Opinion

The only sure bet on Alberta’s roads and highways is that there is no sure bet.

For Conservatives gathering here tomorrow for their summer strategy session, the simmering controversy over the bankruptcy sale of Nortel Networks poses a puckish question: Is it reasonable to expect a minority federal government to walk and chew gum at the same time?

Rocky Mountain House pub owner Jim Pogson needn’t be the only person disappointed in the recent vote over keeping VLT gambling out of town. When you talk about video lottery terminals and participatory democracy, there’s plenty of disappointment to go around.

Of course there is a risk to the public when police use conductive weapons like the Taser, just as there is risk associated with using pepper spray, batons, guns — or even hand-to-hand takedowns. There is no technique for arresting a person who does not want to be arrested that does not involve a level of risk.

The era of good behaviour is upon us everywhere — first Red Deer, then Sylvan Lake and now the Red Deer River.

The demise of CHCA-TV has seemed certain for more than two years — and perhaps even longer if local programming and staffing decisions are any indication.

The Red Deer’s likable guru of Central Alberta history, Michael Dawe, who is one of 11 Western Canadians to receive the Minister of Veterans Affairs Commendation.

s the ubiquitous plastic bag a sign of pending environmental disaster?

Honduras has been the centre of what most world governments and the media are calling a “military coup” on June 28. The international community wants to reinstate Manuel Zelaya as president.

Every business, profession or public service — and all the workers within them — operate under codes of conduct.