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Trails and tribulations

Trails and tribulations

Four hours and nineteen minutes. That's how long it took the Test of Metal to sell out this year. Less time, as race director Cliff Miller points out, than most people take to complete the race.
Forget policy

Forget policy

This week, ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµappCouncil decided to forget about the established policy on purchasing and give Kerr Wood Leidel (KWL) Associates more than $130,000 for consulting on the Powerhouse Springs wells.
A patriot weighs in on taxes

A patriot weighs in on taxes

Anyone paying attention to the federal election will have noticed that taxes are at the top of issues plaguing the candidates. Everyone's talking about giving money back.
Letters

Letters

A new plan for Woodfibre Editor, In letters last week, Doug Muir is too diplomatic about the Woodfibre closure circumstances, and Rob Greene overstates its reasons in citing "low Canadian productivity".
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

A Christmas to remember for Woodfibre workers Editor, What a Christmas all of us who work at Woodfibre had! For me as local union president, there was hardly a moment I wasn't thinking about the shutdown notice we had just received, that we were no l
EDITORIAL: Bad Mr. Bubbles

EDITORIAL: Bad Mr. Bubbles

There's nothing wrong with innocent pranks. Most of us remember Halloween nights where we'd toilet paper a house, or soap up a car of an ill-tempered neighbour.
CYNICAL SUNSHINE: And the winners are

CYNICAL SUNSHINE: And the winners are

Now that's how you start a year. First you wake up with a fuzzy head. That's good because you don't want to be thinking clearly on the day you've committed to a wintry jump in the ocean.
Winners and losers of Election '05

Winners and losers of Election '05

The election of 2005, summarized in six words: "May you live in interesting times." The ancient Chinese curse (so I've heard it described) says it all to me.
The menu includes tofu

The menu includes tofu

Letters
No common wisdom in election

No common wisdom in election

Common wisdom says that in municipal elections, name recognition wins. The logic continues to suggest that because incumbents are well known, they are most likely to be the victors. Clearly, common wisdom doesn't apply to ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµapppolitics.