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  • Justice Robin Camp keeps his knees together after facing disciplinary panel. (Cartoon by Malcolm Mayes)
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  • Darren Cheverie co-owner of Chartier restaurant in Beaumont, talks to his kitchen staff, has been in the hospitality business for a long time and did suffer from mental health issues exacerbated by the industry in Edmonton, Friday, December 15, 2016. Ed Kaiser/Postmedia (Edmonton Journal story by Liane Faulder)
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Re. “Funding private schools is good for education,” David Staples, Feb. 24 Although David Staples is correct in saying Alberta has a tremendous K-12 system, that is not because of ...
  • Friday's letters: Safe injection sites don't harm neighbourhoods

  • Thursday's letters: Yellowhead upgrade shows confidence

  • Wednesday's letters: Fire MPs who laughed at bus-driving job

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    Saturday's letters: Taxpayers shouldn't foot bill for degree

    Re. "Catholic board at odds over who should pay trustee's education bill," Feb. 16 In her public airing of a concern over her personal professional development, Edmonton Catholic Schools trustee ...
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    Friday's letters: More off-road enforcement needed

    Re. "Off-roaders need trails — outside of our parks," Opinion, Feb. 4 The Alberta government's decision to close Castle Wildland Provincial Park and Castle Provincial Park to off-highway vehicles (OHVs) ...
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    Thursday's letters: Timelier issues than daylight saving

    Re. "Edmonton MLA seeks input on scrapping daylight time," Feb. 14 NDP MLA Thomas Dang states he will introduce a private member's bill during the spring session of the Alberta ...
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    Wednesday's letters: Henday makes Yellowhead fix unnecessary

    After 20 or 30 years of enduring the stop-start frustration of the Yellowhead Trail, local and east-west through traffic finally has an alternate route around the city.
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    Tuesday's letters: Friendships found in translation

    I have the privilege of being part of a group that sponsored a family from Syria who arrived in December 2015.
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    Saturday's letters: Liberals aid Bombardier but ignore oilpatch

    For two-and-a-half years, Alberta and Saskatchewan have been crushed by the drop in oil prices, fires in Fort McMurray and governments that have showed absolutely no support to the oilpatch and its workers.
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    Friday's letters: Choose new Conservative leader carefully

    I wish the Conservative Party of Canada well as they seek a new leader. Two candidates leave me feeling uncomfortable.
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    Thursday's letters: Catholic education not just a program

    Catholic education is not a program nor a course. Catholic education is infused with Catholic beliefs and is weaved into the everyday actions, words and thoughts of every person.
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    Wednesday's letters: Get on board the Flying Canoe

    The Flying Canoe Volant is a festival we should all get behind. In an age of aggressive nationalism, it serves as a clear example of how to hold on to ...
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    Tuesday's letters: Multi-use trails simply don't work

    Re. “Off-roaders need trails — outside of our parks,” Opinion, Feb. 4 I want to join Kevin Van Tighem in congratulating Environment and Parks Minister Shannon Phillips for the gutsy decision ...
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