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Time to get dirty

Time to get dirty

This week's forecast showed up with lots of sunshine and warm day time temperatures along with above freezing temperatures at night.
Sugar high: Easter morning arrives at Kuklis home

Sugar high: Easter morning arrives at Kuklis home

In the days leading up to Easter Sunday, my husband and I started laying the groundwork for the special day when you wake up and the Easter Bunny has come to the house and left chocolate eggs for special children to find.
'What a handsome brute!'

'What a handsome brute!'

From the day Eva first laid eyes on Fred at the Golden Pheasant Cafe, the rest has been history together
Heading south with your dreams

Heading south with your dreams

The first book I ever read without being forced was an instructional picture essay on defensive hockey skills, featuring Bobby Orr and Tim Horton. I read it dozens of times, idolizing No. 4 with every ounce of my 48 pounds of boyhood.
B.C. Liberals tax charge on old ORVs is too much

B.C. Liberals tax charge on old ORVs is too much

For a government that prides itself on holding the line on taxes and cutting red tape, the B.C. Liberals have sure blundered on their new off road vehicle (ORV) tax and licensing scheme.
Time’s not right for Performing Arts Centre

Time’s not right for Performing Arts Centre

Respectfully, I have to disagree with James H. Cluff on his vision of a performing arts centre at this time.
Nothing has changed

Nothing has changed

Re: "The story behind the famous photo" Most, or a good part of the world, would have become more aware of the atrocity that was the Vietnam war because of this photo but your last sentence should have been left out: "The image of her cruel agony hel
Compliments for some good articles

Compliments for some good articles

Gerry Chidiac points out that you can achieve much more with a compliment than with a criticism. My compliments to The Citizen for some very good articles - informative and logical.
Spending won't grow economy

Spending won't grow economy

I didn't read the federal budget for 2016. Of course the only people who actually read it were interns whose overlords had a vested interest in knowing what was in it, but not enough interest to read it themselves.
Pinball wizard

Pinball wizard

There are motivational speakers. There are speakers with inspirational stories. There are people who take the stage with a microphone, begin to speak and take the audience on an incredible journey. And then there is Michael "Pinball" Clemons.