Opinion

People like to associate vigilantism with the Wild West, but when you do some checking, actual participation in vigilante-style justice is pretty rare out here. There’s so little local support for citizen action here, that Red Deer can’t even keep afloat a chapter of the Guardian Angels.

A newspaper headline published last week said it best: “Full-time pay for part-time work.”

President Obama debuts this week on the stage of world diplomacy.He’s in London for three days for the G-20 economic summit, and then on to Strasbourg for a NATO summit, followed by the European Union summit in Prague, capping his first overseas trip as president with a visit to Turkey.

One of the side effects of the current economic woes has been the hastening of the death knells of many major American newspapers.

Fox news broadcaster Greg Gutfeld says the time is ripe for the U.S. to invade Canada.

The City of Red Deer has a double standard when it comes to dogs and cats.Dogs must be licensed. Cats do not require licences.

A new program to encourage local young mothers-to-be to quit smoking is a good first step — but much more needs to be done.

World Water Day has come and gone with a number of media reports about how important this “blue gold” resource is to all of us. Without water we all will die.

In the wake of all the economic devastation wrought by a combination of record high energy prices and massive over-leveraging in the commercial banking industry, we’ve been treated to a surplus of talking heads all too willing to blame it all on the excesses of capitalism.

To the Bentley Generals, for continued excellence despite long odds.