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EDITORIAL: Penny pinching

Burnaby NewsLeader - Tuesday February 5, 2013

It will take years for the penny to completely disappear. Some think the nickel should go next.

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COLUMN: New Westminster strip club will one day move along

The Paramount’s days are numbered, though. It may not be soon, but one day there won’t be any strip joint on Columbia

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EDITORIAL: Spreading wealth

Burnaby NewsLeader - Tuesday January 29, 2013

The median income for Canada's top earners is almost 10 times higher than the median income for the remaining 99 per cent.

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COLUMN: Crossroads on the journey of life

Crossroads. You may be familiar with them. A lot of my friends are there these days.

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EDITORIAL: Back in business

After five months of sportscasts that sounded more like business reports, NHL teams returned to the ice to prepare for a truncated season

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COLUMN: Building better main streets

When it was revealed last month the old Copp’s Shoes in Downtown New Westminster would soon be a wedding shop, many shook their heads

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EDITORIAL: Assessing assessment

Burnaby NewsLeader - Monday January 7, 2013

No sooner has Canada Post completed its Christmas rush of deliveries when the anticipation of that visit to the mailbox started again.

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EDITORIAL: A Merry Christmas to all

Burnaby NewsLeader - Monday December 24, 2012

Last week’s snow and ice storms may have brought a white Christmas prematurely, but they haven’t dampened the spirit of the season.

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COLUMN: Developer offered to build civic centre, tower at fixed cost

If New Westminster agreed to the original proposal from Uptown Property Group, it could have saved millions on the Downtown civic centre

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EDITORIAL: Keep kids safe

Burnaby NewsLeader - Tuesday December 18, 2012

It’s hard not to be moved by the heart-wrenching scenes played out in the coverage of last week’s mass shooting at an elementary school.

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COLUMN: Living in the Age of Mockery

Humour — from the things we share on social media to the reality shows we watch — is increasingly characterized by the concept of mockery.

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EDITORIAL: Plenty of hockey

Burnaby NewsLeader - Tuesday December 11, 2012

Even if there is no NHL, there's still plenty of hockey out there to be enjoyed.

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COLUMN: Christy, parents and bullies

Burnaby NewsLeader - Tuesday December 4, 2012

Premier Christy Clark says the new website erasebullying.ca will allow children to report bullying anonymously.

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It’s about renewal, not the end

Burnaby NewsLeader - Tuesday December 4, 2012

Having researched the Maya Calendar and written a book on the subject—the Maya did not “predict Armageddon for Dec. 21, 2012.”

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EDITORIAL: A costly crossing

The smile on the face of the Premier illuminated the morning gloom as the new Port Mann bridge was officially opened to eight lanes.

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EDITORIAL: When it comes to doomsday, believer beware

It’s less than a month to the apocalypse. Have you finished your Christmas shopping yet?

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COLUMN: What if we really lived each day as though it were our last?

You've heard the phrase many times: "Live each day as though it's your last." Many famous folks have said something along those lines

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EDITORIAL: Minding the roads

Burnaby NewsLeader - Wednesday November 21, 2012

A quick look outside will tell you we’re tightly in the grip of November. That means rain. Lots of it.

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Editorial: Time for a change to B.C. pot laws

Victoria News - Friday November 9, 2012

Marijuana reform advocates in B.C. hope Washington and Colorado states’ vote to legalize and tax marijuana will add momentum to their push.

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COLUMN: Forging a new hub at New Westminster's Anvil Centre

At the new Anvil Centre, the goal is for it to become an incubator for the city, its creative centre, where new things emerge

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