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When indoctrination veils itsef as free will
Where is the line drawn between choice and coercion? At what point is a person's decision the result of free will as opposed to a lifetime of indoctrination? Many husbands in Iran recently launched a social media campaign to express solidarity with t
Aug 23, 2016 1:00 AM
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Town's rules on grave momentos unchanged
Earlier, the Albertan ran a letter to the editor from a resident who expressed disappointment that mementos were no longer allowed on grave stones at the Olds Cemetery.
Aug 23, 2016 1:00 AM
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Opinion Cartoon
Aug 23, 2016 12:00 AM
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Olympic girls are alright
Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani activist and youngest ever Nobel Prize laureate, once asked of women to be brave when noting not everyone can succeed when half are held back.
Aug 16, 2016 1:00 AM
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Trump devoid of empathy, humility, humanity
What makes Trump frightening is not his consistent repetition of easily disproven claims as well as his complete disregard — nay, outright disdain — for any or all decorum.
Aug 16, 2016 1:00 AM
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Open letter to Rachel Notley and Brian Jean
Thank you Premier Notley for your letter (Innisfail Province Aug. 9) about NDP government's management of our taxes and budgetary spending.
Aug 16, 2016 1:00 AM
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Liberals failing Canadians on marijuana reform
The Liberal government does not seem to be taking too seriously its promise to regulate and legalize marijuana. Sure, the federal party is looking at ways to reform obsolete and arguably draconian drug laws.
Aug 16, 2016 1:00 AM
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Horse contraception programs over large tracts of land not necessarily proven
I found the comments in the July 16 edition of the Round Up, as well as the story in the Aug. 2 edition of the Mountain View Gazette regarding a pilot contraceptive program for free-roaming horses informative but needing some clarification.
Aug 16, 2016 1:00 AM
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Confused over tree removal issue
Guess I was a little confused about MPC's attitude to the removal of one "old" tree by a little building contractor. Small lot, dense housing, big tree in the wrong location, something's gotta be done.
Aug 16, 2016 1:00 AM
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Electoral reform would prevent Conservatives from winning majority
In Simon Ducatel's Aug. 2 opinion, “Times change, so should our electoral system”, he states that if today's conservatives had their way, they would have demanded a referendum on whether women, and non-property owners should have a vote.
Aug 16, 2016 1:00 AM
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