KNOX – A Christmas story in need of a happy ending
I MISS STUART McLEAN. Or, rather, I miss Dave and Morley, the characters the late CBC Radio storyteller created for The Vinyl Cafe. I miss them even though Dave, an unmade [Continue]
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EDITORIAL – The gutless revisionism of Christmas traditions
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. OK, WE CAN ALL STOP being cute and clever about Christmas carols. No more tongue-in-cheek demanding that Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer be [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Tragic death of youngster in Christmas parade a wakeup call
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. A FUNERAL IS BEING HELD TODAY for a four-year-old girl who died in a terrible Christmas parade accident last weekend and it should be a [Continue]
PETERS – More than just an irritation, Christmas Creep could be health hazard
CHRISTMAS CREEP shows no signs of abating, does it? Costco, of course, has long been the retail standard-bearer for introducing holiday merchandise well ahead of the holidays [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Let’s keep one special day every year free of blowout sales
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ONE OF THE HALLMARKS of the free enterprise economy is our great enthusiasm for using just about any occasion on the calendar to go on a [Continue]
COLLINS – Bring on the sappy shows and the Christmas music
MY APOLOGIES to the Armchair Mayor, but the more sappy Christmas shows there are, and the sooner we start the Christmas music, the better I feel. My wife calls me her [Continue]
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