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Support for arts Red Deer Advocate • Jul-04-2009 I’d just like to extend a word of thanks to Janet Cole, Vold Audio, all the Art Walk volunteers and … more	Don’t keep cuts secret Red Deer Advocate • Jul-04-2009 Re: Why keep us in the dark?, an editorial by Lee Giles The Stelmach government is keeping Albertan… more
Corportations must be held accountable Red Deer Advocate • Jul-03-2009 On June 20, at the U.S. Shooting Academy in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Canada’s Bruce Power LLP Swat Team won … more	A Canada to be proud of Red Deer Advocate • Jul-02-2009 Recently, Earl Dreeshen, MP for Red Deer, sent around paper Maple Leaf flags for residents to post a… more
Private health care – not sustainability – is the goal Red Deer Advocate • Jul-02-2009 Ron Liepert’s goal is to slash the amount of money the Alberta government annually puts into health … more	Old attitudes still exist about north Red Deer Red Deer Advocate • Jul-02-2009 I would like to clarify remarks made in the Advocate on Saturday regarding the revitalization of the… more
Thanks for supporting Central Alberta Theatre Red Deer Advocate • Jun-29-2009 On behalf of the staff at Central Alberta Theatre, I would like to thank the Red Deer Advocate for … more	Walking history tour was wonderful Red Deer Advocate • Jun-29-2009 Having recently enjoyed a walking history tour of downtown Red Deer, hosted by longtime archivist an… more
County not a good place for seniors to live Red Deer Advocate • Jun-27-2009 Is Red Deer County a good place for seniors to stay in their own home? I think not. I moved to Dick… more	If cyclists want to use the roads, obey the traffic laws Red Deer Advocate • Jun-27-2009 I’m all for cyclists to have rights to our roads in Red Deer, but they need to follow the laws of th… more
Week by week, our government is killing health care Red Deer Advocate • Jun-27-2009 I am wondering if I have been like Rip Van Winkle and have slept through the end of last week. I mus… more	How about some law enforcement this Canada Day? Red Deer Advocate • Jun-27-2009 We are soon approaching Canada Day and the wonderful celebration that happens every year at Bower Po… more
I’m picking a bone with Bill Greenwood Red Deer Advocate • Jun-26-2009 Re. Bill Greenwood’s June 19 column on cars and powerlines, headlined Left-leaning groups miss ha… more	Thanks for supporting Reel Movie Mondays Red Deer Advocate • Jun-26-2009 Reel Movie Mondays, Red Deer’s own Independent Film Series, thanks all our local film supporters for… more
Citizens have a right to health information Red Deer Advocate • Jun-26-2009 It is not often that we the Central Alberta Council on Aging (CACA) agree with the Fraser Institute … more	Religion has not made us better Red Deer Advocate • Jun-25-2009 I can well understand the reluctance of letter writer Rev. T.L. Leadbeater (Advocate, June 16) to cr… more
Letterman’s joke wasn’t funny to me Red Deer Advocate • Jun-24-2009 Re. the Advocate’s June 19 editorial by Lee Giles – headlined Get real, Sarah Palin – about the A… more	It would be sad if city loses TV station Red Deer Advocate • Jun-24-2009 I need to voice my concern and my disappointment about the potential demise of our local television … more
Sentence too lenient for driver in fatal crash Red Deer Advocate • Jun-23-2009 Re. June 6 Advocate news story, headlined Deleburne death crash sentence: Help me understa… more	My son’s bicycle was stolen recently Red Deer Advocate • Jun-23-2009 My 11-year-old son was out riding his bike with two friends this past Saturday afternoon when they … more
All-terrain vehicle driver damaged our lawn Red Deer Advocate • Jun-23-2009 I’m writing in to thank the person or persons who decided that our lawn, along with others on our bl… more	Game ranchers are to blame for spread of disease Red Deer Advocate • Jun-22-2009 Frank Kuhnen’s letter in the June 13 issue of the Advocate was the second from the elk farming commu… more
North Americans should consume less Red Deer Advocate • Jun-20-2009 As North Americans, we are constantly consuming. It is common knowledge that we live in a capitali… more	There is no need to waste so much gasoline Red Deer Advocate • Jun-20-2009 We are two Grade 10 students from Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School. Throughout the semeste… more
Thanks for supporting the Red Deer Walk for ALS Red Deer Advocate • Jun-20-2009 The first planning meeting for the sixth annual Red Deer Walk for ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease or Amyo… more	It’s time to limit profane speech Red Deer Advocate • Jun-19-2009 I am writing in connection with Sylvan Lake’s planned offensive against gutter language in public pl… more
Perhaps our MPs should take a pay cut Red Deer Advocate • Jun-19-2009 Considering the public flak the British Parliament is receiving over their MPs’ high salaries and la… more	Let’s teach kids how to garden Red Deer Advocate • Jun-16-2009 I live in the Normandeau area in an end-unit townhouse. It has a lot of front yard space and on it I… more
Organized religion doesn’t deserve so much criticism Red Deer Advocate • Jun-16-2009 I think that most people would agree with letter writer Paul Franck that religion, politics and race… more	Column about beef missed the mark Red Deer Advocate • Jun-16-2009 Re. Michelle Stirling-Anosh’s June 3 column, headlined Why is our beef coming from out of the cou… more
Cattle industry needs marketplace fairness Red Deer Advocate • Jun-16-2009 It is time for the federal and provincial governments to step up to the plate and fix the deplorable… more	Most of our beef is produced here Red Deer Advocate • Jun-16-2009 I am writing in response to Michelle Stirling-Anosh’s June 3 column, headlined Why is our beef comin… more
Red Deer drivers are terrible Red Deer Advocate • Jun-13-2009 I was driving west on 32nd street on June 3 and was suddenly enlightened on how terrible some Red De… more	Canadians could learn a lot from Brits Red Deer Advocate • Jun-13-2009 Canadians take note, Gordon Brown, English Prime Minister and Leader of the Labour Party, has been f… more
City of Red Deer officials doing a great job Red Deer Advocate • Jun-13-2009 On behalf of the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association (AUMA), I want to congratulate the City of… more	Farmed elk not responsible for spread of disease Red Deer Advocate • Jun-13-2009 As an elk farmer here in Alberta, I am writing to dispel misleading information about our industry, … more
Thanks for supporting Friendship Centre fundraising event Red Deer Advocate • Jun-12-2009 As most people are aware, the Friendship Centre building has been lost due to fire. Through this … more	Albertans should be charged user fees for health care Red Deer Advocate • Jun-12-2009 We have an excellent health-care system in this country, but I believe it is being misused — especia… more
Maybe the recession is a big fat myth Red Deer Advocate • Jun-12-2009 I am having a really hard time accepting that we are currently experiencing a recession. Oh, I know… more	South Africa government should provide funding Red Deer Advocate • Jun-12-2009 I read with interest the recent Associated Press article, headlined South Africa sees hope on AIDS a… more
Strong-willed kids must be given caring discipline Red Deer Advocate • Jun-11-2009 Question: I want to manage and lead my strong-willed child properly, but I’m afraid I’ll brea… more	Thanks for stealing wallet Red Deer Advocate • Jun-12-2009 I’d like to thank the person who walked off with my wallet, which I inadvertently left at a checkout… more
Why didn’t police lay any charges in Red Deer pellet gun incident? Red Deer Advocate • Jun-12-2009 Re. June 11 Advocate story, headlined Pellet gun results in arrests in Maskepetoon Park: As someone… more	What happened to free speech? Red Deer Advocate • Jun-12-2009 I guess the police chief and town council in Sylvan Lake don’t realize we just had the 65th annivers… more
Perhaps it wasn’t the marathon runners who were rude Red Deer Advocate • Jun-11-2009 Miriam Sweet-Wright complains in her May 27 letter to the Advocate that marathon runners were rude t… more	Stelmach fails to see the future Red Deer Advocate • Jun-11-2009 The oil industry loves the Alberta government. Ed Stelmach is the best premier oil money can buy, w… more
Editorial cartoon - June 11 Red Deer Advocate • Jun-11-2009 … more	I won't vote for Alberta's Tories in the next election Red Deer Advocate • Jun-11-2009 Shortly after Ed Stelmach was selected to lead Alberta’s Conservatives, I had problems with certain … more
MLA Cal Dallas isn’t fooling me Red Deer Advocate • Jun-10-2009 I was surprised and disappointed to see the paid advertisement in Thursday’s Advocate, placed by Red… more	Vandals stole statue from memorial garden Red Deer Advocate • Jun-09-2009 In the gardens of the little house near Rotary Park is located a special memorial garden for those w… more

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