Ben and Trent get educated on some of the details being hashed out by the Alberta Teachers Association and why they turned down an offer. The town of St. Paul is looking for public input to before applying for a line of credit and the boys raise a toast to the best guard dog the Rant could ever have, Jett the Dog sadly passed away recently.

Strike! Lot of strike talk going around. Teachers, Nurses and Postal Workers. Ben and Trent give their opinions of how the bargaining should go down. Some community events and a lot of name drops. Make sure you listen to find out if you might be on the list!

Budget Breakdown. Help the guys understand how these numbers add up! Town and County release expenditures and revenues for 2025 that has Ben and Trent scratching their heads. A logical rant for the most part with a sudden burst of anger near the end, but still they get it together for happy shout outs, all with a bit of time constraint!

The Guys celebrate 50 episodes while a 50 year old local Television institution that serves our area has suddenly been shut down without warning! The County of St Paul has decided to stick to it's initial ruling to pull $30,000 of funding for the St Paul Library. Ben challenges the integrity and possibly the overall intelligence of the members of The county council who supported that decision. And Trent finally learns to pronounce the last name of one of our loyal listeners!

The Guys share their thoughts on the recent federal election and what might lay ahead for Alberta and western Canada. We have a bit of a dust up at the local registries office because someone thinks they're more important than they are. And the County of St Paul has Library funding on the agenda for it's next meeting May 13th! Happy shout outs along with a Happy anniversary to a Guy and his Correspondent!

It's the $5.8 million dollar question with a $30 thousand dollar answer. The Guys speculate why the County of St. Paul is threatening to pull $30 dollars in library funding that will essentially only affect the St Paul Municipal Public Library. We're close to seeing a nurses strike and there's virtually no coverage on the negotiations. It's a big weekend for Jr B hockey in St Paul and Ben gives a golden shout out to his kid!

Trent feels Ben may have thrown him under the bus on his "other" podcast. Lots to rant about on all levels of politics and a couple of local measles cases. Huge shout outs to some local minor hockey teams and more community events piling up for April!

We have a Prime Minister we didn't elect! Ben and Trent give their 2 cents on that. A UCP MLA mentioned in the last podcast has paid the price for looking after his constituents. Are Scott is doing okay lately but could still do better. And a reminder, it's a municipal election year and people need to start thinking ahead. It's the kinder, gentler rant for now!