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David Parker

Parker’s Pen – February 2022

Unless things change drastically, this will be another year of staying-close-to-home travel. Nevermind the health issues, it’s no fun hanging around airports and then there’s the stress of worrying about

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Parker’s Pen – October 2021

As I write it is only the beginning of September but we are already being overloaded with election promises. By publishing time, the federal unwanted election will be over, and

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Parker’s Pen – August 2021

I applaud the many pushes to ‘Buy Local’ when possible, particularly by restaurants that source out produce and meats from Alberta growers and farm collectives. A problem I have is

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Parker’s Pen – July 2021

My first company event in Calgary was in 1965, a barbecue put on by The Albertan newspaper at Happy Valley, a park that became Valley Ridge. It was also my

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Parker’s Pen – June 2021

Politicians have always been seen as fair game for the media, but few have allowed themselves to be such a good target as our provincial government. So many expected so

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Parker’s Pen – May 2021

The April edition of Canadian Geographic not only contains a photo of a fashionable couple wearing masks to ward off the Spanish flu and an interesting article on the iconic

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Parker’s Pen – April 2021

Most of us enjoy reading Letters to the Editor, giving us an idea of other people’s genuine interests and concerns. They also give us a current temperature reading of feelings

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