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Laying It Out: Unity like this was never going to last Poll Independent Medicine Hat News The formality of kicking two MLAs out of caucus simply makes official what all of Alberta has known for some time. There is nothing united about the United Conservative Party. When Todd Loewen resigned his position as caucus chair and asked Jason Kenney to resign his as premier, the news of dissent came weeks after the Central Peace-Notley MLA was one of 17 to publicly oppose newly imposed health orders. R...

Innovation in a Regulatory Labyrinth “Regulations don’t always work as planned,” says Tom W. Bell, Professor of Chapman University’s Dale E. Fowler School of Law in  They Say It Can’t Be Done, a documentary [1] highlighting four world-changing technologies and how the people working in those fields view the current regulatory environment. Toward the start of the film, Professor Bell says that when people advocate for regulations, “[t]hey don’t necessarily want more regulations....

For more than a year we’ve heard leaders talk about “flattening” or “bending” the curve of COVID-19. And before a year of living in a global pandemic, plus talking to epidemiologists, ER doctors, developmental biologists and more, it even made sense. “We have to live with the virus.” At that point, when everyone from the World Health Organization to our Facebook friends lacked understanding, it sounded reasonable to assume we could avoid a spike and then keep cases at a low platea...

Dads heartbreaking act, message for unborn daughter before his death 5 May, 2021 03:55 AM 3 minutes to read A father-to-be who tragically died of brain cancer before having the chance to meet his baby has left a series of heartbreaking and powerful videos and notes for his newborn. Photo / Instagram A father-to-be who tragically died of brain cancer before having the chance to meet his baby has left a series of heartbreaking and powerful videos and notes for his newborn. Photo / Instagram NZ He...

The Korean War began in 1950 and never officially ended. Cozad businessman Rex German was a man on a mission, intent on establishing a meaningful, lasting memorial for a hometown war hero and boyhood idol. Capt. Robert Laier was a “fine fella and good student” who yearned to fly. His dream came true in 1945, only to be cut short in a dog fight somewhere over North Korea. Cozad’s native son was a fighter pilot in the Korean War. He was flying as wingman on June 19, 1951, when his ...

A father who died from brain cancer just four weeks before his daughter was born told the little girl that he never gave up fighting the disease in an emotional letter. Scott Fergs Ferguson, from the NSW Central Coast, was diagnosed with stage four glioblastoma, the most aggressive and fast-growing of brain tumor, in early 2018 and told he only had years to live. As the cancer spread throughout his body, the 33-year-old married the love of his life Jaymie in 2019, before they bought their drea...

Licking County proms, graduations plan for new normal Newark Advocate NEWARK - After a 2020 spring lost to the pandemic, Licking County high schools are gearing up for a prom season that will at least retain some semblance of normalcy. Graduations, of course, were also significantly altered last year by COVID-19, and are also taking shape with new looks for this year. Both prom and graduation plans are being submitted to the Licking County Health Department for approval. In the case of Granvi...

Laying It Out: Nothing like cheating our way to a poor education Poll Will you visit a business if they open in spite of health restrictions that say they can’t? Yes – Medicine Hat’s two MLAs were among 15 UCP colleagues to come out against health measures this week, just as doctors and scientists were once again pleading for diligence, and just as the more contagious, more deadly variant strains of COVID became dominant in Alberta. – A new local restaurant and bar owner is promising to...

SALADO — A Harker Heights man was killed Thursday morning in a multi-vehicle crash near Salado High School, authorities said. Michael Scott Schmidt, 63, died from his injuries at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Temple, Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Bryan Washko said. The incident occurred at about 7:34 a.m. at the intersection FM 2484 and Lark Trail, about a block east of Salado High. Schmidt was driving a 2016 BMW X3 sedan east on FM 2484 when he failed to control spee...

Laying It Out: We only needed seven weeks but we ignored reality instead Poll Would you support the Conservative Party of Canada’s carbon tax plan of consumer pricing with ‘green’ savings account? Yes On Feb. 13, exactly seven weeks ago, this column discussed the growth of COVID-19 variants, warning cases were going to spiral out of control if we didn’t immediately do what was required to stop it. Of course, five days earlier – even as they declared the concern for new strains to be v...