Opinion

Letter to the Editor: The Harper government is justifying its intention to eliminate the single desk selling power of the Canadian Wheat Board by claiming Western farmers want freedom of choice in marketing their grain.

Re: ìFresh produce was scarce on the frontierî (A Prairie Footnote, Sept. 6).I question the claim that Alexander (Henry the Younger) made about further northern posts faring poorly.

Re: ìDeveloper warns of ëdangerous precedent' as MVC shelves levyî by John Gleeson, Sept. 13.Mountain View County Council has taken some courageous stands in the past 10 months in response to an electoral mandate for change.

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Do you ever get the feeling something isn't quite right in Alberta? How is it our province has gotten a reputation as a dirty, corrupt place to live? A place of greed, a place that doesn't care about the environment, a place that throws its children'

The Stelmach government's decision to launch a comprehensive new program aimed at reducing obesity in Alberta is a worthwhile and much needed effort that will help tackle a growing and troubling trend affecting many communities and families, includin

The Town of Olds has agreed to move forward to collect research to see if the municipality should consider a way to control, monitor or even prohibit businesses that sell merchandise related to the drug culture.

Letter to the Editor After Jack and Iggy and Gilles, what comes next? Interest in Canadian politics may well turn to the game of party leadership contests.

Letter to the editor For several days last week NDP supporters, members, and elected representatives were in mourning and also basking in the glow of publicity surrounding Jack Layton's passing.

Letter to the editor Re: Editorial, page 6 of the Aug. 30, 2011 Olds Albertan I have a Bluetooth that came installed in the car.