Opinion

He is a pig, he is lazy, he kinda smells and he drives me absolutely crazy. I am not being cruel. In fact, I am confident, in all honesty, he would agree with me all accounts.

Did you see where some Calgary business people are touting the idea of adding a one cent sales tax to all purchases made in Calgary? They estimate it would collect about $350 million a year.

For years in this country, and in this province, there has been an internal battle between the Blue Tory and the Red Tory factions when it comes to conservative politics.

We have hundreds of Progressive Conservative Party executive members across Alberta and probably the weakest voting system ever invented when it comes to choosing a new leader.

I let is it slide all summer, but fall is in the air and I am ready to hibernate. My 20-year-old son moved home in the spring and immediately took over the basement which was once my domain. The one place the girls who dominate my home did not tread.

When the Progressive Conservative Party selects its new leader later this week they will also be choosing Alberta’s next premier.

There are some epic sports rivalries be it Ohio State-Michigan, Bruins-Canadiens or Calgary Edmonton. We have a similar rivalry emerging in Okotoks between the Holy Trinity Academy Knights and Foothills Composite Falcons football teams.

It could have been compared to the awkward silence after a first date.

The Labour Day weekend was the 20th annual Okotoks Pro Rodeo. I remember well the first one. Verge Reidlinger and Jim Braun were co-chairmen and worked hard getting the event off to a great start.

I am a horrible golfer, so I don’t usually play too many rounds of golf over the summer. When I do, I’ll be happy if I can get by with a double bogey on most holes. I’m at my best on the 19th hole.