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Column: Plan B absent in Taxpayers Federation diatribe

Column: Plan B absent in Taxpayers Federation diatribe

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is a strange beast. It exists to bash any and all attempts to raise taxes, and to call attention to wasteful government spending. And sometimes that sends it down weird rabbit holes of stupidity.
Editorial: It's just not fare

Editorial: It's just not fare

Chances are you were hearing the name Uber and associating it with controversy before you even understood what the company was offering.
Column: Yes or No; public transit funding question is out there

Column: Yes or No; public transit funding question is out there

If a majority of Metro Vancouver voters endorse Translink’s proposed half-point increase in the sales tax to fund transportation projects, the ramifications could go well beyond the region and the specific issue being voted on.
Letter: Know the risks

Letter: Know the risks

Dear Editor, Re: “Twisting brain a major factor in head knocks,” Letters , Dec. 17.
Letter: Yoga will stretch

Letter: Yoga will stretch

Dear Editor, Re: “Oval moves to private enterprise for yoga services,” News , Dec. 10. The Richmond Olympic Oval was always envisioned as a blending of public and private services, a common practice among municipal facilities.
Letter: Twisting brain a major factor in head kocks

Letter: Twisting brain a major factor in head kocks

Dear Editor, Re: “Don’t play head games,” News , Dec. 12. Congratulations on an excellent article on managing concussions in the Richmond News. Cody Kusch and his team are state-of-the-art in concussion management.
Column: No possible justification for torture

Column: No possible justification for torture

No one gets up in the morning, pulls on their socks, and thinks, “Today I’m going to be evil.” Everyone, absolutely everyone, from nurses tending to Ebola patients to killers for hire, thinks they’re the good guy.
Editorial: Gift the gift of local

Editorial: Gift the gift of local

Christmas, as we all know, is a time for digging into your pockets, wallets and purses and finding change or notes to service the jingle of the Salvation Army kettles or Richmond Food Bank donation box.
Column: Favourite words for the business of politics

Column: Favourite words for the business of politics

Words matter to politicians. They can use them like lures to attract voters. Because words matter to me, too, I find such political lures alluring, though for a different reason. But first, a quick look at lure itself.
Letter: Richmond tree bylaw is a joke

Letter: Richmond tree bylaw is a joke

Dear Editor, If the City of Richmond has a strict tree bylaw then why are they allowing two, mature pine and fir trees to come down at 4160 Garry St.