Vox Pop with Marty Forbes

It’s an honour—after almost 30 years of him writing about me—that I get to turn the tables on Graham Hicks. If you haven’t already heard, Graham hangs up his word processor at the Edmonton Sun at the end of this year. An Ottawa native, he came to our fair city in 1978; originally working in [...]

Vox Pop with Mark Scholz

Greetings… April Fools’ Day was dandy—not because I managed to pull off a good fool’s joke on anyone. Yet, I’m sure Teri Farkas had it in the back of her mind that I was going to pull off a fool’s one-two on her and her family. Why? Well, it goes back a good while. Well [...]

Imagine Edmonton

Retail is in for a world of hurt. The tsunami of change that is approaching the shores of this economic sector is going to wreak havoc and leave many dead, empty shells in its wake. The recipients of most of the pain are going to be the so-called ‘big-box’ outlets but, that noted, there will [...]

Alberta’s Political Three Ring Circus

Step right up, ladies and gentlemen, and come on in! Welcome to Alberta’s Political Three Ring Circus! You’ll laugh and you’ll cry watching the logic-defying actions of the players in the Alberta Political Circus. It’s a thrill a minute, so grab a seat. The show is about to begin. In the center ring is the [...]