Opinion

There are a lot of skills that should be taught in grade school but for some reason have managed to be overlooked by our education system. One of the most valuable but underrated skills is critical thinking.

The provincial government has struck a new all-party ministerial panel to examine Alberta's child intervention system and to make recommendations for improvements.

In response to Mayor Brian Spiller's commentary last week (Jan.

Regardless of whether there are Sundre residents who feed deer, the animals undoubtedly will find their way into town. However, that being said, throwing fuel on a blaze has never been known to put the fire out — quite the opposite.

We all know who won the election south of the border. Contentious or not, and regardless of whether you agree with President Donald Trump, we need to prepare our strategic plans based on some of the things he has said.

As if we needed additional proof that trickle-down is a spectacularly dismal policy failure that merely fuels income inequality, a report has emerged that eight human beings own as much wealth as more than three billion people around the world.

Our delegation, Citizens For Innisfail, met with the mayor and council at their regular meeting on Jan.

It has always been evident that those behind the production of the Olds Albertan are clearly not left-wing policy fans; however the last two editions of the Albertan read more like a Sun Media product, or even worse, a Wildrose pamphlet you picked up

With the new year now well underway, we're beginning to settle into what's proving to be another busy year for the town. We've had strong attendance at recent council meetings, which has been great to see.

Last spring I received our land taxes. I noticed what I thought was a huge mistake. Our taxes on one of our properties had gone up 923 per cent. Yes, that's nine hundred and twenty-three per cent.