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COLUMN: Strange artifacts linger in the lexicon

Abbotsford News - Sunday May 20, 2012

While chatting with someone the other day, I used the expression, “The world is your oyster.”

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NELSON: Obama is a breath of fresh, smart air

The Tri-City News - Friday May 18, 2012

U.S. President Barack Obama lives in the modern world where we move forward, writes Face to Face columnist Jim Nelson.

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RADIA: Obama's popularity in Canada is puzzling

The Tri-City News - Friday May 18, 2012

Much of the praise for U.S. President Barack Obama is misplaced, writes Face to Face columnist Andy Radia.

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EDITORIAL: Go, Rick, go!

The Tri-City News - Thursday May 17, 2012

25 years after he became the Man in Motion, Rick Hansen teaches more lessons with latest climb of Thermal Drive in Coquitlam.

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COLUMN: Uncle Larry taught about mufflers and life

The Tri-City News - Thursday May 17, 2012

A kid growing up in Coquitlam in the 1980s learned about life and work from his Uncle Larry at a Midas Muffler shop in Port Coquitlam.

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Adults should have to pay for courses they take for fun

The Tri-City News - Wednesday May 16, 2012

Education is expensive and free courses have to be limited to academic upgrading leading to better jobs.

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RADIA: Canadians' tax bills are just too high

The Tri-City News - Friday May 11, 2012

Study after study shows that higher corporate tax rates are bad for the economy, says Face to Face columnist Andy Radia.

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NELSON: Business tax cuts don't trickle down to the rest of us

The Tri-City News - Friday May 11, 2012

Tax cuts for "job creators" don't work – businesses just pocket the money, argues Face to Face columnist Jim Nelson.

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EDITORIAL: From suburban to urban in Tri-Cities

The Tri-City News - Thursday May 10, 2012

The Evergreen Line is pushing higher density development in Coquitlam and Port Moody.

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COLUMN: Boom times can be a mixed bag for business

The Tri-City News - Thursday May 10, 2012

Finding, training and keeping new workers is a challenge for smaller businesses during boom times, writes CFIB's Shachi Kurl.

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EDITORIAL: The numbers don't lie, bears just die in Tri-Cities

The Tri-City News - Tuesday May 8, 2012

For every 100 calls from the Tri-Cities to the Provincial Conservation Officer Service about problem bears, one bear dies.

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Oil tanker series let critics overstate impact of harbour spill

Surrey North Delta Leader - Sunday May 6, 2012

Letter writer John Hunter argues it's ridiculous to estimate the costs of a spill here based on the BP spill in the Gulf.

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NELSON: Affordable tuition is a cause worth fighting for in Quebec and B.C.

The Tri-City News - Friday May 4, 2012

Quebec understands the value of post-secondary education and pays for it accordingly, argues Jim Nelson.

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RADIA: Quebec student protesters should get a job and get a clue

The Tri-City News - Friday May 4, 2012

Protesters don’t see that, even after the proposed tuition increase, they'll still pay one of the lowest tuition rates on the continent.

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News Views: Name game

Maple Ridge News - Thursday April 26, 2012

Maple Ridge-Mission MLA Marc Dalton thinks his party, the B.C. Liberals, should change its name.

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NELSON: The BC Liberal 2000s were the real Dark Decade

The Tri-City News - Friday April 27, 2012

The BC Liberal governments of the past decade haven't been as fiscally prudent as supporters would have voters believe, writes Jim Nelson.

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RADIA: Numbers tell the story of NDP's ’90s 'reign of terror'

The Tri-City News - Friday April 27, 2012

B.C. voters decimated the NDP at the polls in 2001 for good reason – a decade of financial mismanagement, says columnist Andy Radia.

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EDITORIAL: Can you handle interest rate increases?

The Tri-City News - Thursday April 26, 2012

Potential increases in the interest rate could hurt Tri-City families with big mortgages agreed upon when rates were at historic lows.

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COLUMN: In the presence of the absence of order

Abbotsford News - Sunday April 22, 2012

Funny how we all have our own sense of order, or absence thereof.

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EDITORIAL: The BCTF's big gamble

The Tri-City News - Tuesday April 24, 2012

BC Teachers' Federation stance on extra-curricular activities could affect the union's support among B.C. parents.

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