Check It Out: My crash course in patient advocacy
Last week I listened to a doctor’s podcast on the topic of advocating for your loved one when they’re hospitalized and thought it would be a good topic to write about.
Stronger at Home, Unbreakable Abroad
Last week, I visited Great Britain and Germany to promote free trade among free nations to secure unbreakable leverage for Canada.
Just A Gal From Glidden: Lessons learned beneath the Dankin elevators
Agriculture Safety Week always gets me thinking about the little lessons you learn growing up on a farm. Not the big lectures. The quiet ones that simply became part of everyday life.
Check It Out: Anxiety is like a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs
Someone wrote, “My uncle always used to say he was more nervous than a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs.” I guess that’s what you call being anxious.
Just A Gal From Glidden: Freedom at 16 and 202 kilometres of trouble
July 2, 1985. That date is burned into my memory. I had just turned 16 a month earlier and, yes, that was the historic day Katie Drummond got her driver’s licence. Freedom at last.
REMEMBERING WHEN: The cat caught a bird
Our late father loved and would do anything for his birds. He was kind to all the animals we ever had, but the wild birds that frequented the bird feeders outside our home…
Check It Out: What can Canada learn from Europe’s mistakes?
The following quote by an American writer is appropriate for this week’s missive: “Learn all you can from the mistakes of others. You won’t have time to make them all yourself.”
Letter to the Editor: Oyen citizens oppose renaming of Alberta R.C.M.P. Century Park
In this article, we will endeavour to explain to the Echo’s readership why a group of Oyen citizens has lobbied the Oyen Town Council twice, requesting the amendment or repeal of Resolution C122 (06/16/25).
ABmunis: Albertans’ property taxes will go up because of Budget 2026
Alberta Municipalities (ABmunis) has decided to say the quiet part out loud: Albertans will pay more property tax this year because of the Government of Alberta's decisions, as presented in this budget.
Viva Vitality: Connecting with our communities
Today’s world is so digitally connected, and yet many people feel less connected to their communities than in the past. Connection to community is about support and belonging…
Getting our immigration system under control
Here in Battle River—Crowfoot, you already know how the Liberals’ reckless open borders policies have let more people into our country than we had homes and opportunities for.
Just A Gal From Glidden: Still afraid. Still showing up. (Preferably at 2:30.)
Let’s face it. No one likes going to the dentist. Well… maybe the odd person. A very odd person. When I was little and it was time for a dental appointment, I was absolutely terrified.
Pop 89: Ashes & Snow — Part 2
Lent is a time for fasting, praying and the giving of alms. Many people, when they think of fasting, see it as a way to give up the foods they love in the portions they prefer…
Growing Through Grief: The pang of envy
There will always be someone more successful, happier, richer, brighter than you. From our own limited perspective it can appear others have got it all together.