Opinion

I have received diverse feedback about this newspaper and its content over the past few weeks. One story about the destruction of candidates’ signs, garnered Facebook comments like “Sometimes it’s fun to be childish.

You’re probably expecting a “get out and vote” editorial as we sit seven days from the coming provincial election. Been there, done that.

Barrhead and District Chamber of Commerce president and all-candidates forum moderator of last week’s all-candidate forum Megan Perry said the only winner of the event would be democracy.

Dear Editor, I‘m sorry Anne Stiles, but I disagree with your statement (Town and Country April 2, 2019) about “Notley has been working hard for four years to get our oil to tidewater and diversify our economy so that we can get back on our feet.

No doubt you have seen the ads put out by Elections Alberta in the past couple weeks to encourage participation in the upcoming election. In trying to bring up voter numbers, Elections Alberta is taking a comedic tact.

“It feels like we blew up the Death Star!” This was my Facebook status just after the 2015 election. I am proud to support the inspired, nerdy upstarts who inexpertly took over care of the neglected province we were.

Every election, the guilt and shame police come out and tell everyone “Vote — or no complaining about your government.” We don’t believe in this kind of reproachful approach. We’re not going to just push people to the ballot boxes.

Mayor Ralph Leriger calls them “community champions.