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COLUMN: Bill Reid – No better booster

Surrey North Delta Leader - Thursday April 25, 2013

Cloverdale's unofficial ambassador deserving of Surrey's 2013 Good Citizen Award.

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Liberals are best answer for BC's future

BC Local News - Monday May 6, 2013

Contributor urges careful consideration from voters before ballots are cast

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OPINION: Buh-bye, HST

“It doesn’t matter how good your idea is, if you do not get public buy in, it’s probably not that good an idea.” – Blair Lekstrom

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Guest perspective: Autism – the Invisible Disability

Janet Marutawana describes a mother's anguish at the glares of disgust and disapproval her son’s autism draws from strangers.

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LETTER: Bravo for balanced budget

Tax increases for higher income earners and big business will not hurt them or BC

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Editorial — Tax boosts a backhanded compliment to opposition

Langley Times - Tuesday February 19, 2013

It is time for at least a temporary rise in income taxes, given the province's economic circumstances.

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COLUMN: Pass the peanut butter and a little history, too

George Washington Carver was a slave who, in the face of all odds, become a world-renowned scientist

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EDITORIAL: Protecting pedestrians

North Shore Outlook - Wednesday February 13, 2013

It took a cultural shift to battle drinking and driving, perhaps it’s time to make another shift so fewer pedestrians die in our streets.

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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: Goodbye, penny, hello spring

In our lighthearted glance at the headlines, we also ponder the sudden return of Surrey, The Punchline.

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Column: Excavating the desk

Among the finds in this year's annual tidy-up is an a story about Cloverdale neighbours working together.

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Column: Grocery stop Clauses a sensation

A surprise visit by Santa's better half turns heads and warms hearts, tapping into an under-utilized fount of seasonal good will.

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COLUMN: How soon is too soon?

When retailers started playing Christmas carols on Nov. 1, was it too soon? The Facebook Nation weighs in.

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COLUMN: All the news that fits

Not every news tip we receive turns into a story. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t worth sharing.

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OPINION: Trees fall, cadets soar

This week, we dig our spurs into tree-sawing developers and tip our hat to Cloverdale's longest-serving businessman.

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OPINION: Of sinking ships and other tweetable clichés

The Twitterverse reacted fast and furious to Surrey-Cloverdale MLA Kevin Falcon's decision to bow out of politics (for now?)

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Taking one for the team?

B.C.'s farmland, aboriginal heritage sites and northern communities are being used to exploit rising trade with Asia.

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Olympian admitting his mistake was inspiring

Langley Times - Wednesday August 15, 2012

His words remind the public that a first-class athlete doesn’t always end up with a trophy on his shelf or a medal around his neck.

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Time, tech right for electronic voting

Richmond Review - Friday August 10, 2012

The timing has never been more right for online voting.

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What do you think of alternative medicine?

Products like biophotonic scanners and dietary supplements are often looked as alternative ways to live a healthy life, but are they valid?

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