Opinion
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Supplied Editorial: The state of local journalism is dire
My future was bleak. I had dreams of an unlikely career in a fragile industry, where the precarious job security…
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Supplied The arbitrary politics of Taco Tuesday
Taco Tuesday, like its successor Wing Wednesday, is a product of the West’s obsession with food-related alliterations. Weekly, we are obliged…
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Ab Sch Politicians would do good by genuinely appealing to youth
Back on Oct. 19 2015, I voted for the first time in a federal election. I voted not because someone…
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Supplied — Gage Skidmore Popularity of Trump/Sanders indicates economic discontent
A Jan. 17 report released by Oxfam said that the wealthiest 62 individuals in the world — half of them…
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Claudine Chau Sustainability Summit was a success
This past weekend, the University of Alberta hosted post-secondary students from all across Alberta for the sixth annual Student Sustainability…
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Supplied — Marie Lan Nguyen Let mourners grieve for celebrities
2016 had a rough start for a lot of people. We lost several great artists within the first couple of…
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Supplied — D. Gordon E. Robertson Wynn’s Law is punitive, not rehabilitive
Recently elected St. Albert Member of Parliament Michael Cooper is resurfacing legislation that fell by the wayside after the departure…
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Christina Varvis Editorial: It’s time to automate taxes and other government services
It’s now 2016 and we’re definitely living in the future. I can use my cell phone to hail an Uber…
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Supplied Marble Pedestal: Budget Airlines
Despite a general disgust for airplanes (or, as I like to call them, Giant Flying Tubes of Other People’s Breath), being…
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Supplied – Laura Bittner Ringling Bros. retiring performing elephants long overdue
Earlier this month The Ringling Brothers Circus announced its plans to retire all of its performing elephants by May of…
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