Opinion

This letter is to clarify some information that was recently provided to your paper. It concerns funding for the Olds Ag Society project as reported on Jan. 18 in a story entitled ìRacino is the word.

This letter is to clarify some information that was recently provided to your paper. It concerns funding for the Olds Ag Society project as reported on December 14, in a story entitled ìAg Society planning move to highway.

A recent CBC headline announced that, ëOutspoken Alta. MLA Sherman seeks re-election.' In a CBC radio broadcast it was said that Mr.

Premier Ed Stelmach's surprise announcement that he will be stepping down as premier and will not be seeking re-election is certainly one of the biggest political shakeups to hit Alberta in many years.

Premier Ed Stelmach’s surprise announcement that he will be stepping down as premier and will not be seeking re-election is certainly one of the biggest political shakeups to hit Alberta in many years.

With a federal election becoming more and more likely in 2011, the Harper Tories have launched a series of attack ads aimed at the leadership of the Liberals and NDP.

Banning smoking on private properties but allowing it in public spaces is wrong on two counts: it’s inefficient at reducing the harms of smoking and it’s offensive to the principles of a free society.

A recent study from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives shows that Canada's best-paid 100 CEOs breezed through the worst of the recession with earnings 155 times higher than the average Canadian income earner.

This recent cold spell with its blizzards and icy roads brings to mind the harrowing tales of our ancestors.

Re: ìCouncillors pan policy of free dust control for someî by John Gleeson (Jan. 18).It's good to see that council will probably be trashing the free dust control program, in its budget deliberations.