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EDITORIAL: Being ready for wildfires, worst case scenario is important

EDITORIAL: Being ready for wildfires, worst case scenario is important

There are wildfires burning too close to home. It seems too normal nowadays that the annual expectation of an ominous grey haze of terrible wildfire smoke comes crashing into the Bow Valley like a wave hitting the shoreline.
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Marathon Man: The World Famous Gopher Hole Museum

Marathon Man: The World Famous Gopher Hole Museum

We headed east on Highway 27, for an hour, to the village of Torrington to visit the World Famous Gopher Hole Museum, and this did not disappoint.
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Coffee with Warren: Wood knot wisdom

Coffee with Warren: Wood knot wisdom

In last week’s column we reflected on the views I’ve experienced from my tables at Cochrane Coffee Traders. Those views were immediately through the table-side window, such as a squirrel and a sparrow.
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Coffee with Warren: View from my table

Coffee with Warren: View from my table

The news has been so heavy lately, I thought I’d revisit my cheerier column of July 28, 2022. I had stopped by Coffee Traders to see what the buzz was around Cochrane.
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Letter to the Editor: Balancing the books means nothing if children left behind

Letter to the Editor: Balancing the books means nothing if children left behind

Alberta is now LAST PLACE for education funding per student in Canada.
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Editorial: Alberta's fragile legal system given a reprieve

Editorial: Alberta's fragile legal system given a reprieve

Justice should not be leveraged for political expediency. 
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COMMENTARY: Sober reflection needed after Trump assassination attempt

COMMENTARY: Sober reflection needed after Trump assassination attempt

Call it fallout or a moment of reflection, the attempted assassination of Trump is the crystallization of extreme polarity in our ally to the south.
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Letter to the Editor: Poilievre shows poor manners at Stampede

Letter to the Editor: Poilievre shows poor manners at Stampede

Are we really willing to accept this type of behaviour from a leader who appears with regularity to be lacking in basic manners?
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Coffee with Warren: Guardian angels - us?

Coffee with Warren: Guardian angels - us?

The Creator is love, and as the Creator is, so are we in this world.
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EDITORIAL: Balancing the books is good in long run

EDITORIAL: Balancing the books is good in long run

The Alberta government is facing calls for increases to services, but it's playing the long game when it comes to a $4.3-billion surplus.
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