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Remembrance Day is over. The last of the Halloween treats have disappeared. Christmas is about to descend on us along with freezing rain and snow. Until next year then.

3 I am a proud citizen of St. Albert and have a concern regarding our last election.

The first instance I know of the Royal Canadian Legion’s threats of legal gunnery over the poppy symbol was in 2005. A news website operator was displaying a red poppy online without Legion permission. You can read about the battle at www.

If there’s one thing to take away from the election and the weeks leading up to it, it’s that city council has a communication problem on its hands.

Many people I know, including family and friends, are busy predicting the collapse of the American empire, and taking no small delight when they prognosticate about this upcoming event.

Thwarted by China and India’s political ambitions and Africa’s avarice, Canada must reflect upon the message that was delivered by the United Nations (UN) last week.

The revelation this week that a man by the name of Nathan Black was behind a blog seeking to lend support to keeping open Edmonton’s City Centre airport came as a shock to many in the Capital region.

Two more sleeps to go and then municipal election day will be upon us.

There’s been considerable discussion over the last month about the potential emergence of the Tea Party in Canada. Yet in the absence of a widely endorsed legislative entity, I think we’re missing the most obvious alternative.

When I was in high school, social networking was in vogue. Only we called it the Friday after school sock hop. Today, it would seem that social networking consists of text messaging and Facebook. It’s a whole new world.