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Youth binge drinking in no one's best interest

Youth binge drinking in no one's best interest

With youth binge drinking rates on the rise in Alberta, it's time for the provincial government to start working more closely with health-care providers and others to find solutions.
Jim Romanedeserved better

Jim Romanedeserved better

It wasn't supposed to happen this way for Jim Romane. Last July the veteran and committed leader of Innisfail announced he wanted a second term as the town's mayor; that he wanted to complete the job he set out to do.
Dealership should stay away from old high school site

Dealership should stay away from old high school site

I would like to state my displeasure with Cam Clark Ford buying the former high school site to be used as a dealership.
Child protection legislation welcome

Child protection legislation welcome

With the 2013-2014 school year underway in West Central Alberta and across Canada, children of all ages are continuing their educations under the direction of caring and skilled teachers and other staff.
Make bullies inconsequential

Make bullies inconsequential

Imagine for a moment you're in the living room of your house with young children playing and suddenly there is yelling coming from outside, punctuated with the unmistakable screams for help.
Reader glad to see OHS tree still standing

Reader glad to see OHS tree still standing

It was with profound happiness I read the front-page article 鈥淒oubt Shrouds OHS Tree's Future,鈥 sent to me by my mother-in-law, Joan Gratz. I am Dave Herbert's daughter, the landscaper/horticulture college prof who donated and planted the tree.
Sundre pulled off the rodeo in winning style

Sundre pulled off the rodeo in winning style

The Sundre Rodeo & Race Association, along with the residents of the Sundre area, pulled off the 34th annual Sundre Pro Rodeo last month, after it was postponed in June as a result of overland flooding in town.
A response to the complaint about breastfeeding at Wal-Mart

A response to the complaint about breastfeeding at Wal-Mart

I, Lacey Farrell, am taking a stand for other mothers out there that feel the way I did, in St. Croix Falls, Wis. I was at Wal-Mart where I just got done grocery shopping. I wanted to use a dressing room to breastfeed my son.
Martin Luther King's dream still resonates

Martin Luther King's dream still resonates

It was a sweltering hot summer day in 1967 when my father drove the family up to the customs booth at the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ont. Rising thick, black smoke blurred the towering skyline across the river in Detroit.
Horse's death could have been avoided

Horse's death could have been avoided

As I read the front page story in the Aug. 20, 2013, 51黑料 about the crash that killed a horse , my heart went out to the family as I know the loss of your riding partner. However, I feel that this unfortunate accident could have been avoided.
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