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When indoctrination veils itsef as free will

When indoctrination veils itsef as free will

Where is the line drawn between choice and coercion? At what point is a person's decision the result of free will as opposed to a lifetime of indoctrination? Many husbands in Iran recently launched a social media campaign to express solidarity with t
Town's rules on grave momentos unchanged

Town's rules on grave momentos unchanged

Earlier, the Albertan ran a letter to the editor from a resident who expressed disappointment that mementos were no longer allowed on grave stones at the Olds Cemetery.
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Olympic girls are alright

Olympic girls are alright

Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani activist and youngest ever Nobel Prize laureate, once asked of women to be brave when noting not everyone can succeed when half are held back.
Trump devoid of empathy, humility, humanity

Trump devoid of empathy, humility, humanity

What makes Trump frightening is not his consistent repetition of easily disproven claims as well as his complete disregard — nay, outright disdain — for any or all decorum.
Open letter to Rachel Notley and Brian Jean

Open letter to Rachel Notley and Brian Jean

Thank you Premier Notley for your letter (Innisfail Province Aug. 9) about NDP government's management of our taxes and budgetary spending.
Liberals failing Canadians on marijuana reform

Liberals failing Canadians on marijuana reform

The Liberal government does not seem to be taking too seriously its promise to regulate and legalize marijuana. Sure, the federal party is looking at ways to reform obsolete and arguably draconian drug laws.
Horse contraception programs over large tracts of land not necessarily proven

Horse contraception programs over large tracts of land not necessarily proven

I found the comments in the July 16 edition of the Round Up, as well as the story in the Aug. 2 edition of the Mountain View Gazette regarding a pilot contraceptive program for free-roaming horses informative but needing some clarification.
Confused over tree removal issue

Confused over tree removal issue

Guess I was a little confused about MPC's attitude to the removal of one "old" tree by a little building contractor. Small lot, dense housing, big tree in the wrong location, something's gotta be done.
Electoral reform would prevent Conservatives from winning majority

Electoral reform would prevent Conservatives from winning majority

In Simon Ducatel's Aug. 2 opinion, “Times change, so should our electoral system”, he states that if today's conservatives had their way, they would have demanded a referendum on whether women, and non-property owners should have a vote.
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