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David Sovka: The smell of freshly cut grass and other reasons I'll always be a real-lawn guy

David Sovka: The smell of freshly cut grass and other reasons I'll always be a real-lawn guy

Even higher-quality artificial lawns look pretty cheap and crappy, like you picked the worst carpet in the history of floor covering, then decided to put it outside.
Geoff Johnson: Children should be protected from frightening images of war

Geoff Johnson: Children should be protected from frightening images of war

Very young children do not need to learn specifics about conflicts they can’t understand, and should be reassured that the war is far away
Comment: A new challenge for Canadians of any colour: Remixed racism

Comment: A new challenge for Canadians of any colour: Remixed racism

Today’s “chattering classes” do not encourage Canadians to recognize the success of previous generations of Black Canadians who fought hard for a better life.
Les Leyne: Public hearings curbed in housing bill

Les Leyne: Public hearings curbed in housing bill

The move builds on antipathy to the public hearing process that has been building for a few years.
Adrian Raeside cartoon: Saanich's ban on retractable dog leashes

Adrian Raeside cartoon: Saanich's ban on retractable dog leashes

Letters Nov. 4: Rejection of Sidney doctor; long-term rentals work; honouring those who served

Letters Nov. 4: Rejection of Sidney doctor; long-term rentals work; honouring those who served

Editorial: Facts matter in analysis of cannabis legalization

Editorial: Facts matter in analysis of cannabis legalization

Marijuana smokers have higher blood levels of smoke-related toxins commonly associated with liver damage, neurological scarring, and cancer.
Letters Nov. 3: Saanich council shouldn't be setting rules on what dog leashes to use; sympathy for downtown businesses

Letters Nov. 3: Saanich council shouldn't be setting rules on what dog leashes to use; sympathy for downtown businesses

Adrian Raeside cartoon: Looking for protection from vandals

Adrian Raeside cartoon: Looking for protection from vandals

Les Leyne: A hard no to chief coroner's drug plan after DULF trafficking allegations

Les Leyne: A hard no to chief coroner's drug plan after DULF trafficking allegations

It looks like the government was scorched by the revelations last week about the “Vancouver Drug Users Liberation Front.”
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