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HELSTON: Hair, politics, and why things aren’t always as they seem
This week while getting my hair cut, the stylist sheared off the curtains on something I didn’t know and had been incorrectly assuming for years. The revelation was this: Those celebrities showing off flawless braids and buns at ritzy award shows? Well, a lot of that hair just isn’t real. Many of the looks are...
POULSEN: Time to sign petition against Nestlé bottled water deal
The Legislature is sitting through the formality of “debating” the Liberals’ multi-billion dollar plans for LNG extraction. Hope they’ll make a better deal than their current attempt to give away a natural resource. Conservatives, such as our misnamed B.C. Liberals, like to warn that the NDP couldn’t run a popcorn stand. The Liberals may know....
LOEWEN: Jesus on the hustings: Conservative Party of Canada electioneering
“It's interesting when Conservatives go off their talking points and start speaking their mind...and disturbing.” Thus spake MP Pat Martin (representing Winnipeg Centre for the NDP since 1993) yesterday afternoon on my Facebook wall. He was referring to recent effusings from Conservative Party of Canada MP Wai Young (Vancouver South) to attendees at Harvest City...
ANDERSON: From the frying pan into the fire
"Change" is a slogan used by politicians because it seems to influence us regardless of what exactly is changing. We seem to like change even though we know it isn't always good. Think of the worst and best things that have happened in the world, and you'll inevitably find change lurking behind them in equal...
PARKER: Taking time off to take some time off
“How does it feel to have an entire week off?” my friend asked me as I sat lounging in my underwear sipping a Perrier at one in the afternoon. “Good,” I replied, “the house is spotless and I finally read the text book I never opened for that final three years ago.” To be clear,...
HELSTON: The power of one woman’s voice
No one came to hear her speak, but everyone will remember what she said. Angie Todd-Dennis of the Carrier First Nation wasn’t on the schedule of a Chamber of Commerce luncheon with Justice Minister Peter MacKay this week in Vernon. She wasn’t invited, didn’t register, and in fact slipped in on the heels of a...
BEPPLE: Hot and deadly men’s summer fashion
Oh the signs of summer. As soon as summer comes, women wear sandals and bare legs. Practical and sensible. Some men do too, but the majority, especially in the workplace, suffer vainly with long pants, socks and closed toed shoes. Men are as much slaves to fashion as women. Some signs of summer happen year...
POULSEN: Trust in Musk and his real deal electric car
For light summer reading, I learned about solar power (har, har). The book is the biography of Elon Musk. Musk is Bill Gates II or Steve Jobs II, take your pick. He’s the guy behind the Tesla electric car and the private space company SpaceX. One of the SpaceX rockets crashed recently but Musk is...
LOEWEN: B.C wildfires and history through the smoke
When I awoke yesterday morning my city was gone. Ordinarily I hit the back-deck first thing after feeding the puss and putting the coffee on. The first smoke of the day (for all you unfortunate non-smokers out there) is surely one of the most agreeable, and the back-deck morning smoke is surely one of the...
ANDERSON: A word the English language needs
"Hiraeth" (herrre-eyeth) is a Welsh word defined well by one internet meme as "homesickness for a home to which you cannot return, a home which maybe never was; the nostalgia, the yearning, a grief for the lost places of our youth." Even this description doesn't convey the depth of emotion, the intense longing, the bittersweet...
PARKER: Bad Belle of the Ball
The thing no one tells you about being a princess is the blisters are out of this world. I mean, think about it. You have Snow White, who wore the same ballerina flats every day in the deepest, darkest part of an enchanted forest, you have Sleeping Beauty, who wore her shoes to sleep, you...
HELSTON: One tiny, burning ember can do a lot of damage
All of us were reminded this week how destructive fire can be, in so many different ways. On Tuesday night, we saw how fire can take down a building in mere hours, leaving nothing but ash and rubble. It’s awe-inspiring in the most horrific way. But the physical damage is just the beginning. When Vernon’s...
