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The symbols we see around us play an important role in building a cohesive society. In fact, symbols are an important tool for humanity.

“ . . . a bridge can last a very long time if it's built properly in the first place . . .” – Henry Petroski Congratulations to the new council. It is good to see that there is a high priority on the widening of Ray Gibbon Drive.

When I was in the fourth grade I changed schools. I had a lot of friends at my previous school. At my new school I only had one friend who decided he didn’t want to be held back by the new kid.

Let me start by making something perfectly clear: women are not equal to men. I repeat, women are not equal to men. As any man knows (although some will not admit this), women are superior.

Prior to writing this column on health care I found myself in the emergency room on Christmas Eve being admitted for pneumonia. A bit of field research never hurts a columnist – well, maybe a little.

Poverty is a systemic issue within our society that we never really want to discuss openly. It is that dirty secret, that embarrassing subject, which we do not like to talk about in polite company.

When I was a member of Scouts Canada as a youth, I rallied to the motto “be prepared.

During St. Albert’s 2018 budget debates, Mayor Cathy Heron spoke about the need to continue moving St. Albert towards an 80/20 tax split, where 20 per cent of St. Albert’s tax base was commercial and business. This goal has been mentioned in St.

There’s a faintly Babylonian feel about Alberta politics as we wander, somewhat uneasily, into these early days of a hopeful 2018. It’s all this current chatter about paying down debts and returning what’s been borrowed that’s doing it.

With every new year comes a new batch of phrases meant to inspire us.