Opinion

A heartfelt thank you Olds! You are a terrific community to call home.

In the article by Patricia Rileyó ìDumping kittens is not humaneî (Nov. 26) ó mention was made that people are always looking to adopt kittensÖ ìEspecially in rural areas because barn cats are popular.

I was reading the Albertan this morning (December 17 issue), flipping to the letters to the editor first. After reading the first, which I strongly agreed with and sadly also experienced, I started on the second.

Editorial Despite the premier's assertion that her government made “tremendous progress” in 2013, the PCs will be facing significant challenges in 2014, not the least of which may be a looming war with thousands of public service employees.

Christmas is a time to give, a time to spend with family, and a time to take a moment and reflect on what's important to you.

These days more and more people would rather avoid the idea of Christmas than celebrate what the season is really all about. Very few seem willing to even return a cheerful greeting during what is certainly still the most wonderful time of the year.

I just wanted to give a shout-out to this year's Olds Grizzlys hockey team. My three boys and I are at the rink for hockey practices four days a week.

Getting tired of harassment again this winter. The emergency services have been at the west end of Highway 27 in Olds holding up traffic for donations. We have no problem with them collecting funds for a worthy cause.

As we meet each morning we see that CHRISTmas has arrived! People busy getting things ready for the big day, lights going up, trees going up with all the beauty that comes with that and then a blanket of snow just to set the mood in the air.

Six months ago, Premier Alison Redford hailed Alberta's public-sector workers as heroes for the work they did during and after the floods that devastated the southern half of our province.