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A strange bird, but we’ll always remember how Lucy gave us wings for just awhile

March 30, 2014 // 0 Comments

SLIGHTLY SKEWED (COLUMN) — News item: Lucy the runaway emu was taken into custody in Nanaimo. Awakening in what was supposed to be an empty house, I heard voices. “Dibs [Continue]

Spring always brings many wonderful things, including our Canada geese, Ozzy and Sharon

March 29, 2014 // 2 Comments

THE ARMCHAIR MAYOR (COLUMN) — Spring is a contradiction. The thaw brings relief from the nastiness of winter. Temperatures become bearable. On the other hand, spring is [Continue]

Birds and the bees — are we doing it right in a world of texting, chat lines and porn sites?

March 28, 2014 // 0 Comments

COLUMN — Daniela Gina writes Fridays for The Armchair Mayor News. /I thought I’d write about our last hike in Peterson Creek; about how every season transforms the park [Continue]

Time to stop cutting the ends off the roast

March 24, 2014 // 0 Comments

THE RURAL LIFE (COLUMN) — Jody and Dan Spark write about life on a small acreage at McLure. By JODY SPARK It was a story I heard told in my family a number of times. I grew [Continue]

Here’s a good example of why a penny makes no sense (or, if you prefer, makes no cents)

March 23, 2014 // 1 Comment

SLIGHTLY SKEWED (COLUMN) — Kamloops boy Jack Knox’s column appears in The Armchair Mayor News on Sundays. By JACK KNOX Joshua Kantor faces a conundrum. When the [Continue]

When an opponent is doing well, it’s wise to take the time to figure out why that is so

March 22, 2014 // 6 Comments

THE ARMCHAIR MAYOR (COLUMN) — It doesn’t do any good to sit around complaining and worrying about what your opponent is doing if you don’t learn anything from it. [Continue]