Opinion

As we end this year's Lenten season and mark the beginning of Easter, it is time for some reflection. As a Catholic who has been participating in Lent for as long as I can remember, I know how hard it can be.

The Monday, May 1 deadline to file taxes is fast approaching. Canadians who have already dealt with all of their paperwork are in the clear until next year and can, weather permitting of course, kick back and relax on the deck with a wobbly pop.

April 10, 1996 Several campers had to be evacuated from their trailers after the Little Red Deer River spilled its banks and poured massive amounts of ice onto a campground east of Sundre.

There seems to be an impression held by some that fundamentalist followers of only one particular religion represent a threat to humanity. But that does not take into consideration all the angles.

The Town of Sundre recently placed one-way signs directing traffic west to east in the alley one block north of Main Avenue between 2nd and 3rd streets NW.

From the June 8, 1917 Olds Gazette The following letter written to Mrs.

Newly-released statistics regarding firearm-related fatalities in Canada, particularly involving young people, point to a real and growing need for more to be done to prevent such incidents.

A disturbing trend is developing whereby people cry foul and attribute any unpleasant experience to racism. Just like the old fairy tale about the boy who cried wolf, others will begin to ignore legitimate claims.

I am writing this in response to the Pink Shirt Day advocates. Our daughter Dalyce went to high school in a small rural community in southern Alberta. She took kindergarten to Grade 9 in a different school and transferred to the high school.