Opinion

Mountain View Credit Union moves into a new building. Congratulations on your new building. I was there for the first time today. Nice place. But please tell me, why does the drive through bank machine have braille on its buttons? Bruce Waldie, Olds

To the Editor, I am writing in regards to the beautiful dog park that the town has provided so graciously. My husband and I walked there on a warm winter day. The size was amazing! The picnic tables, toys and poop bags, although empty, were awesome.

Editorial After many decades of hard-fought battles on many fronts, the anti-smoking lobby in Canada has seen significant gains in recent years, including a marked reduction in overall tobacco use across the nation.

It was 42 years ago in Sapporo, Japan that Canada came home from the Winter Olympics with just one medal: a silver from figure skater Karen Magnussen. Four years later Canadians improved with three medals at the Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.

I've said it before and I will say it again. People who abuse animals are less than human. It makes me so sick to hear about incidents of animal abuse over and over and over again.

On Jan. 4, 2014, my family and I attended a Grizzlys hockey game here in Olds. It was my grandson's wish as part of his seventh birthday. He loves the Grizzlys.

Searching for employment in today's economy is a tough slog. Job hunting, no matter what your age or demographic is difficult, and the challenges associated with each variable are different.

As I sit here, snowed in for the fourth time, I think, I couldn't help but ponder on the irony of the political cartoon in your last issue, the one with a polar bear and Stephen Harper in a melted Arctic Ocean.

I just must respond to the letter from the butterfly worshipper, Jacquie Poier, in the Jan. 7th issue of the Albertan responding to an earlier letter to the editor (Dec. 17 issue).

To the Butterfly worshipper: Christians aren't the only ones who have opinions that may be offensive to others but it seems to be open season on them.