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HARRISON – There’s a new sheriff in town, and we’d better get used to it

November 15, 2016 // 5 Comments

NOW THAT the dust has settled a bit after last week’s U.S. Presidential election, it’s time to start separating the fear and shock from reality. Donald Trump has [Continue]

FORSETH – Finally, a news outlet calls BS on government news releases

November 14, 2016 // 6 Comments

TWO THINGS caught my eye today, that has spurred on my post today. One was the fact that the Tri-City News has decided to trash media releases from the B.C. government, that [Continue]

SUZUKI – Extinction crisis signals that it’s time for us to change course

November 14, 2016 // 0 Comments

CLEAN AIR, water and soil to grow food are necessities of life. So are diverse plant and animal populations. But as the human [Continue]

ROGERS – Facebook users need to speak up: we don’t want fake news

November 13, 2016 // 1 Comment

IF YOU READ — and believed — a news item saying that a candidate was involved in child trafficking, would you vote for them? I sure wouldn’t. But on other hand, I [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Hanging out in the laundromat with Leonard Cohen

November 12, 2016 // 5 Comments

A LAUNDROMAT on Seymour Street was visited many years ago — maybe 25 or so — by a man who could have been anyone with some dirty socks and underwear that needed washing. [Continue]

GINTA – Waiting until after Nov. 11 to put up Christmas decorations is the least we can do for veterans

November 11, 2016 // 2 Comments

IT WAS EXACTLY on Nov. 1 that some of the neighbourhood pumpkins showed a last candle-less unglamorous grin before they were replaced with Christmas light garlands. An early [Continue]