Opinion

After 11 months, countless hockey games and squash matches, my first professional rodeo and chuckwagon race weekend, dozens of interviews and articles written about some very good people and a ton of memories, my time has come to say goodbye to Bonny

Town of St. Paul council has set the date for the byelection for Jan. 12. The deadline for nominations is Dec. 15. So far, one candidate has publicly announced candidacy, Roxanne Burgheim, as can be seen in an ad on page 9.

I’m a big fan of giving credit where it’s due, and one man who has not received his due is land rights lawyer Keith Wilson.

For once, Albertans are focused on something other than the gun registry.

I cannot move my hands and my feet at the same time. Listening to an iPod and walking is a struggle for me.

With the Gregorian calendar nearing another year-end, that religious holiday — you know, the one often celebrated by trips to crowded malls and overbooked shopping schedules — is almost upon us. What to do? First piece of advice! Avoid the malls.

The first debate on local MP Brian Storseth’s bill on Nov. 22 in the House of Commons to amend the Human Rights Act should give us pause for reflection.

The other day I came across an article stating women should get fewer mammograms in their lifetime and advised doctors to stop performing routine breast exams.

To the Editor, The Progressive Conservative government of Premier Alison Redford is musing about establishing new forms of taxation. The reason given is to eliminate the government’s annual operating deficit.

Another Christmas season is upon us.