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Country should keep up to its commitments

Country should keep up to its commitments

For many years, Canada has had a very effective program of immunizing children around the world, thus preventing deadly diseases such as measles, tetanus and tuberculosis.
Blame the messenger, not the message

Blame the messenger, not the message

Albertans, more than the rest of the country, are more likely to give their premier a lump of coal for Christmas, a new poll suggests.
Computers can't issue speeding tickets

Computers can't issue speeding tickets

Did you know a computer provides those ‘personal touches’ to your photo radar ticket? I was shocked when it was revealed in traffic court on Tuesday that the operator who recorded my car exceeding the posted speed limit had never actually
Emery shouldn't be extradited

Emery shouldn't be extradited

The time has come to legalize marijuana, tax it and create a few hundred thousand jobs. Marc Emery is currently waiting to see if we will let the United States extradite him, to face a possible life sentence for selling seeds on the Internet.
Now is the time to give

Now is the time to give

Overnight lows approaching -40 C over the weekend left many of us with frozen cars and sidewalks, feeling a perpetual chill that was difficult to shake.
Money spent on Olympic Games not worth the headaches

Money spent on Olympic Games not worth the headaches

I’ve always disliked the Olympics. Sure, I usually dislike anything that most people like. I admit that. However, in this case, I’m not alone in my aversion. In fact, aversion to the Olympics is so common that it has its own term.
Buried lines mean higher bills

Buried lines mean higher bills

With regard to the article, ‘Power debate surges,’ Nov. 28 Gazette, and the potential for adverse effects from living near new transmission lines, I did not realize that extra lines were a ‘done deal.
Show some courtesy for pedestrians when the mercury plunges

Show some courtesy for pedestrians when the mercury plunges

This letter is to all the ignorant drivers (including one school bus driver) on Langley Avenue, the morning of Dec. 7. The weather was -29 C, with a wind chill temperature of about -37 C.
Drivers are becoming a menace

Drivers are becoming a menace

Imagine that you are a student attending high school or any level of school for that matter, and that you walk to that school each weekday. On Wednesdays you get to sleep in and as a result sometimes arrive at your school as late as 11 a.m.
Contractors should plan ahead to prevent public urination

Contractors should plan ahead to prevent public urination

In response to “Sidewalk repair appreciated; lawn-watering not,” in the Dec. 5 Gazette. Been there, seen that here, though it was later in the evening where I live.
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