Opinion

We all have it in us. Helping to save a life takes nothing more than 15 minutes of your life and a very minimum amount of discomfort.

Dear Editor, The word “monsoon” is becoming synonymous with Alberta. From south of Calgary to the northern reaches of Slave Lake, we are becoming home to monsoons that belong in the southern rain forests. Is our weather acting strange? I’d say it is.

Dear Editor, Like health, public education is an essential service for Albertans. Unlike health, public education is subject to year-to-year budget announcements which wreak havoc with our efforts to plan and innovate in our schools.

For distracted drivers, the time has come to shape up - or pay up. Bill 16, which comes into law on September 1, will serve to effectively ban distracted driving in all its forms.

Here at the Westlock News, we are understandably concerned about how our public dollars are spent.

How many times does it have to be said before it sinks in? When it comes to riding snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles or motorcycles, it is imperative that you wear a helmet.

A recent article in a popular, American sports magazine, which will remain nameless, has come out with allegations that the Toronto Blue Jays are stealing their opponents’ signs.

Dear Editor, I enjoy watching a parade, especially with the various themes thought up by the different clubs and organizations. Every parade should have music (even from a bagpiper) at or near the head of that parade.

Dear Editor, I have been noticing that the price of gas in Barrhead has been more expensive than the surrounding area. Last week, Aug. 9, the gas in Westlock, Legal and Edmonton was $1.09. I came to Barrhead and it was $1.11. On Aug.

Dear Editor, Let us give a hand to that paving crew doing the southern part of Highway 33. They are doing such a good job of catching all of the holes, that I almost forget the roller coaster ride that now exists.