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EDITORIAL: School's out

EDITORIAL: School's out

Any hope of seeing our kids back in school where they belong for the start of the academic year has been dashed. Now even the most optimistic among us are making plans for our kids well into October.
EDITORIAL: Pushing paper

EDITORIAL: Pushing paper

It's a common scenario. You open a your monthly bill, grimace at the charges and then insult is met with injury - the company is charging you a fee for sending your bill by mail.
CAROLAN: Politics wafts in end-of-summer air

CAROLAN: Politics wafts in end-of-summer air

Isn't "procrustean" the very definition of government? - Albert Saijo Indian summer: we're heading into autumn and already politics is in the air.
You said it

You said it

"I think there is some incentive for TransLink to actually send some love our way." District of North Vancouver Coun. Roger Bassam mulls a makeover of the "horrible" Phibbs Exchange (from an Aug. 24 news story).
CLAXTON: The kids are alright, adults hopeless

CLAXTON: The kids are alright, adults hopeless

There have been many letters to the editor in recent months from students worried about the labour dispute between teachers and the government.
What’s your favourite part of the PNE?

What’s your favourite part of the PNE?

For more than a century, “We’re going to the Pea-annee!” has been the delighted cry of children who don’t have the faintest idea what the Pacific National Exhibition is.
BALDRY: Federal party leaders targeting B.C

BALDRY: Federal party leaders targeting B.C

While our provincial politicians slumber (with several notable exceptions) on the summer barbecue circuit, our federal party leaders have been busy in this province.
LAUTENS: Process, the last refuge of politicians

LAUTENS: Process, the last refuge of politicians

It's always good to know the people you're dealing with, wouldn't you say? Especially if there's a dollar sign involved. Also if your personal well-being - basic air, water, protection from loud, hurtful explosions - are in the mix.
LETTER: Respect bus riders

LETTER: Respect bus riders

Dear Editor: At a TransLink workshop held in the Pinnacle Hotel some four years ago I suggested that we should provide fully enclosed shelters at the Phibbs bus exchange to provide protection against the cold, wind, rain and snow.
LETTER: It's time for all parents and students to make their voices heard

LETTER: It's time for all parents and students to make their voices heard

Dear Editor : The labor dispute between the teachers and the provincial government has really hit the nerves of parents, students and schools across B.C. If the two sides fail to settle their dispute by Friday, the schools will be shut beyond Sept.