Opinion

The snow softly embraced the statue of St. Francis that keeps watch over our garden. The stillness of the moment spoke of peace in a world plagued with bitterness and violence.

Recent media reports revealed that Ernest Wesley, chief of the Wesley Band, was paid $338,644 in the 2014-2015 fiscal year. Council fees are set by council members without input at the community level.

Ann Manning and I were having fun with the English language over coffee at Cochrane A&W, when cowboy cartoonist Stan Cowley joined us. It all started with my comment about how some folks’ favourite exercise is jumping to conclusions.

Another year is drawing to a close.

What an inspiring pre-Christmas coffee visit I had recently with my German language mentor, Marlis McDouall.

Near the end of U.S. President Jimmy Carter’s bungling administration, his press secretary Jody Powell read the latest polls, ground his teeth and said, “Fire the people.” On her return from Paris, Premier St.