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Let's be real: Obesity is dangerous
It seems to be the topic on every girl’s mind lately and on many women’s: Am I too fat? The latest trend is to tell girls not to worry, that obesity is OK, and it’s just a matter of changing societal views so that fat becomes accepted.
Sep 17, 2015 9:39 AM
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Death brings outpour of love
Sometimes it takes a death to learn how many people care. And the outpouring of love can be life-changing. Exactly a year ago, my husband died after a battle with cancer that was discovered too late and had spread through his body.
Sep 17, 2015 9:29 AM
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The election issue we should discuss
Is it possible a simmering municipal issue will influence the outcome of the upcoming federal election? According to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, local governments own more than 60 per cent of the country’s infrastructure but are allott
Sep 17, 2015 9:25 AM
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Letter: Culture saturated with messages about weight
I woke up this morning to a headline that made me feel sick. It read: “Tips for how to avoid the Freshman 15,” published by CBC News.
Sep 17, 2015 9:21 AM
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Letter: World is not black and white, says Weston
The trouble with a hammer is that every problem becomes a nail. The trouble with someone who has decided to take a strident ideological viewpoint is that everything becomes black and white.
Sep 17, 2015 9:19 AM
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Letter: Stop the nonsense about vaccination
I was dismayed by the article “Vaccine debate heats up in Squamish,” Sept. 3. It is incorrect to say there is a real debate on vaccine safety any more than there is a real debate over the earth being round or flat.
Sep 10, 2015 11:39 AM
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Letter: Referendum needed on district's borrowing
Why is the District of Squamish planning to borrow $1,888,081 for installing water meters and $2,359,248 for a fire hose tower without having a plebiscite or referendum? What a nefarious way to have proposals go through.
Sep 10, 2015 11:37 AM
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Letter: Even a 2.5 per cent rent increase is 'pure greed'
Re: “It’s time to fix the rent problem,” Aug. 27. What has rent rates got to do with the inflated house prices? Just because the area has a high demand condition cutely called market values? These rising prices have nothing to do with costs.
Sep 10, 2015 11:35 AM
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We use energy recklessly
Canadians love a good deal. I’m not suggesting that we are a nation of skinflints who constantly dig into the couch to find spare change (I admit, I still do that from time to time), but we do seem to enjoy buying stuff that isn’t expensive.
Sep 10, 2015 11:22 AM
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Moms and dads, stop hovering
Parents need to stop using their children as an advertisement for their family brand. There, I said it. And now a disclaimer: Parenting advice makes me cringe.
Sep 10, 2015 7:00 AM
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