Remembrance Day Service At Carbon

Dear Editor,

As is our custom we attended the Remembrance Day service at Carbon. Despite the politically correct and woke directives from above it was a true service with scriptures and prayer. Another great addition this year were 11 banners with pictures representing local service members, very tastefully done and sobering how young they looked in their uniforms. I am sure there will be more banners next year. As usual, I was impressed with the turnout and the young families instilling respec

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Dear Editor,

Out of the frying pan into the fire. A penny saved is a penny earned. A stitch in time saves nine. Oops, pennies are obsolete, frying pans have been replaced by take out and if something needs mending throw it out and buy something else. Such is the brave new world in which we live.

With artificial intelligence poking its head into the already crowded world of technology and social media, one might wonder where it’s all going to end? AI (artificial intelligence) is taking us o

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Dear Editor,

Alberta’s Finance Minister was interviewed on the CTV national news program “Question Period” Oct 29, and I paraphrase, the interviewer asked him about the Alberta Pension Plan (APP) survey on what would it take or how it is being measured to be considered for a referendum, and was this action due to current issues between Alberta/Ottawa? He stated if they get a feeling they could move to a referendum and didn’t really answer the Alberta, Ottawa question. Is

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Dear Editor,

On Remembrance Day, look at the old veterans gathered at your local cenotaph, standing proudly, or seated with a warm blanket on their lap. Try to imagine what they experienced many decades ago when they were young, and the world was at war.

The great invasion to kick the Nazis out of France took place on June 6, 1944. The largest allied armada of war ships readied for the battle of Normandy. Those onboard would face an array of deadly obstacles; barbed wire, mines, and heavy concre

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