Opinion

Art is the spice enlivening the meat and potatoes of the meal that is our environment. It directs the conversation, draws our attention to things we might otherwise ignore, and helps us understand who we are.

According to various pundits and reporters, there were no surprises in last week’s Progressive Conservative leadership election. That’s not entirely true. Yes, the overall results from the first ballot did closely match a poll done prior to the vote.

According to various pundits and reporters, there were no surprises in last week’s Progressive Conservative leadership election. They are, what I like to call, wrong.

The Kneehill water line has been an expensive fiasco. Everybody knows it. Even our MLA. It’s too bad Richard Marz and his Progressive Conservative government aren’t willing to do anything about it.

What exactly is a watershed? For the answer to this question, I turned to David Hill, program director with the Alberta Water Research Institute.

This is an exciting time to cover provincial politics. Really. As soon as tomorrow, but more likely in two weeks time, Alberta will be under new leadership. Our rudderless ship will have a captain.

I recently came across a cartoon that featured Charlie Brown and Linus.

August has been the month of rodeos for Gillian and I. In total, we attended five rodeos last month. It has been an amazing experience to represent the Airdrie Pro Rodeo at these rodeos as well as community events. On Aug.

Today’s topic: Weddings. Most of last week I spent preparing for one of my best friend’s nuptials, held here in Airdrie at the T& C.

The Canadian Oxford Dictionary defines irony as follows: the expression of meaning using language that normally expresses the opposite.