Opinion

"To summarize, was this hiring based on convenience and patronage rather than qualifications and experience?"

"This has traumatized many in the neighbourhood and bewildered others as to what has happened to good old safe St. Albert."

"All human beings need plenty of praise, kindness, respect, and to be lifted up."

"For all orders of government, it has become increasingly difficult to know who to vote for when the matters of public interest have been kept behind closed doors or the matters have been cooked by the spin doctors and when it is only reported by one official spokesperson and made worse when it is not reported by a newspaper. The public is often told to 'check the website, follow us on Twitter, or tune in to Facebook.'"

"From constant ethical breaches, to Blackface scandals, to fanciful tweets welcoming anyone and everyone to Canada, he plows ahead despite the collateral damage inflicted on those innocent folk who actually believe any word he says."

Canadians rely on their newspapers and news media to be their trusted sources of information, helping them make informed choices and holding people and institutions, including governments and corporations, accountable.

"Local governing bodies often preside over the kinds of decisions that affect us most. To do the job well, those elected must be in tune with our needs."

"Is anyone concerned about stopping the crime in our city?"

It might be an idea to re-institute a swimming lane in the deep end of the leisure pool to accommodate patrons with arthritis.

"The Trump presidency showed the world how powerful and persuasive social media can be, to the point it now threatens the foundations of journalism."