Opinion

Dear Editor, I find myself reluctantly siding with Premier Redford’s hardliner Prohibition measures needed for our out-of-control provincial DUI problem.

The 19th Annual Community Christmas Dinner went off without a hitch at the Athabasca Regional Multiplex last Thursday. Over 700 guests received a delicious dinner at no cost, while 175 take-out orders were also given out.

When only 30 people show up to an event in town, it might be considered by some to be a failure. But when you consider a crowd this size gathering at the recent Southview Development public hearing, this perspective changes.

The inevitable consequences of drinking and driving are tragic no matter when they occur. But there is something especially painful about them when they come at Christmas time.

Dear Editor, I was under the impression that “fixed” election dates were reliable, dependable dates voters could count on and plan for … like the fixed date for America’s presidential elections: every four years on the first Tuesday after the first M

One kind of net has been put away, and another one is just getting broken out. Yes, with volleyball season over, it’s time for our proud cagers to take to the hardcourt and bring some basketball glory to Barrhead.

Why I was watching a “deer attacks man” YouTube video before going Christmas bargain hunting is neither important nor explicable. Nevertheless a connection between the activities slowly began to emerge.

Dear Editor, The Pembina Prolife Society wishes to thank the Farmers Market Association for allowing us to have a display table at the farmers market free of charge on Saturday mornings during the summer months for the past 5 years.

We are fortunate to live in a country where free speech is held so dear. Many of us have at least one or two beliefs that might be out of line with the beliefs of those around us, but we have the liberty to say and think what we like. Westlock-St.

Sometimes dreams are fanciful notions destined to remain forever in the head. Sometimes they are grounded in reality, waiting to be realized. Barrhead’s Northern Lights Snowmobile Club has a dream that fits the second definition.