Opinion

I still remember the week our children left the nest.

There is a story that appears in our paper this week that had me contemplating power and how it affects us.

Who controls the past, controls the future. And who controls the present, controls the past.

If anything, the smoke-filled skies that arrive on our doorstep every summer provide a stark reminder of the need to address climate change. While some people may not like to acknowledge it, evidence of climate change’s impact is everywhere.

It certainly feels like a federal election is looming

I still have a blanket that my grandma made for me when I was a baby. Hundreds of crocheted stitches melded together in soft yarn, the cover gives me a sense protection and love when it wraps around my arms. As of late, the feelings surrounding this old blanket of mine are similar to the feelings I have when I wear a mask in public spaces.

With mandatory masking being lifted by the Alberta government on July 1, the topic was recently back at the forefront of public discussion.

It has been a wild, boring, lonely ride these last 16 months.

Where are all the Airdrie City council candidates? That’s the question our newsroom members have been asking ourselves, with our 2021 municipal pre-election coverage underway.

Last week’s Rocky View Weekly included a story about Ton van Arendonk’s presentation to the Rocky View Schools (RVS) Board of Trustees, proposing the relocation of Kathyrn School to Irricana. Listening to the presentation, our newsroom agreed with many of the points van Arendonk put forward.