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It appears things are starting to wilt for Alberta’s once bright Wildrose Party and it will not get better until the Conservatives elect a new leader.

Okotoks town council may amend a bylaw banning residents from feeding the deer roaming the community. Having to develop such a bylaw is a waste of time and money because residents should use their common sense and not feed the animals.

Silence must be deafening for the Canadian Union of Postal Workers who continues its rotational 24-hour strikes in larger urban centres.

Dumping Calgary’s garbage in Blackie’s backyard simply is not fair to residents of the MD of Foothills.

It must have been a devastating decision for the High River Agricultural Society, but it was the right one.

The brazen armed robberies in the Okotoks and High River area is just another reminder that no longer how much one wants the small-town atmosphere, sadly, we’re not in Kansas anymore.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper all but begged Canadians to give him a majority to ensure his government could proceed with their initiatives to kickstart the economy and keep taxes down.

If there is a silver lining in what was the MagCan debacle it is the lessons learned by the Alberta government.

A trio of MLAs faced more than 200 people who attended an open house on Saturday in High River and questioned the Tories on the controversial Alberta Land Stewardship Act.

This is the fight the University of Calgary will surely lose and it should set down now before it ruins its reputation.