PETERS – Every four years, the calendar gives us the gift of more time

Posted on February 29, 2020 in Local Voices, Page One, Peters // 0 Comments

A quadragenarian, so they say. That makes it sound even more ancient.

“Can’t hurry time,” my uncle said to me, “damn well can’t slow it down.”

Time is a more precious commodity than anything you can buy on any commodity market on Earth.

And while the world is rarely generous, occasionally it gives you a little bit more.

Once every four years, to be precise. We call it Leap Day, and we get one (today).

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James Peters is the radio anchor at CFJC, coming to Kamloops in 2006. He anchors the afternoon news on B-100 and 98.3 CIFM, and contributes weekly editorials to the CFJC Evening News. He tweets regularly @Jamloops.

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