Opinion

It was with profound happiness I read the front-page article “Doubt Shrouds OHS Tree's Future,” sent to me by my mother-in-law, Joan Gratz. I am Dave Herbert's daughter, the landscaper/horticulture college prof who donated and planted the tree.

The Sundre Rodeo & Race Association, along with the residents of the Sundre area, pulled off the 34th annual Sundre Pro Rodeo last month, after it was postponed in June as a result of overland flooding in town.

I, Lacey Farrell, am taking a stand for other mothers out there that feel the way I did, in St. Croix Falls, Wis. I was at Wal-Mart where I just got done grocery shopping. I wanted to use a dressing room to breastfeed my son.

It was a sweltering hot summer day in 1967 when my father drove the family up to the customs booth at the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ont. Rising thick, black smoke blurred the towering skyline across the river in Detroit.

As I read the front page story in the Aug. 20, 2013, Albertan about the crash that killed a horse , my heart went out to the family as I know the loss of your riding partner. However, I feel that this unfortunate accident could have been avoided.

Over the past four years or so I have noticed some disturbing activities regarding cats and their owners. Firstly, it was time to cut my grass again today and I must first rid my lawn of three cat defecations as well as four piles from my garden.

Shout-out! We live in High River. We reside in Sunshine, one of the last areas allowed in after June 20. On a Sunday evening, after yet another day, another weekend of exhaustive cleaning, a white minivan pulled up in front of our home.

Editorial As it has been for decades, the oilpatch remains the biggest economic driver in Alberta, generating more revenue than any other industry, creating jobs and funding heath care, education and other social programs.

I would like to comment on the Mountain View Gazette headline of Aug. 6 “$32 million lawsuit levelled against Mountain View County, Munro and Good.” As of today, Aug.

It was more than three years ago when the scribbler interviewed Amanda Lindhout.