Opinion

Despite a plethora of breaking news stories about wildfires in recent weeks (first Maui in Hawaii, then multiple fires near Yellowknife and West Kelowna) you won't be able to see stories about these incidents on your Facebook feed.

The beautiful gardens around town have sure been speaking to me. In fact, they’ve invited me to revisit sacred moments in Mary Anna’s garden.

Some 90 years after U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt uttered his famous “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself,” populist politicians are not afraid to fan the flames of anxiety if it means getting elected.

Dear editor, I wholeheartedly agreed with the concerns letter-writer Judy Stewart recently raised regarding the circumstances surrounding our Town CAO, Mike Derricott, taking a second job – a breach of his employment contract.

Cochranite Elizabeth Short ’s recent visit to California’s Redwood Forests left her with experiences of senses and soul ( last week’s column ) that really resonated with several of our other coffee companions.

If you live in Cochrane, it's easy to have food on the brain this month. There's lots of food-related festivities in Cochrane throughout August, with events like the Cochrane Food Fest returning on Aug.

Dear editor, There are serious concerns the calculation of the all-important “allowable annual cut” is based on incorrect assumptions of regrowth volume.

Cochrane coffee companion Elizabeth Short had an experience recently that elevated our mutual understanding of blooming where you’re planted to an inspiring new level.

Though some continue to bury their heads in the sand, the evidence of climate change is all around us, and will continue to impact every-day life in the years to come.

Martin Parnell recounts a short story he penned during a three-day silent retreat to Mount St. Francis Retreat Centre in Cochrane.