Opinion

Depression, despair and suicidal thoughts don't discriminate. No one is immune. Olds' Andrea Hawiuk, a dedicated group of volunteers and generous benefactors are, for the second year, offering inspiration, good food, music, and hope.

Alberta's self-proclaimed fiscal prophets seem to have hit a rather embarrassing speed bump on their pursuit to obtain power.

In case you hadn't noticed, the number of car shows being held all over Western Canada and the U.S. has grown. In fact, you would be hard pressed to find a week during the summer months that didn't have at least one show happening.

By now, no doubt everyone in Sundre ó perhaps even the province ó has heard about the Calgary man who barely survived being mauled by a grizzly.

“History is decided by the victors,” Sir Winston Churchill once said to make the valid point on the subjectivity of examining historical events through only one perspective.

With the 2017-18 school year now underway across Alberta, students will be settling in to their new classrooms and starting their new lessons.

Students are returning to class this week, and that means school zones are coming back into effect.

A healthy, functional democracy requires an engaged and informed citizenry. Apathy, complacency and indifference are toxic roots that can undermine and rot the foundation of all levels of government.

Olds and area businessespeople or farmers whose businesses are incorporated and who are concerned about the implications of proposed federal tax changes should let the federal government know what they think ñ now.