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Wear a hazmat suit 24/7, it’s the only way to be a good mom

Wear a hazmat suit 24/7, it’s the only way to be a good mom

Double standard exists when it comes to women’s bodies…and men’s

Opinion: Gay-Straight Alliance privacy in schools needs no debate

A school can be many things. An institution of higher learning, an environment of peer socialization, and the building(s) where more than half the youths’ waking hours are spent. And there is one major thing a school should not be; the potential catalyst to thoughtlessly force a student into a best case scenario awkward or, worst case scenario dangerous home life.
Youth curfews, not the best crime fighting tool

Youth curfews, not the best crime fighting tool

As good as it may seem on the surface, a youth curfew with monetary penalties for parents will probably do very little in the way of decreasing the number of thefts, property crimes and other similar offenses of the area.
OPINION: Battle against intolerance will be fought in history classrooms

OPINION: Battle against intolerance will be fought in history classrooms

A complete accounting of the past – not platitudes – is our best weapon against racist mistruths
HEADLINE: Kitchen table talk: Business no zero-sum game

HEADLINE: Kitchen table talk: Business no zero-sum game

DECK: Opinion column notes society isn’t one’s gain, another’s loss
Sales tax, or carbon tax, not novel in dumb political moves even in Alberta

Sales tax, or carbon tax, not novel in dumb political moves even in Alberta

Old strategy in political circles, lying to people, strangely not uncommon in Alberta
Sad to see invasive species problems caused by carelessness

Sad to see invasive species problems caused by carelessness

Common Toadflax, wild boars, goldfish, and more like to destroy our ecosystems
Kitchen table talk: The future is shaped

Kitchen table talk: The future is shaped

Opinion column notes a prosperous future doesn’t just happen, it takes work
Now that we have unity, it’s time to get to work

Now that we have unity, it’s time to get to work

Drayton-Devon MLA Mark Smith says unity vote was historic
Photo radar balances budgets, does nothing for safety

Photo radar balances budgets, does nothing for safety

Editor says photo radar abused by municipalities, makes lawbreakers out of normal people