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Two views on jobs and the economy

Wednesday June 19, 2013

By David Crane

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Making a case for fathers

Wednesday June 19, 2013

I spoke on Mother’s Day one year and said that men occasionally strike terror into the hearts of their wives with their schemes and

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Fear of political fallout hangs in health balance

Wednesday June 19, 2013

“It’s a bit of a legal mess at the moment,” was how Health Minister Fred Horne described the aftermath of his decision to fire

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Added cost of marketing cattle symbolic of declining industry

Wednesday June 19, 2013

Most growers either in crop or livestock production are painfully aware of those annoying deductions that appear on statements

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Feast or famine for fundraisers, fun in crowded central Alberta market

Wednesday June 19, 2013

June has certainly been a busy month for fundraisers and community events — again.

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MP takes courageous step to bolt

Wednesday June 12, 2013

I do wonder if voters would prefer to be treated as seals in a circus, rather than as individuals with the power to make change.

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Pharisees receive messages from the sharper side of Jesus’ tongue

Wednesday June 12, 2013

The compassion and care of Christ is clearly and repeatedly displayed in the Gospels.

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Spirit of small-town Alberta evident in spring air

Wednesday June 12, 2013

Being back on my farm in Altario allows me to get my feet back down on the ground physically and metaphorically.

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Senate reform needed to clean up ‘very disappointing’ transgressions

Wednesday June 12, 2013

Many of you have contacted me following the Senate travel and expenses scandal involving four Senators

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Senior agriculture leader set to retire after serving province well for years

Wednesday June 12, 2013

After guiding Alberta Agriculture through some turbulent times, Deputy Minister John Knapp has announced that he will be retiring

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Even Senate scandal to fade before election

Wednesday June 12, 2013

As the spring session of Parliament winds down, Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Conservative government is sporting bruises

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Technology in schools provides only moderate benefits to students

Wednesday June 12, 2013

According to many education gurus, incorporating technology in the classroom is the key to a solid 21st century education.

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‘If we are going to sin, we must sin quietly’

Wednesday June 12, 2013

Sir Eric Griffith-Jones, the attorney-general in the British colony of Kenya at the time of the Mau Mau rebellion, was a sensitive soul

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Young, bright and stuck in low-level jobs

Wednesday June 5, 2013

Young Canadians, like young people around the world, are paying far too much of the cost of the global financial crisis, with high

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‘Does Christianity really work? ....’

Wednesday June 5, 2013

One of the catchphrases of our generation is, “Yeah, but does it work?”

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‘Local food’ bandwagon only goes so far

Wednesday June 5, 2013

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has announced that it will be initiating a study into the definition of “local” food.

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Wildrose tries to clear air on rising electricity costs

Wednesday June 5, 2013

Recently, my office received correspondence with respect to what the actual costs of the above ground HVDC transmission lines being built

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It’s time to shuffle the deck for town’s not-so Crazy Daze

Wednesday June 5, 2013

Crazy Daze in Stettler has greater potential than just bargains downtown and a midway for a couple of days.

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Second chance at life puts it into perspective

Wednesday June 5, 2013

David Branigan started off the new year in the worst possible way: with the police at his door telling him his 22-year-old son, Joshua

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Drums along the Nile signals changing landscape

Wednesday June 5, 2013

Beware the open mike. On Tuesday Egypt’s President Mohammed Morsi summoned senior politicians of all parties to discuss

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