Governments must live within our means

By George Brown, editor Living within our means. It’s what we have to do as citizens and families. But it’s usually an afterthought for our governments. Sure, you have a mortgage, a car loan, some … more

Fine line between magnificent and ridiculous

By Dorothy Weismiller A famous French author, Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle, (1657-1757) wrote: “The magnificent and the ridiculous are so close that they touch!” These words should stimulate our t… more

Representation by population or by geography?

By George Brown, editor Rimbey and district residents will likely be represented by a new MLA after the next provincial election — without the effort to vote out MLA Ray Prins. Alberta’s Electoral B… more

Electoral “reforms” don’t go far enough

Changes to election laws announced by the Stelmach government last week are necessary first steps to taking some kinks o… more

Olympic program is one to build on for future success

By George Brown, editor Mathematically, Canada has BlOwn the Podium at the Winter Olympics. The CEO of the Canadian Oly… more