Opinion

May 29 turned out to be a very busy day. I had been invited to Lethbridge to participate in the Little Souls Kids Marathon, an event spearheaded by the Runners’ Soul specialty running and walking store.

It’s not surprising at all that the Canadian Senate has obviously never learned one of the great lessons of Canadian journalism— never give a journalist an expense account. Like Mike Duffy and Pamela Wallin.

Most of you know that professional golfer Tiger Woods was the first athlete in history to make more than 1 billion dollars through his athletic endeavors.

Sawmills have played a prominent role in the settlement and development of our area – houses, barns, schools, sheds and eventually fences took priority in helping people get settled.

I just kinda get it figured out and they change everything. Well, not everything, but most things and it’s all about the mighty Cochrane Eagle. The reason for all this is our new press.

The formula for success, according to the wealthy 20th century industrialist J. Paul Getty, was quite simple: “Rise early, work hard, strike oil.

How often have you heard about a rainfall warning for our area lately? The weather forecasters have been right for a change this May and I have been feeling the effects while working outside for M.D.L. Landscaping.

It is difficult to believe that it’s been almost 25 years since Alberta-born goaltender Clint Malarchuk nearly lost his life in one of the most terrifying accidents ever seen in sport.

There’s a lot more to this dying stuff than I thought. Just when it looked like I had done all my homework, there was more to do. As mentioned in my last column, I felt like I was been awakened every morning around 1:30-2 a.m.

In January, I wrote about meeting Glenda Zamzow and her son, Marcus, at a book signing at Crowfoot Chapters in Calgary. It resulted in them putting together a plan to try and complete 10 events in 2013 and raise $25,000 for Right To Play.