Opinion

During my interview for the position of reporter for The Bonnyville Nouvelle, I was told I would be reporting for a small town, northern newspaper. My response was that Bonnyville was anything but small or northern.

Four candidates for Town of St. Paul council defended their views to a large and curious crowd at the Rec. Centre Multi Purpose room on Wednesday at the forum sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and the St. Paul Journal.

Dear Editor, I read with some surprise your fawning and uncritical review of Ann Coulter’s latest book, Demonic: How the Liberal Mob is Endangering America. Ms. Coulter is not simply a benign political commentator.

Ok, I get it. You don't want to leave the building. It's cold out. You are in your pyjamas. You have to work the next morning. You'd rather just stay inside and wait out that annoying fire alarm, which is likely to be false anyway.

With the Christmas season come and gone, it’s back to normal in St. Paul and area, but for some of the politically correct, opposing Christmas continues year-round.

Impaired driving is a societal scourge that cuts off lives prematurely and devastates families.

The Christmas season is a time to show our friends and families just how much we value and cherish them.

With an unexpected Christmas gift, I found myself reading an author I would not have thought of reading only a few years ago.

The new year is a time of potential for the people of St. Paul and the surrounding region. In just a few days, families, seniors and young and old alike will gather to count down to 2012 and celebrate the beginning of the new year.

It’s been nearly four months since I returned to work at the St. Paul Journal after taking a year maternity leave, and the past 113 days have been some of the busiest of my entire life.