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Rejecting racism in all forms

Rejecting racism in all forms

The great spiritual leader Bahaullah said, "Ye are the fruits of one tree, and the leaves of one branch. Deal ye one with another with the utmost love and harmony, with friendliness and fellowship.
Liquor licenses a license to print money

Liquor licenses a license to print money

So the restaurants and bars are complaining about their so-called high cost of liquor. Well, cry me a river. They get it for the same price as the person off the street, then dispense the same marked up four to six times what they paid for it.
NDP facing Crown corp. chaos

NDP facing Crown corp. chaos

There was an eye-catching development Wednesday in one of the twin-bill Crown corporation horror shows that the NDP government is dealing with, as cabinet agreed to freeze B.C. Hydro bills for one year.
Lest we forget...

Lest we forget...

Lest we forget: Sgt. Marc D. Leger, Cpl. Ainsworth Dyer, Pte. Richard A. Green, and Pte. Nathan Smith, April 17, 2002. Sgt. Robert Short and Cpl. Robbie Beerenfenger, Oct. 2, 2003. Cpl. Jamie Murphy, Jan. 27, 2004. Pte. Braun Woodfield, Nov.
Don't turn customers away

Don't turn customers away

A few days ago, I gave a customer service session to the employees of a local toy store.
Die, Daylight Savings Time, Die!

Die, Daylight Savings Time, Die!

Daylight Savings Time is one of Dante's circles of hell for parents with young children. After six months of adjusting your children to not get out of bed until 6 a.m., Daylight Savings Time comes to blow all of your hard work out of the water.
Don't wait to do year-end adjustment

Don't wait to do year-end adjustment

About 27 years ago, my boss sat down with the holiday calendar between us. While asking me to nail down the first paid Christmas vacation of my life, he let me in on a little secret.
Reusing waste power improves efficiency

Reusing waste power improves efficiency

I have written about out need to "change our relationship with energy." What do I mean by that? For the most part, we treat energy as disposable. We use it once and throw it away without thinking of the consequence.
Campaign donations should be declared before election

Campaign donations should be declared before election

I want to add a wrinkle to the municipal campaign finance limits. In 1999 and 2002, I spent $3,000 of my own money on my municipal campaigns. That was all I spent. I used personal funds solely in order not to be obliged to any contributor.
People not engaged in referendum

People not engaged in referendum

Re: Oct. 31 editorial, titled "And now for their next trick..." Your writing was a real "treat" - thank you! Very well written and presented. Our dear city is turning into a spendthrift, so don't party too hard, city admin.