Reading Time: 3 minutes Even the inventor of those little pre-packaged coffee pod thingies believes they are too expensive
Month: March 2015
Laurie Blakeman shakes up Alberta politics
Reading Time: 3 minutes Her decision to represent 3 political parties in the next election reflects the sorry state of democracy in Alberta
Potlatch exhibit fetes ‘cultural dissent’
Reading Time: 3 minutes Many of the potlatch masks on view at the Bill Reid Gallery were never intended to be hung on wall as objets d’art, but to be worn ceremonially
Faith at heart of Pastor Lee Jong-rak’s mission to save babies
Reading Time: 3 minutes Disabled son inspired his “drop box” for abandoned babies
Post-secondary education still the ticket to better jobs
Reading Time: 3 minutes Particularly if the degree is from a Canadian or U.S. institution
Oil-train derailments expose folly of anti-pipeline movement
Reading Time: 3 minutes Opposition to pipelines flies in the face of safety data
Fiscal austerity recipe for economic decimation
Reading Time: 3 minutes While provincial budgets face overwhelming challenges in 2015, austerity measures must be implemented with caution
Duration of slow economic growth greatly exaggerated
Reading Time: 3 minutes Pessimism over growth an overreaction to the current economic environment
Get ready for higher priced Chicken McNuggets
Reading Time: 3 minutes Chicken meat with fewer antibiotics will cost more for everyone
Property rights dispute takes a short break in Alberta
Reading Time: 3 minutes But that is likely to end once the provincial budget fades from the news