Bridging viewpoints on name changes for public places
For some reason, driving over the Gaglardi Bridge almost always brings politics to my mind, especially the folly of politicians who mess with things that should be left well [Continue]
News
Editor does a roadside ‘oops’ caught on video
Our national police force has had its share of embarrassments over incidents caught on video. But it can cut both ways, as the editor of the Osoyoos Times discovered this [Continue]
Don’t get mad at the baby boomers over OAS
I think the wrong people are mad at Stephen Harper for fooling with the Old Age Security. Not being an expert on the subject, I nevertheless have some observations. Seniors [Continue]
Hiring a new CAO not for the faint of heart
If ever there was a time for mayor and council to acknowledge their limitations, this is it. A stopper needs to be put in any delusions that hiring a new chief administrative [Continue]
My two lives with City CAO Randy Diehl
Whenever Randy Diehl gets really cheesed off with somebody, his first impulse is to reach for the phone. After resisting that temptation, he writes a scorching memo or email. [Continue]
The mind boggles at possibilities for 2012
I don’t know the same things you don’t know I don’t know, I just don’t know And I forget the same things you forget But you predict what surely hasn’t happened yet [Continue]
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