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Higher wages would hinder job creation In recent months, there has been plenty of discussion about the increase of the minimum wage in New Brunswick, and how this has been linked to the government's poverty reduction strategy. Province: New Brunswick Newspaper: Canada East Feed: Opinion Date: 2012-01-05 09:01:44

Shop wisely When you have money to spend, you have power. Province: New Brunswick Newspaper: Canada East Feed: Opinion Date: 2012-01-05 09:01:43

Occupy Fredericton has lost its case with the public Over the Christmas break, I watched Inside Job, the movie that tells how greed and a lack of conscience by CEOs and other senior management at many large American financial houses led to the economic collapse of 2008. Province: New Brunswick Newspaper: Canada East Feed: Opinion Date: 2012-01-05 09:01:42

Letters to the editor The more I think about what they call hockey mentality, the more I wonder. Province: New Brunswick Newspaper: Canada East Feed: Opinion Date: 2012-01-05 09:01:42

Group home workers deserve a thank you and a raise Has it been a Merry Christmas for group home workers? Province: New Brunswick Newspaper: Canada East Feed: Opinion Date: 2012-01-04 08:20:46

So long, 2011 The days of 2011 are numbered, which seems like a good time to revisit some of the biggest issues the Fredericton area has faced during the year. Province: New Brunswick Newspaper: Canada East Feed: Opinion Date: 2012-01-04 08:20:46

Get out of the way Oops! There's a flashing red light behind us!" Province: New Brunswick Newspaper: Canada East Feed: Opinion Date: 2012-01-04 08:20:45

One year later, am I what I ought to be? So this is Christmas, and what have you done? Province: New Brunswick Newspaper: Canada East Feed: Opinion Date: 2012-01-04 08:20:45

Letters to the editor I was pleasantly surprised and pleased to see the front page of the Daily Gleaner on Dec. 24, with the nativity scene talking up most of the entire page. Province: New Brunswick Newspaper: Canada East Feed: Opinion Date: 2012-01-04 08:20:44

Happy New Year Tonight, some would argue, is the most dangerous night of the year, owing to the fact that drinking alcohol and partying are the universal methods of welcoming the new year. Province: New Brunswick Newspaper: Canada East Feed: Opinion Date: 2012-01-04 08:20:43

Thumbs up | Thumbs down Thumbs up to Lise Rose's son, Jake, for literally throwing his mother downstairs in the midst of a house fire, thus saving her life. Province: New Brunswick Newspaper: Canada East Feed: Opinion Date: 2012-01-04 08:20:43

Naturopath Dow treats the whole you Kerri Dow is a licenced naturopathic doctor with a family practice in downtown Fredericton. Province: New Brunswick Newspaper: Canada East Feed: Opinion Date: 2012-01-04 08:20:42

Santa Claus governments give gifts of corporate welfare For those who look back on 2011 and wonder how European and American governments dug themselves into such a deep debt hole, consider this image as an explanation: Santa Claus. Province: New Brunswick Newspaper: Canada East Feed: Opinion Date: 2012-01-04 08:20:42

Letters to the editor Hats off to Dana's Collision Center. Province: New Brunswick Newspaper: Canada East Feed: Opinion Date: 2012-01-04 08:20:41

Arab Spring, Euro crisis dominated the news in 2011 Every year brings changes, but some years really are turning points: 1492, 1789, 1914, and 1989, for example. Does 2011 belong in the august company of such Really Important Years? Province: New Brunswick Newspaper: Canada East Feed: Opinion Date: 2012-01-04 08:20:41

Gratitude adjustment Didn't get what you wanted for Christmas? Province: New Brunswick Newspaper: Canada East Feed: Opinion Date: 2012-01-04 08:20:40

There are many questions that need to be answered This is sent to all cabinet ministers in New Brunswick. Province: New Brunswick Newspaper: Canada East Feed: Opinion Date: 2012-01-04 08:20:39

Hopes and plans for the year ahead We're three days into the new year, and that's what our subject is for the Community Triple Take panelists this week: What are your hopes and plans for the new year. Province: New Brunswick Newspaper: Canada East Feed: Opinion Date: 2012-01-04 08:20:39

There are few shockers in airport security Over the last few years, the federal government imposed a series of confidential security measures on Canadian airports in response to the threat of terrorism. Province: New Brunswick Newspaper: Canada East Feed: Opinion Date: 2012-01-04 08:20:38

Meeting the requirements of a hero Hero is defined as a person who is admired for great deeds and noble qualities. Province: New Brunswick Newspaper: Canada East Feed: Opinion Date: 2012-01-04 08:20:38

Meet Colonel Commandant George Canyon What do you get when you mix country music and the military? Province: New Brunswick Newspaper: Canada East Feed: Opinion Date: 2012-01-04 08:20:37

Better beard recipe included glue, cement The Daily Gleaner reviewed events of the passing year in a Dec. 30, 1911 editorial. Province: New Brunswick Newspaper: Canada East Feed: Opinion Date: 2012-01-04 08:20:37

Wake up, tear down Tuesday morning in Phoenix Square began with shouts of, "You can't evict an idea. This is my home." Province: New Brunswick Newspaper: Canada East Feed: Opinion Date: 2012-01-04 08:20:36

Letters to the editor As a small business owner, I was saddened to read of the closure of the Esso store in New Maryland. Province: New Brunswick Newspaper: Canada East Feed: Opinion Date: 2012-01-04 08:20:35

Letters to the editor I am a personal support worker who goes to people's homes to help them with their daily needs. Province: New Brunswick Newspaper: Canada East Feed: Opinion Date: 2011-12-10 19:56:14

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