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Iain Hunter: Income gap is not as wide as some believe

Iain Hunter: Income gap is not as wide as some believe

Income inequality is in the minds of 91原创s these days, particularly those minds who think they should have more income and others less.
Comment: Tragic myths about vaccine dangers persist

Comment: Tragic myths about vaccine dangers persist

I recently received a Facebook message from a former classmate of mine. It was a link to a newspaper article about a man in New Zealand, titled 鈥淲e were hippies about it.
Monique Keiran: We depend on regional infrastructure

Monique Keiran: We depend on regional infrastructure

Here on the coast, where concerns about frost pass sooner, the warm-weather construction season begins earlier than most places in Canada. At home, Nature Boy and I are moving on to Book 3 in the ongoing saga of our kitchen renovation.
Geoff Johnson: Retiring teachers deserve our gratitude

Geoff Johnson: Retiring teachers deserve our gratitude

From now until the end of the month, it is likely that in a restaurant somewhere you鈥檒l find a large table put together with a group of people engaged in animated discussion.
Comment: What we鈥檝e learned in 65 years of peacekeeping

Comment: What we鈥檝e learned in 65 years of peacekeeping

Decades after its first mission in 1948, United Nations peacekeeping is as controversial today as it was then. Sixty-five years ago this week, on May 29, 1948, officers were sent to monitor the truce established following the first Arab-Israeli war.
William Watson: So what should we do with all that wheat?

William Watson: So what should we do with all that wheat?

In the crop year 2011-12, Canada exported 32.1 million tonnes of grain and wheat flour. That鈥檚 pretty close to one tonne for every man, woman and child in the country.
Shannon Corregan: Scandals a mix of exhilaration, comfort

Shannon Corregan: Scandals a mix of exhilaration, comfort

It鈥檚 always exciting when 91原创 problems make American news. We like to know when they鈥檙e talking about us, if only to verify that they haven鈥檛 completely forgotten we鈥檙e here.
What's in a Parade?

What's in a Parade?

Sunday i s Congregation Emanu-El Synagogue 鈥檚 big day: the re-enactment of a historic parade that occurred with great fanfare on June 2, 1863.
Comment: Let鈥檚 make a difference

Comment: Let鈥檚 make a difference

While acknowledging the challenges faced by Victoria鈥檚 downtown as a result of the economic downturn, it is important to recognize the great work that is being done in our community to boost downtown鈥檚 capacity to remain the economic driver of our re
Comment: Reasons for optimism

Comment: Reasons for optimism

The ongoing discussion about downtown Victoria is a reflection of the passion our citizens have for the core of our community. We voice both our pride and our concerns because we care.