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Dear Annie: My husband, Don, and I have been married for over 35 years and have five grown children.

As professional photographers, Tony and Debbie Woods spend a lot of time behind a camera lens, but on a recent visit to China and Thailand they had many requests to step in front of one.

Dear Annie: I am the mother of an 18-month-old baby and have been happily married for 15 years.

The few North Atlantic right whales left in the world visit the waters off Canada’s East Coast every summer and fall. They’re big animals, weighing up to 80 tonnes and measuring up to 18 metres

Next summer, the Alberta Conservatives plan to take their final step to create an artificial market for private electricity retailers. The outcome is simple: regulated power rates will be made more unpredictable so Albertans will become interested in private power contracts that are overpriced, but provide predictable bills.

I’m a big fan of do-it-yourself home improvements, and whenever I wonder about the wisdom of this strategy I talk to my non-DIY friends.

I’m concerned about sibling rivalry between my two daughters. What are the areas of potential conflict that should be handled with care?

Because of the struggling economy, my mom needed to take a full-time position.

My 25-year-old daughter, Nola, lives in Alabama, as does her father, and I live in Florida. Nola is bipolar.

In the 2009 Alberta Guide to Hunting Regulations, now available on line, from licence issuers and at Alberta government Fish and Wildlife division district offices, much is made, even in the Minister’s Message, of the new on-line licensing system, at www.albertarealm.com.