Opinion

In small towns all across North America, one of the major highlights for residents both young and old is the annual rodeo and midway.

With a new provincial election upon us, it’s incumbent on every Albertan who is old enough to do their civic duty and vote. There’s no two ways around it.

It’s election time. I’m so happy, I’m so excited. Oh wait … I can’t vote because I’m one of those non-citizen thingies. That sucks. Still, I suppose even if I could vote I probably don’t know enough to make an informed decision.

The community has a number of reasons to be cautiously optimistic about BlackPearl Resources Inc.’s plan to operate a steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) oil recovery project 50 km northwest of Wandering River.

Last weekend in Three Hills, the Boyle Blazers bantam hockey team accomplished something that few ever do. The group of local athletes earned the right to call themselves the provincial champions.

The provincial election only became official on Monday, but the opening salvos of the campaign are already being fired in Athabasca-Sturgeon-Redwater.

Some of history’s most celebrated figures had it.

The office statistician who probably has bulging files on us – I bet she knows the number of hairs on our heads (five, in my case) – congratulated me recently on my six-month anniversary at the Leader. Six months.

Dear Editor, I am writing this is reply to a certain “personal resignation” letter from Donna Mendelsohn in the March 13, 2012 Leader (name used with permission) I happen to have been a corresponding journalist for over 65 years and in all this time

Dear Editor, Re: Mar 13, 2012 article – Difference of opinion behind resignation… Perhaps you might clear up some confusion, Mr. Editor.