Opinion

The Canadian Wheat Board has decided to purchase two lake vessels, based on a very strong business case that will result in significant economic benefits for Prairie farmers.

As you will see in the paper over the next few weeks we have been busy planning a budget for 2011. I do want to thank the entire staff and council for their commitment to this process over the last month.

A doctored memo does indeed mean federal cabinet minister Bev Ode cannot be trusted. Just as the largest budget fudges in the history of modern democracies means, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty cannot be trusted.

The tale of Kairos, Oda, and Harper speaks of integrity betrayed by the bitterest politics. The minister's admission was her resignation, that she was pressured requires Harper's. Integrity demands it. Brian Marlatt White Rock, B.C.

We hear and see news reports of gangs fighting it out in the street with citizens trying to hide from stray bullets as best they can.

The federal government has renewed its call for a crack down on human smugglers, hoping to curtail a rising tide of organized crime-driven illegal trafficking in helpless and abused men, women and children.

The federal government has renewed its call for a crack down on human smugglers, hoping to curtail a rising tide of organized crime-driven illegal trafficking in helpless and abused men, women and children.

The other night Tracks Pub in Olds venued a double-course serving of Canadiana in the form of Tim Hus and Johnny Don't. It was a splendid event with just one hitch.

The Mechanic: three stars Rated: R for extreme violence, coarse language and nudity I never saw the original 1972 Charles Bronson version of The Mechanic, and perhaps that's a good thing considering the track record remakes have in the annals of this

My newest grandchild is 18 months old and even has a nickname, Gunny. What a joy it is to escape the complexities of adulthood to focus on him, just playing.