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Paranoia reaches pandemic proportions

Thu Nov 19, 6:00 PM
“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” These were the immortal words delivered by U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt during his 1933 inaugural address. They helped inspire his nation through … more

EDITORIAL: The kids are all right

Fri Nov 20, 3:00 PM
Many teens like to wallow in unhappiness. To anyone who is a teen, recalls being one, or who shakes her head with dismay at the sullen nature of a son or daughter, this may come as no surprise. But a … more

Procrastinator beats first snowfall

Fri Nov 20, 3:00 PM
The first snowfall of the year brings out different emotions, many of them depending on our stage of life or our preparedness for the season.… more

Feeling the earth move under his feet

Thu Nov 19, 7:00 PM
The news this week that a 6.5 magnitude earthquake shook the seabed near the Queen Charlotte Islands this week may be al… more

Editorial — HST hits buyers of new homes

Thu Nov 19, 3:00 PM
A panel discussion on the Harmonized Sales Tax at Tuesday’s Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce meeting provided some ad… more

Alphabet soup from 1953

Thu Nov 19, 4:00 PM
An issue of Canadian Trades Alphabet was passed on to me. It was published in 1953 and distributed to school children ac… more

Storm clouds gathering over the environment ministry

Thu Nov 19, 6:00 PM
There’s a storm brewing amongst outdoors people in the province’s ‘heartlands.’… more

Nickel and diming an insult

Thu Nov 19, 6:00 PM
It’s becoming a familiar, if not increasingly troubling, refrain.… more

Changing my belief system

Thu Nov 19, 5:00 PM
Not too long ago I heard two radio announcers talking about not believing what they heard.… more

A long and winding road

Thu Nov 19, 6:00 PM
When I became a mom four years ago, I wanted to shout it from the roof tops. Like all new parents, I was filled with joy… more
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