Opinion

Dear Editor, Dysfunctional families are families where the guardians of the children fail to promote an environment that encourages healthy spiritual, physical, and emotional growth for their children.

Small urban municipalities are the centres of their region and also the ones to pay for the accompanying infrastructure, like pools or arenas … meaning they end up with the short end of the stick.

A spate of stories in this week’s edition carry a theme of seniors in their later years, often hidden away in the corners of our seniors lodges and eager to tell their stories.

There are not a lot of decisions a person can make that have the potential to positively impact another person’s life, as the decision to donate blood. It can literally be a lifesaver.

What constitutes a miscarriage of justice these days? An Edmonton man with a one-time connection to Barrhead, a man accused of murdering an elderly couple — charged twice and convicted once in September 2016 albeit to a charge down-pled from second-d

Dear Editor, The other day while at work (as a Driver Examiner) I saw a person walk into the office with an eight-inch blade hunting knife and with another smaller knife on his belt.

Dear Editor, Mr. Simpson takes issue with Mr. Throness’ statement “how we were born is who we are meant to be.” (Dec.

The way the Town of Athabasca council meeting on Jan. 3 ended seems innocuous enough on paper. The minutes will likely record that the meeting came out of camera at 9:26 p.m.

First, let me state that I did not vote for the NDP. I did not like their approach to Environmental Protection – a Carbon Tax. That being said, the majority of Albertans voted the NDP into power with a vast majority.

“In a democracy people get the leaders they deserve.” Misattributed to better-known commentators such as Alexis de Tocqueville and Abraham Lincoln, the quote comes courtesy 18th century philosopher, writer, lawyer and diplomat Joseph de Maistre.