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The two-week honeymoon period has drawn to a close for St. Albert’s newly elected politicians. The election signs, the euphoria of victory and the good wishes from supporters are becoming distant memories.

Brent Rathgeber must be feeling a certain satisfaction as he watches his former boss squirm over allegations of political meddling, cover up and absolute dictatorship in his handling of the Senate scandal in Ottawa. After all, the Edmonton-St.

A fledgling effort to improve palliative care options in St.

The smoke has cleared, the signs and door-knockers have done their job and the people have spoken. Some candidates kept their seats, some lost theirs and all councils feature fresh, energetic faces eager to get to work. St.

As readers of the Gazette will notice with an amusing story this week, elections, promises and the politicians who make them really haven’t changed all that much in St.

Leadership. It’s a simple word that’s easy to throw around, but it’s one of the most complex subjects known to man. Countless books and theses have been written about it.

Platitudes flew, chinks in the armour became visible, and some common sense was displayed during Thursday’s city council candidates’ forum at the Arden Theatre. The issue of taxes, unsurprisingly, dominated the St.

It’s unfortunate that St. Albert’s city election has degenerated into a name-calling contest. Campaign issues are now in the rearview mirror. Part of the problem is that it’s easy to be anonymous.

Another round in an ugly election row erupted this week, this time over a political forum organized and sponsored by the St. Albert Think Tank, a group familiar to Gazette readers.

Another round in an ugly election row erupted this week, this time over a political forum organized and sponsored by the St. Albert Think Tank, a group familiar to Gazette readers.