicated to making this town a better place for families have put on yet another successful event.

Regardless of the occasion or the size of the gathering, Jim Woodward was often the biggest man in the room ó in every sense of the word.

Pembina Hills trustees will have a very tough decision to make in light of the recommendation by the Westlock North Task Force to close two of the three schools in northern Westlock County.

So at last we know. After months of speculation and rumour-mongering, we have a location for Barrhead’s new aquatic centre.