Opinion

My column has featured many large families in the Cochrane area who have resided here for generations.

Last week’s column was on the photogenic shadows cast by coffee creamers, crystal goblets and bunched-up shirts.

Have you ever pondered about how your horse sleeps? Does he always sleep standing up? How does he do that without falling over? Why don’t they lay down when they sleep? I have some thoughts on answers to these questions.

Will there ever be another Ralph Klein? In my heart of hearts, I sincerely hope so, but today’s reality causes considerable doubt. Ralph was unique, and not because he was an astute politician, but because he was a unique human being.

Several questions continue to plague councillor Jeff Toews over council’s March 25 decision to give administration the thumbs up to submit an application to the provincial government with regards to an alternative option for transit.

Dear Editor: Unfortunate proof that thieves are looking for an opportunity to strike in Cochrane: You’d think that a lock would deter a would-be thief from stealing property but not the case; my covered cargo mate trailer, containing two ATVs and a s

Cochrane’s Northstar Ford, together with the Northstar Ford group’s dealerships in Calgary, Fort McMurray and Fort McKay, raised more than $106,000 for the Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation and the Edge School Foundation.

The silly season has already begun in Cochrane. Already Cochrane Eagle publisher Jack Tennant has taken out his boxing gloves to train for his one-two-three knock out punches of the mayor leading up the next municipal election.

Mount Kilimanjaro, 4 a.m. Thursday March 7, temperature -15C, elevation 18,500 feet. As the minutes and hours ticked by, I was getting colder and more exhausted. My hands and fingers were freezing and I was starting to shiver.

Basketball of any variety has never been a top priority on my list of sports to watch live or on television.