Let’s just get right to this, Edmonton.
The hastiness is mostly due to continued grogginess on my behalf, due to that delicious elixir we call NyQuil.
Don’t delay LRT route decision
Thousands petition to keep psych beds open (Don’t worry, there’s probably an even larger “silent majority” who want to close the beds.)
And tying into that last story: Union attack ads grist for mill on the hill
Suncor’s Firebag project generates jobs for Flint Energy
Journal argues for right to report bail hearings (This fight is now at the Supreme Court.)
A history of spending (Plans to hire a historian laureate for the city aren’t sitting well with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.)
Convict release system flawed (So the answer is…housing?)
Schoolmate testifies killer assaulted her (This is the dangerous offender hearing for prostitute killer Thomas Svekla.)
Community unveils two new NHL-size rinks (Not just in Daryl Katz’s backyard.)
Recession forcing many, for the first time, to food banks: Report
Hitting them low (A big sting on dial-a-dopers.)
Cash needed for expanded butt program (The anti-litter campaign may be expanded beyond Jasper and Whyte.)
Swimmers plead for city pool (Save Scona Pool)
Alberta seniors eligible for H1N1 shots this week
Feds give Alberta $10M to fight pine beetle
Teskey looks for adjournment (This case will never end. Sad.)
ESA demands halt to budget cuts (Rallying today, just wait until they read this story on tuition hikes…via the Calgary Herald.)
Just a thought, but if we invested in effective community supports and programs that helped people BEFORE they developed addictions and got involved with crime, perhaps we wouldn’t have over capacity prisons or need to provide housing after the fact.
If by “…invested in effective community supports and programs that helped people BEFORE they developed addictions and got involved in crime” you mean “lock them up and throw away the key,” I think you’ll see that happen.
Prevention does make sense. As does engaging people (kids) through all their downtime to ensure they don’t turn to the wrong things. That, however, can appear very wishy-washy to an “eye for an eye” crowd and a reduction in crime levels can’t compete with one or two high-profile front pages.
Agreed. Sad though.