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Digging deeper into a civil diservice
May 20, 2012 / 1:04 pm
The previous column “When the Civil Service is a Disservice” first brought attention to a situation of civic disregard a month ago. Since then, some developments and a buried document have come to light concerning the City of Vernon, NORD, and more importantly the duped...
When the Civil Service is a disservice
Apr 15, 2012 / 12:00 am
Vernon is amazing in so many ways; beaches, lakes, parks, great schools, amenities, and a charming downtown. But Vernon has had issues, a confusing bureaucracy that has quarrelled endlessly. An ineffectual city council and countless committees have resulted in a very unproductive...
Put yourself in a teacher's class!
Apr 1, 2012 / 5:00 am
Photo: Contributed - (Photo: Flickr user, nostri-imago) It’s an average day in an ordinary school; a teacher delivers the day’s lesson to a class of impressionable young minds. Little does the teachers realize, today’s lesson will resonate and be judged...
Teachers: What are you teaching?
Mar 18, 2012 / 5:00 am
Photo: Contributed - (Photo: Flickr user, publik16) Those poor, bullied, and under-appreciated teachers are now beginning two more weeks of time off, and as usual, it’s conveniently tied to a weekend or long weekend. Time to travel, garden, shop, and reflect in...
Women: Why a guy isn't good enough!
Mar 4, 2012 / 5:00 am
The emasculation of men in mainstream media is becoming so common, so ridiculous, that one is left to wonder if there are any smart, sensitive and comprehensive men out there. Dumb dad, geek dad, insensitive husband, and the general theme of buffoon man plays out in popular sitcoms and...
Will rioters smile for court TV?
Feb 19, 2012 / 5:00 am
They showed no bashfulness when bashing in store windows. They waved, danced, and posed for their cameras in sick celebration. They smashed, crashed, and burned everything in sight. They gained fame and misfortune, with excited participants and appalled bystanders recording their infamous...
Parents are out of control
Feb 5, 2012 / 5:00 am
The young men and women who gained fame and misfortune while filming themselves during the Riot Act, of Stanley Cup 2011, have become symbolic of a generation of dis-associated youth, with little moral compass. However, many are the product of self-absorbed and narcissistic parents who thought...
The secret conversations of men
Jan 22, 2012 / 5:00 am
Photo: Contributed - (Flickr user, triciawang) What goes on in men’s minds, what conversations really take place in the locker rooms and lunch rooms of today’s husbands? Do men really like their minivan? Is it a cool swagger wagon, or has it...
Generations of pathetic parenting
Jan 8, 2012 / 5:00 am
The distressing aspect of today’s parents, both the young parents, and perennial rescuing boomer parents, is they have forgotten or have forgone the very model of successful parenting that has kept society strong for decades; the strict, no no-nonsense style the parents of baby...
Middleclass Xmas: going for broke
Dec 11, 2011 / 5:00 am
Photo: Contributed - (Flickr user, tobanblack) The middleclass have become an indistinguishable herd, with scripted lifestyles that encourage mass uniformity. From the manner of dress, to what they drive, it all follows a script written by the mass...
Middle class voters - absent again!
Nov 13, 2011 / 5:00 am
Photo: Contributed As an atrocious example of voter apathy, in Vernon during the last civic election, there was less than a third of registered voters casting ballots, and a huge percentage of that pathetic number was seniors. It seems a vast...
'Occupy' boomer parents to blame
Oct 30, 2011 / 5:00 am
Photo: Contributed - (Flickr user, mutrock) Society is facing a problem with young people not stepping up constructively to take part in solving society’s issues; voting, getting involved in politics, school boards, or community service are...
Wives with secrets
Oct 16, 2011 / 5:00 am
Recently an article titled the “SECRET LIVES OF WIVES” has garnered attention and support from those who might equate love and marriage to some kind of flexible and open, emotional and sexual arrangement; one that can be kept or broken, on the yearnings of the women who...
Real men want a partner not playmate
Oct 2, 2011 / 5:00 am
The most beautiful women in the world, and currently in command of the thinking man’s attention, are the modern, accomplished, mature women. Society has never truly recognized the women that make up this demographic until recently and there are a lot of hot, attractive examples...
Parents: Quit playing and do your job!
Sep 18, 2011 / 5:00 am
Have you been privileged enough to spend time recently with some of today’s socially disassociated youth? Ever wonder where the little darlings picked up their social skills? Perhaps it’s the proud parent beside them, in designer clothes, with the Hollywood haircut and a...
Seniors and the 'S' symbol
Aug 4, 2011 / 5:00 am
Most middle-aged adults learned to drive in the presence of a parent preaching responsible driving behaviours, stressing how important respect and public safety were to the general public. Shockingly, some of those same people, who are now seniors, have forgotten the very essential values they...
Rioters: who raised these kids?
Jun 21, 2011 / 5:00 am
Photo: Contributed - (Flickr user, markdonovanvancouver) One hundred anarchists didn’t have much trouble recruiting 1000 well dressed, well equipped, suburban young adults. The media and public are now coming to the realization the group of...
Alberta drivers, fast cars & toys
Jun 5, 2011 / 5:00 am
By air, land, and water, our bustling valley is going to become occupied territory with the impending incursion of thousands and thousands of visitors from the prairies within 30 days. A lot of us enjoy the liveliness that vacationers bring, many of us resent the...
Living for show without any dough
May 8, 2011 / 5:00 am
Here we go again with another bout of suburban gas, and grocery hysteria. Forget common sense, sensible monetary planning, or doing any form of personal inventory on our spending practices. The media trumpets a jingle, and we all drum along, angry victims,...
Men & women tying up the score
Apr 24, 2011 / 5:00 am
Here we go everyone, playoffs 2011, two months of non-stop, can’t live without it, hockey action. Spring used to be a time for renewal, an end to winter's hibernation. Unfortunately, the playoffs are now two months of over commercialized, over hyped,...
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