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@RickBellwrites

Columnist at the Calgary Herald and Calgary Sun and resident stirrer of many pots.

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rick bell@RickBellwrites · 17 m

NEW COLUMN. This is the Number Two story nationally on Postmedia. City of Calgary lays down the law to a 9-year-old boy having fun calgaryherald.com/opinion/column… via @calgaryherald #yyc #yyccc #cdnpoli #ableg #abpoli #Calgary #Alberta

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rick bell@RickBellwrites · 9 h

NEW COLUMN. Very happy to see so many Calgarians up in arms. Even the drug addicts around my apartment building agree with me. City of Calgary lays down the law to a 9-year-old boy having fun calgaryherald.com/opinion/column… via @calgaryherald #yyc #yyccc #ableg #abpoli #Calgary #yycnews

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rick bell@RickBellwrites · 10 h

NEW COLUMN. This story has captured a lot of interest. City of Calgary lays down the law to a 9-year-old boy having fun calgaryherald.com/opinion/column… via @calgaryherald #yyc #yyccc #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #Alberta

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rick bell@RickBellwrites · 21 h

LATEST. City of Calgary lays down the law to a 9-year-old boy having fun calgaryherald.com/opinion/column… via @calgaryherald #yyc #yyccc #Calgary #ableg #abpoli #Alberta

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rick bell@RickBellwrites · Jul 24

NEW COLUMN. If there's no change at city hall now, there never will be. I've written THOUSANDS of column. How many more do Calgarians need? Gondek tries bluffing — Calgary city hall's notorious secrecy remains calgaryherald.com/opinion/column… via @calgaryherald #ableg #abpoli #yyc #yyccc

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rick bell@RickBellwrites · Jul 24

LATEST. Gondek tries bluffing — Calgary city hall's notorious secrecy remains calgaryherald.com/opinion/column… via @calgaryherald #yyc #yyccc #cdnpoli #canpoli #ableg #Calgary

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rick bell@RickBellwrites · Jul 24

LATEST. Gondek shovels the spin — Calgary's notorious city hall secrecy remains calgaryherald.com/opinion/column… via @calgaryherald #yyc #yyccc #cdnpoli #ableg #Calgary

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rick bell@RickBellwrites · Jul 23

COLUMN. Hearing a lot of whining. Stop! Calgary councillor demands a pause on more city bike lanes calgaryherald.com/opinion/column… via @calgaryherald #ableg #yyc #yyccc #cdnpoli #Calgary #cycling

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rick bell@RickBellwrites · Jul 23

LATEST. No tax break! Mayor Gondek wants to spend Calgary's big windfall stash of cash — as always calgaryherald.com/opinion/column… via @calgaryherald #ableg #yyc #yyccc #Calgary #cdnpoli #taxes

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rick bell@RickBellwrites · Jul 23

NEW COLUMN. LATEST FROM THE COWTOWN KREMLIN. No tax break! Mayor Gondek wants to spend Calgary's big windfall stash of cash calgaryherald.com/opinion/column… via @calgaryherald #yyc #yyccc #ableg #cdnpoli #Calgary

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rick bell@RickBellwrites · Jul 23

LATEST. A morning at Calgary City Hall. Same old, same old crap. No tax break! Mayor Gondek wants to spend Calgary's big windfall stash of cash calgaryherald.com/opinion/column… via @calgaryherald #yyc #yyccc #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #Calgary

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rick bell@RickBellwrites · Jul 23

LATEST. The election can't come soon enough. No tax break! Mayor Gondek wants to spend Calgary's big windfall stash of cash calgaryherald.com/opinion/column… via @calgaryherald #ableg #abpoli #yyc #yyccc #gondek #Calgary

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rick bell@RickBellwrites · Jul 22

LATEST. Stop! Calgary council member Dan McLean demands a pause on more city bike lanes calgaryherald.com/opinion/column… via @calgaryherald #yyc #yyccc #ableg #cdnpoli #cdnpolitics #cyclist

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rick bell@RickBellwrites · Jul 22

NEW COLUMN. Stop! Calgary councillor demands a pause on more city bike lanes calgaryherald.com/opinion/column… via @calgaryherald #yyc #yyccc #cdnpoli #ableg #abpoli #bikes

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rick bell@RickBellwrites · Jul 20

COLUMN. Stampede bartender's sob story of drunks and long hours — gimme a break calgaryherald.com/opinion/column… via @calgaryherald #yyc #yyccc #stampede #ableg

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rick bell@RickBellwrites · Jul 19

LATEST. It was 'self-indulgent crap.' Stampede bartender's sob story of drunks and long hours — gimme a break calgaryherald.com/opinion/column… via @calgaryherald #ableg #abpoli #yyc #yyccc #cdnpoli #calgarystampede

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rick bell@RickBellwrites · Jul 19

COLUMN. If you want a column that doesn't hold back this is it. Stampede bartender's sob story of drunks and long hours — gimme a break calgaryherald.com/opinion/column… via @calgaryherald #ableg #abpoli #yyc #yyccc #cdnpoli #Alberta #Calgary

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rick bell@RickBellwrites · Jul 18

LATEST. For those who missed it, last call ... so to speak. Stampede bartender's sob story of drunks and long hours — gimme a break calgaryherald.com/opinion/column… via @calgaryherald #ableg #abpoli #yyc #yyccc #Calgary #Alberta

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rick bell@RickBellwrites · Jul 18

LATEST. Seems a few agree with me that the story I'm taking aim at is self-indulgent crap. Here is my column. Stampede bartender's sob story of drunks and long hours — gimme a break calgaryherald.com/opinion/column… via @calgaryherald #yyc #yyccc #calgarystampede #ableg #abpoli #Calgary

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rick bell@RickBellwrites · Jul 18

NEW COLUMN. Now we're doing TikTok stories. Sigh. Stampede bartender's sob story of drunks and long hours — gimme a break calgaryherald.com/opinion/column… via @calgaryherald #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #yyc #yyccc #stampede2025

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