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Cemetery bench decision has further implications
Posted on August 26, 2015However noble the intent has been with the issue presented to town council over the possible removal of benches at the local cemetery, because of… Read More »
Duffy’s dirty laundry defiling Harper image
Posted on August 19, 2015If one had asked Prime Minister Stephen Harper on the day he appointed a balding, bowling-ball shaped ex-journalist to the ranks of the Canadian Senate… Read More »
Suspicions abound over lengthy election call
Posted on August 12, 2015In order to encounter a federal election campaign as lengthy as Canada’s present 78-day political marathon, we need to travel back in time 143 years… Read More »
Israel intolerant of nuclear-armed Iran
Posted on August 5, 2015As is the case with the brokering of almost all international accords, potential consequences are weighed against potential advantages on each side, and almost no… Read More »
Negativity needs to stop
Posted on August 5, 2015In their section ‘Our Colleagues Say,’ it has the headline of ‘Federal politicians are being negative nancys’. Here’s a novel idea, stop the negative ads,… Read More »
Exodus of Tories had more to do with pensions
Posted on July 29, 2015Like rats fleeing a sinking ship we have seen a mass exodus of prominent federal Tories in recent months, from Peter MacKay to John Baird… Read More »
Farm safety camp return a welcome one
Posted on July 22, 2015Children from both the Vauxhall and Taber areas attended the recent Rural Farm Safety Camp at the Taber Agri-Plex earlier this month. After years on… Read More »
Pre-election spending rules need tightening
Posted on July 16, 2015Rules are meant to be broken — or at the very least, loopholes are meant to be found within those rules. That appears to be… Read More »
Recycling is a good idea, but must go further than consumer
Posted on July 8, 2015Taber is all set to institute a three-bin recycling system, including a bin for compost, a bin for recyclables, and a bin for all other… Read More »
Status quo unacceptable in poverty debate
Posted on July 2, 2015As fears continue to remain for the NDP provincial government’s plan to increase minimum wage to $15 an hour, the Alberta Chamber’s of Commerce is… Read More »