What’s in a name? I’m glad you asked
I suggested to my daughter that she name her first child Grahamina if it’s a girl. I haven’t managed to come up with a good boy’s name yet.
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March 5, 2026
Brandy Fredrickson, Publisher
Shared history is a foundation for the future
Last year we sent our daughter to summer camp, at the request of one of her friends. A text to my husband revealed that this was the summer camp he went to as a kid, as well as his mom and his grandmother. A deeper search showed that his great-grandfather helped build the camp back in 1945.
February 26, 2026
Amanda Jefferey, Reporter
Working youth are suffering
Not too long ago, I heard a complaint about youth being too lazy to get jobs nowadays. That annoys me to no end because not only is it painting an entire generation with a broad brush, the blame for lower employment rates is placed solely at the feet of the youth, which is not right.
February 19, 2026
How do I love thee? … Ummm
Close observers of current events, or anyone with a pulse for that matter, has probably noticed that the world is a pretty crappy place right now. How crappy? Well, it’s as crappy as it’s ever been as far as I can remember,
February 12, 2026
That was the year that was
That’s just about a wrap for 2025. With the end in sight, it’s time to look back and reflect on the good and bad of the last 12 months.
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December 18, 2025
Countdown to Christmas
That ringing noise you hear isn’t sleigh bells, it’s cash registers across the land gearing up for the busiest couple of weeks of the year.
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December 8, 2025
Brandy’s Blurb – How to train an aging athlete
Brandy's Blurb is a column in the Drayton Valley and District Free Press - this column talks about participating in sports at middle age.
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October 6, 2025
Here we go again – Back to School
Graham Long onward winning columnist on back to school.
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September 9, 2025
Get those pencils ready…
Award winning columnist Graham Long discusses municipal politics in Drayton Valley and Brazeau County.
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August 14, 2025
What you see is what you get
Award winning columnist Graham Long on the Canadian ownership of the Drayton Valley Free Press newspaper.
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March 14, 2025