CHARBONNEAU – Why people knowingly share falsehoods
IT USED TO BE that liars would be embarrassed when caught in their lies. But in our post-truth era, the truth is secondary to beliefs. Lies no longer result in humiliation. [Continue]
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BEPPLE – A few questions about B.C.’s new Snakes and Ladders COVID plan
YESTERDAY, THE B.C. GOVERNMENT released its four-step plan for getting back to normal. A grid of 24 blue and yellow squares outlining the steps we need to go through on our [Continue]
GINTA – When hope, help and gratefulness count as stepping stones
ON July 26, JESSIE SIMPSON will turn 24. That’s also the day when his mom hopes to have him at home for a few days, so he can enjoy the place he has not been able to see [Continue]
KNOX – Some questions they should have asked on the census
I FILLED OUT MY CENSUS questionnaire last week. So did you, probably. Some households got the long form, but mine got the short one, which was a bit like opening War and [Continue]
PETERS – Park debate shows elections better than one-off consultations
YOU KNOW HOW EVERY TIME AN ELECTION APPROACHES, there are impassioned pleas for people to get out and vote? It’s often a case of too little, too late. Unless a potential [Continue]
IN THE LEDGE: Is help on the way for the North Thompson Fall Fair, or not?
Debate in the B.C. Legislature today (May 20, 2021) between Greg Kyllo, Karin Kirkpatrick and Peter Milobar of the BC Liberals, and Melanie Mark, Minister of Education, [Continue]
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