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Avoid the drum beat for war

Avoid the drum beat for war

Zenon W. Wojnowskyj's ad hominem attack (Gazette, March 8) policy doesn't do much to advance his argument and leaves everyone including himself open to cheap, unproven accusations.
Treated water should not be used for lake

Treated water should not be used for lake

As the snow melts, it has caused me to consider the value I place in water and particularly drinking water. I am very supportive of St. Albert’s Environmental Master Plan that has set a water use target of 200 litres per person per day by 2020.
Responding to Allred column

Responding to Allred column

Thank you Ken Allred for your brief but effective Civics 101 lesson “Population alone should not dictate ridings” (Gazette, March 29). You describe in some very practical terms, the complexity of modern democracies.
Train whistle blowing

Train whistle blowing

Friday night for me was a very enjoyable spring night in St. Albert. I was in my back yard with the wood burning in the fire-pit, drinking a glass of wine. My first back yard fire of the year.
Green may be just turquoise

Green may be just turquoise

Okay, okay, okay! I am now completely aware that my description of Germany as “green” was way over-optimistic, and admit I might have been motivated in this direction because I have been criticized in the past for being too pessimistic.
Development threatens parkland

Development threatens parkland

Another developer has supplied our councillors with a proposal to tear down three beautiful homes in Braeside that back onto the Sturgeon River and land swap our parkland beside the homes for lowland beside the river.
Family grateful for help

Family grateful for help

December 2016 will be a month etched into my soul forever. My son-in-law, Kurt Fairburn, father of five little children was diagnosed with the deadly ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease.
Response to student services fee concerns

Response to student services fee concerns

Jennifer Hamilton, thank you very much for your thoughtful column (Gazette, March 18). You point to some important concerns about student services that we all share. The fees to which you refer are known as Mandatory Non-Instructional Fees (MNIF).
Germany's renewable energy

Germany's renewable energy

Several recent letters (in the Gazette) questioned Germany’s Renewable Energy Program. As an energy historian here’s the accurate results: Germany is the fourth largest economy in the world.
Challenging Cooper's claims

Challenging Cooper's claims

St. Albert MP Michael Cooper makes lots of claims. He claims the recent federal budget is a “train wreck” of reckless spending. Is it reckless to spend $11.
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