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Letters: No laughing matter

Letters: No laughing matter

Laughter’s good for the soul! I wonder how much he’ll be laughing during Stage 4 restrictions again this summer.
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Jack Knox: At the end of the day, local journalism matters

Jack Knox: At the end of the day, local journalism matters

There’s no substitute for real reporters doing real legwork, producing pieces that don’t get published without passing the scrutiny of a real editor.
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Letters: Keep health care public

Letters: Keep health care public

Editor: The following is an edited version of a letter sent to West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country MP Patrick Weiler and shared with Coast Reporter.
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Letters: Forget the surplus money, we need water

Letters: Forget the surplus money, we need water

Editor: Mayor Henderson states the Sunshine Coast is blessed with natural water storage, Chapman Lake, and that’s true. Annual average rain on the Coast is 40 inches per year. For nine months a year, we watch rain draining into the ocean.
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Letters: H2O

Letters: H2O

A poem by Tracey Fitzgerald of Selma Park
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Opinion: Canadians aren't opposed to 'progressive punishment' for speeding, unpaid parking tickets

Opinion: Canadians aren't opposed to 'progressive punishment' for speeding, unpaid parking tickets

The concept, as it’s implemented for speeding in Finland, considers the income of the offending driver
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Opinion: Reports, then more water?

Opinion: Reports, then more water?

Stage 1 restrictions for SCRD water systems are a month away and staff have committed to provide updates on plans for water supplies for 2023 in the coming weeks.
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Watt's Happening: Elon Musk's plan to achieve a sustainable civilization

Watt's Happening: Elon Musk's plan to achieve a sustainable civilization

The latest IPCC report, just out, has one clear message: to re-stabilize the world’s climate and avert global catastrophe, what has to change? “Everything, everywhere, all at once.
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Jack Knox: Seeking absolution on Email Debt Forgiveness Day

Jack Knox: Seeking absolution on Email Debt Forgiveness Day

Feeling of failure comes with trying to keep up with a never-ending conveyor belt that spits out emails, texts and voice messages faster than you can read them
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Most British Columbians don't oppose the '15-minute city' — even if they don't understand it

Most British Columbians don't oppose the '15-minute city' — even if they don't understand it

Regarded by some as part of an ongoing "war on the car," the concept can be polarizing, and opinions vary across Canada.
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