Long time readers may recall me waxing poetic about the Reinheitsgebot, also known as the Bavarian Beer Purity Law of 1516, which decreed water, barley, and...
Our Regular Contributors
Category - Columnists
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
T-Bagging
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
What is a street for?
I must have been going a million miles an hour, and I probably hit the ramp with at least the force of a locomotive, because when I hit the ground and rolled...
Columnists - Leela Aheer
MLA report July 30
Hello Chestermere-Strathmore: I hope you were able to enjoy some sunshine this past weekend without the threat of huge hail stones raining down, or tornado...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
End Of A Dry Century
Faithful readers may recall that I have often waxed poetic about the various failed attempts throughout North America to ban the demon liquor. Our Yankee...
Columnists - Leela Aheer
MLA report July 23
Hello Chestermere-Strathmore: I want to start off this column by reminding everyone in our beautiful riding that as we return to some sort of normalcy with...
Columnists - Martin Shields
WE Charity scandal
You’ve likely heard by now about the Prime Minister’s latest ethics scandal – the WE charity debacle. In case you missed it, here are the facts we know...
Columnists - Steve King
Dogs’ sense of touch
Of all the senses a dog has, the one most similar to humans’ is the sense of touch. It is also only one of three senses that are present at birth: the other...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
Blue Zones
According to death-clock.org, I should live to be 79 years old and if all goes well I’ll live long enough to see 2061. It seems I’m half way there. Most people...
Columnists - Steve Jeffrey
Senses: dogs compared to humans
It is generally recognized that humans have 5 basic senses (sight, smell, hearing, touch and taste), as do dogs, but how do they compare? Sight: this is an...
Columnists - Preston Pouteaux
The Return of the Flâneur
Walking is a time waster these days. In a busy world with things to get done, walking is the inconvenient and slow option. Leisurely walking may be a...
BLANKET CLASSIFIEDS – Alberta-Wide Weekly Classified Ads
- FORAGE SEED FOR SALEOrganic & conventional: Sweet Clover, Alfalfa, Red Clover, Smooth Brome, Meadow Brome, Crested Wheatgrass, Timothy, etc. Free Delivery! Birch Rose Acres Ltd. 306-921-9942. Ad Category: Feed and Seed, For Sale
- CASH IN UNWANTED GOLD!CASH IN YOUR GOLD!BUYING your unwanted and broken jewelry, coins, coin collections, nuggets, dust, all gold, etc. ALSO BUYING ALL SILVER, STERLING & PLATINUM!I MAKE HOUSE CALLS ALL OVER ALBERTA & PAY YOU CASH.Call Todd 780-504-7995 Ad Category: Wanted
- We Buy Gold!Gold Jewelry, Gold Chains, Rings, Bangles, Coins, Scrap Gold, Dental Gold.Seniors’ Special: 55+ earns 10% more in MayWe come to the privacy of your home. No Obligation! Call Joy or Ted 825-966-4373Canadian Prairie Pickers. We pay cash!Doing business in Alberta since 1986. Ad Category: Services, Wanted