Opinion

It came down to Spicy or Violet. Initially, Spicy had my heart, but Violet was easier on the wallet, plus she won the votes of virtually everyone in Barrhead. There was one dissenter: a friend out of town who told me to steer clear of both.

Dear Editor, A situation is taking place that I feel the public should be made aware of and if not remedied immediately will have an adverse effect on the Barrhead Air Cadet Squadron #526.

Dear Tim, I wanted to write you a note of support and encouragement. I’m sure that after two successive weeks of Letters to the Editor trash-talking your taste and professionalism, you’re feeling a little down. I would too.

Dear Editor, How could two employees, Mr. Tim Bryant and Mr.

Few things in life are as beautiful as the sight of joy etched on a child’s face. There is a purity and artlessness about a child, an innocence that is all the more touching because of its transience.

Well, that was a long day. It’s been a goal of mine for a while to make my way up to visit the other two Town and Country communities in this newspaper chain — Athabasca and Lac La Biche.

Dear Editor, New pool or hardball diamond? That’s the question facing the residents of Barrhead. I say we need both. Installing a new piece of recreational infrastructure at the expense of another doesn’t make sense to me.

Dear Editor, In the Barrhead Leader volume 85, number 15 of Tuesday, April 10, 2012, I read the editorial written by Tim Bryant called Too little, too late.

Dear Editor, Well, I hardly know where to start on Tim Bryant’s editorial of April 10th. So I’ll start with the obvious. All hail Zombie Jesus? Really? I’m guessing this young man is trying to get a rise out of a community that he surely must know.

Westlock County is a somewhat unique area, in the fact that it actually has so many rural schools in its hamlets. In many other rural areas in this province, similar small schools have already been closed.