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Opinion: Understanding the nature of power

Opinion: Understanding the nature of power

"Coercion, authority and influence are the three main forms of power."
Sunk costs, Site C and transit hubs

Sunk costs, Site C and transit hubs

You hate your job and your boss but you've been at that same employer for 20 years and have a lot of great memories from the good old days. You stay, even though there are no signs of those days ever coming back.
Begbie decision about appeasement, not truth

Begbie decision about appeasement, not truth

Like the old Soviet Communist Party airbrushing Leon Trotsky from photographs of Joseph Stalin, the Law Society of B.C. is erasing the province's first chief justice from its image.
Editorial nailed Trump

Editorial nailed Trump

I just finished reading Mr. Godbout's editorial called The Danger of Feeling Safe, which was the guest editorial in our paper in Kelowna this morning. I just have to tell you, Mr.
Science is confusing

Science is confusing

"This could be one of many universes" headed Todd Whitcombe's article, which appeared in The Citizen on May 25.
MRI often overused

MRI often overused

I read with interest the story of a patient who was placed on a two-year waiting list for an MRI at our hospital.
Utility commission review on Site C may be too late

Utility commission review on Site C may be too late

Before B.C. gets to arguing whether the Site C dam project on the Peace River has reached the point of no return, there is a separate argument to be settled.
Power outage for politicians

Power outage for politicians

The limits of political power are on full display this week.
How to survive, thrive in the face of competition

How to survive, thrive in the face of competition

Sherry and Margaret are two good looking women of a similar age that get mistaken for each other frequently. They have a similar build, similar hair style, and have similar smiles.
Train trip west turns into long life in P.G.

Train trip west turns into long life in P.G.

Don Ford was born in Tisdale, Sask. in 1933. There was no work in Tisdale so, on the advice of friends, he decided to head west and took the train to Vancouver.