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All's well...80 per cent of the time

All's well...80 per cent of the time

You can get a lot of thinking done while waiting in a long line at an ATM machine. Statistics may come into clear focus when they're formed up in a line in front of you.
How does our garden grow?

How does our garden grow?

Our story in last Friday's paper about stealing from community gardens has generated plenty of reaction.
Tree cull a huge step backward

Tree cull a huge step backward

Richmond Hill, Ont. - The Editor, Re: "Example not to follow," Column, May 9.
Why can't city just say 'no' to Onni?

Why can't city just say 'no' to Onni?

Here we go again: my, my - how can we resist you? There have been a series of meetings between city hall and Onni over the last few weeks.
Kindness of strangers

Kindness of strangers

Richmond - The Editor, While walking my dog along No. 2 Road on May 8, I tripped on the sidewalk and fell to the ground.I am handicapped and had trouble getting up.
Bill 24 will leave us hungry

Bill 24 will leave us hungry

Richmond - The Editor, Please put a stop to Bill 24. Quality food-growing soil is not being created anymore, and it would be criminal to remove and pave over any further acreage from the ALR.
The future is here, now

The future is here, now

For years we've been told that climate change is going to be the unfortunate legacy we leave to our children. But it turns out we don't have to wait that long.
Check please

Check please

Prime Minister Stephen Harper can't seem to buy a win in the courts these days.
Time for us to grow up

Time for us to grow up

Richmond - The Editor, Many current news items are converging on environmental concerns: natural gas extraction, fracking, flaring, oil pipeline construction and potential for damage caused by leaks, concerns over oil tankers endangering life along t
Is he more than just another John?

Is he more than just another John?

John who? That question frames one of the more immediate challenges facing newly-installed NDP leader John Horgan. Quite simply, most potential voters likely don't even know who he is.