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A lesson on knowing nothing

A lesson on knowing nothing

If there’s one thing that I know for sure, is that I know nothing. Every so often, it’s easy to lose sight of that fact.
Help where you can this season

Help where you can this season

Although it might not look like Christmas outside, with a visible lacking of snow and temperatures regularly above the freezing mark this year, a long list of community events and concerts proves that it is in fact time to get festive.
Don't push through Bill 6 without listening

Don't push through Bill 6 without listening

Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, and honourable MLA's. My name is Coral Robinson and I live on my family cattle and grain farm three hours northeast of Edmonton with my husband and two small children.
Far bigger problems lie ahead

Far bigger problems lie ahead

Well, that didn’t take long. The Liberal government was sworn in a little month ago, and already its leader, Justin Trudeau, found himself in hot water last week over “Nannygate” as it was dubbed.
Rising stakes at Paris

Rising stakes at Paris

This week, international leaders head to Paris to talk climate change, just shortly after Premier Rachel Notley jolted Alberta with news of a carbon tax, vowing that the tax, to generate $3 billion, would be pumped back into rebates, green energy and
Government must answer to the people

Government must answer to the people

On one of my first weeks on the job seven years ago in St. Paul, we were doing an agriculture section and I confessed that I practically didn’t know the difference between a tractor and a hay bale.
Cooperation goes a long way

Cooperation goes a long way

Nothing seems to compound a problem like pretending it doesn’t exist or worse yet, the people involved putting themselves at loggerheads over it. On Nov. 13, the Town of St.
Hunger Games finale is dark, affecting and satisfying

Hunger Games finale is dark, affecting and satisfying

The final chapter of Katniss Everdeen’s saga, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2, is true to form with the earlier installments of this series - it is action-packed, thoughtful, and emotionally poignant.
Do more, not less

Do more, not less

The Nov. 13 attacks in Paris, just two days after Remembrance Day, rocked people on their heels, and what ensued was a weekend of news coverage focused on the threat of the Islamic State to the western world.
Strive for a peaceful world

Strive for a peaceful world

On Friday as many of us drove home from work, the news of multiple bombings and deaths had reached Canada, coming from one of the most well-known cities in the world – Paris.
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