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EDITORIAL: Riot TV not required

Abbotsford News - Wednesday February 22, 2012

Judge was correct last week to block the B.C. government’s application to televise the trials of the people charged in the Stanley Cup riot.

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COLUMN: It’s best to read those labels before you buy

Abbotsford News - Wednesday February 22, 2012

I have an aversion to washing dishes – not that I don’t like them clean, I simply find the task of scrubbing them by hand distasteful.

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COLUMN: Good riddance to long-gun registry

Abbotsford News - Sunday February 19, 2012

I have an urge to go outside and fire a gun in the air. That would be ill-advised, of course

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EDITORIAL: Moving forward on Heat

Abbotsford News - Friday February 17, 2012

There are going to be more than a few people who won’t like what Abbotsford Mayor Bruce Banman has to say about the AHL Heat.

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COLUMN: Why get your knickers in a knot over this?

Abbotsford News - Wednesday February 15, 2012

How often does Abbotsford have a sex show cancelled one day, and virtually the next an announcement that Lingerie Football is coming.

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EDITORIAL: A matter of choice

Abbotsford News - Wednesday February 15, 2012

It seems Abbotsford just can’t escape controversy over the type of entertainment that comes to town.

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COLUMN: Running to catch up with retirement

Abbotsford News - Sunday February 12, 2012

Abbotsford News editor Andrew Holota muses on the idea of raising the age of eligibility for the Old Age Security pension.

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Paying for what you use

Abbotsford News - Sunday February 12, 2012

I would like to know why people who use more water feel they are getting ripped off because they have to pay more.

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Change water tiers, rates

Abbotsford News - Sunday February 12, 2012

There are various views about water conservation and water charges in Abbotsford.

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EDITORIAL: Health-care realities

Abbotsford News - Friday February 10, 2012

Hospitals in the Fraser Health region are chronically overcrowded. Patients regularly are parked in hallways and emergency wards ...

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EDITORIAL: Dialogue on poverty

Abbotsford News - Wednesday February 8, 2012

Surrey MLA Jagrup Brar spent the past several weeks trying to subsist on the $610 monthly welfare rate.

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COLUMN: How 'smart' is the protest over this?

Abbotsford News - Wednesday February 8, 2012

Our last bill from BC Hydro included a rather large ‘catch-up’ fee.

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EDITORIAL: Looming global energy issues behind carbon tax

Abbotsford News - Friday February 3, 2012

In 2008, when B.C. introduced its carbon tax, it was widely hailed as a model of environmental and economic design.

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COLUMN: Inking the deal made decades ago

Abbotsford News - Saturday February 4, 2012

Abbotsford News reporter Kevin Mills details a promise he made years ago if his beloved hockey team won the Stanley Cup.

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Slots decision disappoints

Abbotsford News - Sunday February 5, 2012

As president of the Abbotsford Bingo Association, I would like to express my disappointment with city council meeting of Jan. 23.

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Will Taboo Sex Show uphold community values?

Abbotsford News - Sunday February 5, 2012

Should we pay attention to Gerda Peachey’s claim that the Taboo Sex shows will have a detrimental impact on our community?

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COLUMN: Giving new meaning to ‘pearly white’ teeth

Abbotsford News - Wednesday February 1, 2012

The inspiration for a column comes in many ways, and last week one was delivered in remarkable fashion ...

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EDITORIAL: Water pressure

Abbotsford News - Wednesday February 1, 2012

Since water meters were installed in all Abbotsford homes, residents have been charged for the amount of water they use.

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COLUMN: Questioning U.S. ‘environmentalists’

Abbotsford News - Friday January 27, 2012

Federal Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver set off a loud, but poorly informed debate as environmental hearings began.

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EDITORIAL: Impractical slots decision

Abbotsford News - Friday January 27, 2012

Puzzling is perhaps the kindest description that can be given to Abbotsford council’s 5-4 decision to disallow more slot machines.

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