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10 Votes
A common wrist slap for Jaffer
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T he water-cooler topic of the day Wednesday was theperceived slap on the wrist given former Reform and Conservative MPRahim Jaffer. Charged with impaired driving, possession of cocaineand speeding, he received what even the judge in the case concededwas a "break" -- a $500 fine for a careless driving plea, with themore serious charges dropped. Jaffer, 38, was pulled over forallegedly driving 43
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14 Votes
Fixing the fitness crisis
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A new sport and recreation policy is overdue by 12 years.Alberta last implemented an active living strategy in 1998, but itfailed to get people moving. Albertans, along with North Americans,have become a lazier, more idle bunch.
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8 Votes
Favouring the hate-mongers
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That annual disgraceful orgy of hate known as IsraelApartheid Week is underway on campuses across Canada, and this yearit runs for two weeks. One can only wonder with utter disgust whenit will be extended long enough to be known as Israel ApartheidMonth.
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10 Votes
Tunnel vision
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Calgary has ample examples of bad road planning, however, thebest is yet to come with the city's wing-and-a-prayer approach toairport expansion.
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14 Votes
ParkPlus study needed
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T he Calgary Parking Authority is quietly planning theexpansion of its contentious Park-Plus technology without havingcorrected the flaws in the system.
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9 Votes
The Baseball Season
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In 1910, Calgary had a baseball team called the Bronchos,which played in the Western Canada League. Bill Carney was themanager and a fair number of the team, including Carney, wereAmericans who had settled in Calgary. The Herald published thiseditorial on March 21, 1910.
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11 Votes
Park will enhance downtown
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The city's bid to improve a little-known island in the BowRiver is cause for celebration in principle, but lacks specifics.
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7 Votes
Standing on guard for our anthem
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I t wasn't broke, so thank goodness the federal governmenthas decided not to fix it. News that plans to reword the nationalanthem -- announced in the speech from the throne last week -- weredropped just days later, is welcome, but it also demonstrates thevalue of opening these sorts of debates.
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