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The Human Condition: Inflation aid
By Daniel Schnee on January 11th, 2023
Though I am completely against most everything that Premier Danielle Smith says and does, I have to give her credit when it is actually due. And surprisingly, it is indeed now due, owing to the fact that the promise she made to help low-income Albertans with inflation is now being fulfilled. Two days ago Affordability ... Read More »
1 responseCity Notebook: Has Medicine Hat become the Centre of the Universe?
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 31st, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Don’t dismiss the idea too quickly. Stranger things happened in 2022, and there’s some evidence that it is true, at least on the political front. Elections might get decided in Eastern time zones, but the Hat seems to be a bubbling front of political thought. The Gas City hosted campaign visits by Pierre Poilievre ... Read More »
1 responseThe Human Condition: Equality
By Daniel Schnee on December 28th, 2022
As the remaining few days of 2022 come to a close many of us think about various New Year’s resolutions. We seek to change in some way: set new career goals, get rid of old habits and so on. This means making better choices, which is particularly vital in this sociopolitical climate in which we ... Read More »
1 responseFeeling a bit frazzled?
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 24th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant That’s normal. Or it used to be, and didn’t we spend two years getting back to here? Of course, stress at the Holidays is a real thing, unwelcome and unhealthy. The price of everything is up. Major travel seems to be worse than ever. After Christmas 2020 and 2021 were turned on their heads, ... Read More »
1 responseMP Report: A year in review
By Glen Motz on December 23rd, 2022
With the Christmas season upon us, it is important to take some time to reflect on the year past, while looking ahead to our future. What follows are a few brief highlights of the 2022 accomplishments of the Conservative Opposition in Ottawa. Though 2022 presented unique challenges, Conservatives believe the future of Canada is bright. ... Read More »
1 responseMLA Report: Bill 1: We need more democracy and less hyperbole
By Drew Barnes on December 23rd, 2022
Looking at the news this past week, you can be excused for feeling confused over the provincial government’s Bill 1. The “Alberta Sovereignty within a United Canada Act,” certainly made a lot of headlines. Depending on what newspaper you read, it was either, “the worst piece of legislation introduced in Alberta since the Social Credit ... Read More »
1 responseJust Pondering: Cold snaps
By Allyson McCaw on December 22nd, 2022
Baby its cold outside! No truer words have been spoken. Yikes, we have been in a deep freeze. However, this too shall pass but it got me thinking about past cold snaps and how we survived. Can’t we all recall the times as kids when someone on the playground dared you to touch your tongue ... Read More »
1 responseThe Human Condition: A New Hope
By Daniel Schnee on December 21st, 2022
One evening when I was a child my father decided on a whim to take me to see a new, relatively unanticipated movie. I will never forget the ensuing thrills and chills, and how it would change my life forever. That movie was Star Wars. Nothing could ever come close to equaling the impact that ... Read More »
1 responseThe Human Condition: Divisive unity
By Daniel Schnee on December 14th, 2022
It has been a wild and exciting few weeks during the 2022 FIFA World Cup soccer championship. Canada’s Alphonso Davies scored Canada’s first ever goal, Saudi Arabia beat Argentina, and via some flawless defence Morocco has made it all the way to the semi-finals. In fact there has been so much excitement one might have ... Read More »
1 responseCity Notebook: So many Hatters are in need at this festive time of year
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 10th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant This year the Medicine Hat News building became headquarters of the Santa Claus Fund, started some 40-ish years ago by this paper. Until late November, that mainly meant piles of toys in closets or the odd stack next to a desk. It was part annoying, part nostalgic, like churning out columns in a converted ... Read More »
1 responseGuest Comment: Events move notch further on diversity
By Mansoor Ladha on December 8th, 2022
The year 2022 has been an eventful one. Britain has had a Christian king, Hindu Prime Minster, and a Muslim mayor. How things have changed! As a journalism student in London in 1970, I was chased by Skinheads, brandishing chains, and shouting “Paki, Paki” on the Main Street. Paki used to be a common standard ... Read More »
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