‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; I’d gone to my crate at the stroke of nine...
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Columnists - Steve King
Twas the night before Xmas
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Trepat-dation
When the news came out about Alberta going into lockdown again, I immediately activated my pandemic response plan. No, I did not stock up on toilet paper...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Champagne
If 2020 was a drink, it would be a Baileys and lime juice. Or maybe a red wine mixed with Diet Coke. Or whatever terrible cocktail you can think of...
Columnists - Steve King
Christmas Dog Movies
This Christmas season looks like it’s going to be pretty quiet for a lot of people so why not get comfy and binge on some of the best Christmas dog movies...
Columnists - Martin Shields
2020 wrap up
The year 2020 is FINALLY coming to a close. For many people in our riding, it’s been a very tough, unusual, and stressful year. The pandemic and the lockdown...
Columnists - Leela Aheer
MLA report December 17
Hello Chestermere-Strathmore I have been blown away by the outreach to small business at this difficult time. I have also been shopping on line, locally, and...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
A Patient Patient
Waiting hurts. It takes a certain strength of character to wait and assume the painful cost of sitting on the sidelines or letting another go first. Even the...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Franc and Earnest
With Alberta doubling its daily COVID infection count from 1000 to 2000 in just a few short weeks, I am continuing my lonesome hermitage at home, with naught...
Columnists - Steve King
Dogs’ jaws
Stating the obvious, jaws are there to crush food into a swallowable size. But have you ever wondered whether a dog’s jaw (or bite) is stronger than a human’s...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Free Air Life
There is a Norwegian word that I’ve added to my vocabulary: Friluftsliv. While I certainly cannot pronounce it (I’m told it’s sounds like free-luftz-leev), I’m...
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