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Shining light on double standards
It was years — even decades — ago, during a different time and different cultural sensitivities. People change, and their views evolve with the passing of time and greater understanding.
Sep 24, 2019 10:43 AM
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Mental health action must be a priority
With the fall harvest season now well underway across the district, farm families are keeping very busy with the many, many tasks that necessarily go into making the region’s agriculture industry a success.
Sep 24, 2019 9:45 AM
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Public art must not just vanish
The revelation that at least one recently painted over piece of public art was originally paid for by taxpayers should hopefully convince town council to give more serious thought to creating a public art policy.
Sep 24, 2019 9:45 AM
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Justin Trudeau revealed as two-faced after blackface photos revealed
Sep 24, 2019 9:30 AM
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Scrap cut-a-cop funding formula: Notley
From the sound of it, Premier Jason Kenney’s cut-a-cop approach to trimming the provincial budget isn’t going over well in rural Alberta. “It’s a money grab,” says Brooks councillor Bill Prentice.
Sep 24, 2019 9:00 AM
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Voters decide elections
Canadians leave the practice of politics to politicians and politicians leave voting to the voters. Politicians do their best to influence the choice of politicians but voters make it.
Sep 23, 2019 7:28 PM
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Hard work in high school pays off
On Friday night, École Olds High School held its annual academic awards night. It's a reward for all the hard work students have undertaken — and in the case of Grade 12s, for a whole 12 years of schooling.
Sep 22, 2019 1:29 PM
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Bylaw reflects careless spending of taxpayer dollars
This is in support of the letter by Dick Stauffer in the Sept. 10 edition of the Olds Albertan. For the past two years, things seem to have deteriorated in terms of irresponsible spending of public funds and here are some of my thoughts.
Sep 21, 2019 10:03 AM
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It’s time for a reckoning
Amongst all the facts, figures and recommendations the recently released MacKinnon report came up with regarding Alberta’s financial future there was one simple analogy that summed up the dreadful bloat that’s endemic within our public services.
Sep 21, 2019 9:06 AM
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Inquiry must be balanced
The Kenney government has announced another step in its $2.5-million Public Inquiry Into Anti-Alberta Energy Campaigns launched earlier this summer. Last week the government said it has set up a website, AlbertaInquiry.
Sep 20, 2019 10:13 AM
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