Dear Editor,

Ethiopia, a nation ravaged by drought, a nation at risk of starvation, Ukraine, a nation ravaged by war, historically and today. Long regarded as the bread basket of Europe, it has a crucial role in preventing the decimation of Ethiopia by starvation.

As we speak, the “Brave Commander”, a vessel flying the flag of Liberia, is on its way to Djibouti. The precious cargo, grain, will be unloaded and transferred under the World Food Program.

Volodymyr Zelensky, President of

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Dear Editor,

Here we go again!

More politicians coming to town. I’ll admit I’m thrilled. Politics has gone from being the most boring, dry as dust information to being the most interesting, captivating thing I could be paying attention to. Call me crazy, I know my former self does!

Albertans need a voice and rural Albertans definitely want their voice heard. However many of us fall into the typical Canadian habit of ignoring politics until something bothers us. Then, we often complai

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Dear Editor,

I hope those who believe Alberta has to remain in Canada are paying attention to the verbal diarrhea that is coming out of PM Trudeau. Everything he says fits the description, but I am referring specifically to his proclamation that Western Canada must reduce oil and gas production by 50% in the next 8 years. Putin must be laughing all the way to the bank as PM Trudeau has already violated his own sanctions against Russia by sending the gas turbine back so Russia can continue to fin

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Dear Editor,

This past Saturday, I took my 89 year old Dad for a drive east of Trochu to check out the Harvest and spotted in the distance two combines getting ready to start their day harvesting barley (thanks to the “father-in-law” who stopped his truck on the side of the road to have a chat with us and let me know it was barley). We continued our drive down the gravel road and came along the two combines but this time they were closer so I pulled into an approach so we could get a

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