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EDITORIAL: Back to homework

EDITORIAL: Back to homework

The carefree days of summer are coming to an end and with the return to school comes the dreaded homework.
There are already measures to monitor cities

There are already measures to monitor cities

The Editor, Re. "PoCo not impressed with new auditor position" (The Tri-City News, Sept. 2).
Veggies in community garden aren't free

Veggies in community garden aren't free

The Editor, My wife and I are gardeners at a local community garden. Recently, someone asked me if they could visit the community garden to freely pick vegetables. The short answer is "No.
RADIA: Thanks to Yanks, world is safer

RADIA: Thanks to Yanks, world is safer

FACE TO FACE: What, 10 years later, is the legacy of Sept. 11, 2001? On Sunday, the world will mark the 10th anniversary of the worst terror attacks on U.S. soil. Shortly after the 9/11 assaults that killed almost 3,000 Americans, U.S.
NELSON: Our American neighbours wasted their goodwill

NELSON: Our American neighbours wasted their goodwill

FACE TO FACE: What, 10 years later, is the legacy of Sept. 11, 2001? The horror that befell our southern friends on Sept. 11, 2001 profoundly damaged our world.
EDITORIAL: Progress on prints is a good thing

EDITORIAL: Progress on prints is a good thing

Volunteering for schools and other organizations that serve children just got easier with the introduction of LiveScan, a new technology that processes fingerprints more quickly.
PoCo council should welcome auditor with open arms

PoCo council should welcome auditor with open arms

The Editor, Re. "PoCo not impressed with new auditor position" (The Tri-City News, Aug. 2).
EDITORIAL: Bargain, but quietly

EDITORIAL: Bargain, but quietly

Teachers' contract bargaining should not be a spectator sport with blood-thirsty zealots cheering on their combatants like teens at an after-school fist fight.
NELSON: It's always bad time for teachers' raises

NELSON: It's always bad time for teachers' raises

FACE TO FACE: Are B.C. public school teachers' contract demands too demanding? The first day of school is imminent. Dewy mornings. Late summer coolness. Leaves are turning colour and metaphorical new leaves are being turned over.
RADIA: Not the right time for raises

RADIA: Not the right time for raises

FACE TO FACE: Are B.C. public school teachers' contract demands too demanding? It's September and that means thousands of students across the province are about to head back to school.