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Retirement For Beginners Column: A belated tribute to a complicated mom

Retirement For Beginners Column: A belated tribute to a complicated mom

S oon it will be my mother’s first Yahrtzeit, the anniversary of her passing, and I’m honouring her by writing a tribute in her memory. At her core, my mother, Estelle, was a beautiful, educated woman.
Voices on Wine: Black Hills strikes again

Voices on Wine: Black Hills strikes again

If you ask wine lovers for their favourite B.C. winery, many would answer Black Hills Estate Winery. Founded in 1999, it produces wine exclusively from its estate vineyard on the Black Sage Bench, north of Osoyoos.
Voices Column: Don't Bogart that evidence

Voices Column: Don't Bogart that evidence

I got a fit of the giggles the other day, and not because I was smoking pot — but it was pot related. I was reading the numerous Facebook posts (and we’re talking a record number) we received on the subject following last Friday’s feature.
Letter: City staff giving us the bump

Letter: City staff giving us the bump

Dear Editor, Re: “Speed humps on way for River Road,” News and Letters, September and October. I feel like I have been violated. My life is going to get a whole lot bumpier now.
Letter: Recycling works, really

Letter: Recycling works, really

Dear Editor: Re: “Wrap up your scraps", Letters, Oct. 20 and “Let’s go green, without the flies,” Letters, Sept 12. There are huge benefits to wrapping or bagging food scraps before discarding them.
Letter: Beefing up the law

Letter: Beefing up the law

Dear Editor, Re: “Target real offenders,” Letters, Oct. 13 I read the letter from Laura Heroux with interest and am reminded of the quote by Otto von Bismarck: “Anyone who likes the law, or sausages, shouldn’t watch either one being made.” D. L.
Letter: City's cannabis stance should be applauded

Letter: City's cannabis stance should be applauded

Dear Editor: Re: “This Bud’s for you?” Feature, Oct. 20; “City council sticks by anti-pot position,” News, Oct. 25.
Letter: Legal haze won't make sky fall

Letter: Legal haze won't make sky fall

Dear Editor, First of all, your pot survey presents itself with a negative question. It should simply ask if you think marijuana should be sold in dispensaries in Richmond. The “near you” part of the question makes it sound threatening.
Letter: Council should research pot

Letter: Council should research pot

Dear Editor: Re: “This Bud’s for you?” Feature, Oct. 20; “City council sticks by anti-pot position,” News, Oct. 25.
Retirement For Beginners column: A belated tribute to a complicated mom

Retirement For Beginners column: A belated tribute to a complicated mom

Soon it will be my mother’s first Yahrtzeit, the anniversary of her passing, and I’m honouring her by writing a tribute in her memory. At her core, my mother, Estelle, was a beautiful, educated woman.