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Time for change

Time for change

This submission was sent to the Powell River Peak and copied to The Chief for publication. Canadians don't want another election so soon after the last one. But Stephen Harper has left the country no choice.
Video games a 'portal' to higher education

Video games a 'portal' to higher education

It seems like ever since I first set my thumbs to a gamepad many years ago, I've been defending video gaming as a valid entertainment medium that goes far deeper than just allowing us to live out pixilated fantasies involving violence, anti-social be
End the name-calling

End the name-calling

Editor, Re: "Lyme advice a disservice," The Chief, Aug. 21. I have been a patient of Dr. Ashley Gordon since 2006, and find Jim Wilson's attempt of character assassination extremely distasteful. Dr.
An inevitable burden

An inevitable burden

This week's report of repercussions to flight operators in the Olympic corridor is likely a surprise to no one. Security measures are needed to ensure the safety of the local population and Olympic visitors.
Lyme advice contentious

Lyme advice contentious

Editor, The letter from Jim Wilson, President of the Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation (Lyme advice a disservice, Aug.
Food can be a family tradition

Food can be a family tradition

As families enter into the business of back to school time, we tend to get caught up in the act of busy-ness and the economy of our lives can supersede the importance of family tradition.
Thieves need deterrents

Thieves need deterrents

The district is facing an embarrassing situation that's been swept under the rug for far too long. A growing number of visitors are starting to realize that this little patch of paradise is home to a high level of thievery.
Children and mental health

Children and mental health

Mental health is one of those topics that seems to be left out of many conversations. Maybe it's because there is a stigma to it, or it makes us uncomfortable. If we don't talk about it for adults, we ignore it even more for our children.
Embrace change

Embrace change

Editor, I am an artist living in Brackendale. For latest creative project as a filmmaker, I toured on a 35-day stint from one coast of America to the other in my 1988 Dodge Caravan visiting small town America to big New York City.
Double trouble with double-deleting

Double trouble with double-deleting

Some provincial Liberal political aides "double-deleted" emails in an attempt to keep their communications confidential, Public Eye has exclusively learned.
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