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Wane of traditional media leaves information gapI've been slow to slip into Chicken Little mode on the question of whether the Internet will be the death of traditional media. People have asked me about that for at least 15 years now, and for the lon...

topics: business, kamloops

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Old West-style justice system strands binner in Oak BayHear the one about the homeless guy stranded in Oak Bay? It'd make a pretty good opening line for a joke. But there's nothing funny about it in reality, seeing as the man who it happened to had n...

topics: downtown, kamloops, mayor

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Craigslist controversy reveals foolish attitudes toward sex workMy experience is that you can stop any conversation dead by trying to talk about the sex industry. People's level of discomfort in the subject is near-universal. So indulge me in trying ...

topics: business, kamloops

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Our favourite drug causes major problemsBroken windows. Broken bones. Bar fights that spill out onto the street. The news of drunk young men and the latest harm they've caused in the downtown just keeps on coming. The most recent news is of a Victor...

topics: downtown, kamloops, tax

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Why I'm voting 'Yes!' to STVYou probably know who you're voting for in Tuesday's provincial election. I'm not going to try to influence your decision, other than to urge you to vote with brain on and eyes wide open. But I do want to influence your vo...

topics: candidate, elected, election, kamloops, liberals

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Are we sure we're still on the way up?I suppose every generation wants to believe it's improving on the past. That's how it always seemed in my history lessons at school, too - that we were intent on working our way up, from primitive to mediev...

topics: developers, elected, employment, forestry, kamloops

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I'm just back from a terrific road trip to Yosemite and Death Valley in California - if you're interested in such things, I'll be posting photos in a day or two to my Facebook page (link is on the left), so feel free to check 'em out. However, I coul...

topics: emissions, kamloops

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Downtown community finds its stride in running club It's a grey but dry afternoon, and our little group is on the run -- down to the bottom of Pandora, a sharp left past the whale wall, onward to the Inner Harbour and beyond. In a city full of runn...

topics: business, downtown, kamloops

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Not enough just to measure 'school satisfaction' Our public schools are in the news right now, for issues ranging from funding problems to whether principals are dumbing down the education process by letting students rewrite tests.But I've yet to s...

topics: environment, kamloops, liberals

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Big picture essential when deciding on run-of-river projectsOnce upon a time, a previous generation of British Columbians made tough, costly choices on behalf of future citizens. Now it's our turn, with no certainty that we're ready for it.B.C. has e...

topics: business, developers, environment, environmental, kamloops