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If there was ever a time Airdrie needed some new energy, this is it. Crowded schools, ongoing construction on already busy roads and a lack of healthcare options have been chronic concerns in our rapidly growing city.

At the Rocky View Weekly, we take citizens’ democratic responsibilities very seriously. We consider it every voter’s responsibility to research options for every municipal, provincial and federal election.

Here we go again. The Calgary Board of Education announced last week that it will cut 277 full time jobs, including 192 teaching positions, as part of its annual budget.

We would like to commend Rocky View Schools for balancing the 2010/11 budget despite little to no help from the Provincial Government. RVS staff has managed to avoid major cuts to services at schools, which are already cramped and dilapidated. A 0.