Opinion

Our coffee companion Stu Bradley sat down with me at the Cochrane A&W this week and enriched me with a lesson about a value of the Old West that is fundamental to living together peacefully.

The Stoney Tribal Council has made progress regarding the budget and the financial situation affecting the Chiniki First Nation. Chiniki has agreed to a 26-point remedial plan that will result in their deficit being repaid over the next few years.

The mountains were just beginning to glow in the pre-dawn light as my grandson, Thomas, and I parked along the access road into GlenEagles this past Monday and readied our camera with its great telephoto lens.

I’ve long admired Cochrane author Andy Marshall. He typifies the best in journalistic integrity and objectivity. Well acquainted with the halls of political power at all levels in Canada, he refuses to be intimidated by powerful people.

While conflict continues throughout the world, we have been fortunate enough to have avoided full scale global war like those of the First and Second World Wars.

Responses to last week’s column on forgiveness have prompted me to recommend three recent books by our coffee companions.

Over the last two months I’ve participated in a number of events including the Edmonton half marathon, Dino Dash 10 km, Terry Fox 10 km Heart Beat 10 km and Gorilla Run 16 km, in each case, dressed as my alter ego, Captain Clot Buster.

Last week’s column on seeing beauty amidst life’s blah raises a question about the pop song from the 1970s: Is everything “beautiful in its own way?” What about evil and injustice? Can’t we just pretend the blah is beautiful and get on with life? Thi